![]() Meditation: Take a moment to connect with your breath. A great tool for teaching basic breath awareness is the Hoberman sphere, a geodesic dome that can be folded and unfolded. Some call this tool the breath ball because you can mimic the movements of breathing through the domes movements: as the dome folds inward, you imagine the out-breath contracting; as the dome expands, you imagine the lungs expanding on the in-breath. |
![]() Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have found that meditation training helps people more effectively navigate Brain-Computer Interface technology. Meditation Pods May Help with Anxiety in the COVID Era. A new sensory deprivation product signals a growing demand for meditation areas in public spaces. |
![]() But meditation actually gives you more time by making your mind calmer and more focused. A simple ten or fifteen minute breathing meditation as explained below can help you to overcome your stress and find some inner peace and balance. |
![]() Read an excellent meditation posture guide by Bodhipaksa, from Wildmind. You can find answers to some common questions about Buddhist meditation with Clear Vision video. For a comprehensive set of free audio and text resources on learning meditation, see free buddhist audios meditation pages. |
![]() On one level, meditation is a tool. It can help combat stress, fosters physical health, helps with chronic pain, can make you sleep better, feel happier, be more peaceful, as well as be more present. But on a deeper level, meditation is a doorway into the unknown. |
![]() Once youre comfortable with sitting meditation and the body scan, you might want to try walking meditation. Theres no rule against trying walking meditation first, but its useful to learn the basics before you try to walk and meditate at the same time. |
![]() The head author of the new study, Miguel Farias, has previously raised concerns about meditation as its practiced today-not because he doesn't' think meditation can be beneficial, but because he believes that stripping it of its original tenets doesnt work as well as we like to think. |
![]() Transcendental Meditation doesn't' focus on breathing or chanting, like other forms of meditation. Instead, it encourages a restful state of mind beyond thinking. A 2009 study found Transcendental Meditation helped alleviate stress in college students, while another found it helped reduce blood pressure, anxiety, depression and anger. |