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Too Much Mental Noise? Simple Trick Actually Works
Our culture is abuzz with the benefits of mindfulness meditation and the idea of “meditation for at least 20 minutes a day” as a bare minimum upon which to start your practice. For busy people with busy lives, calming, and ideally quieting your mind for even 10, let alone 20 minutes sounds like a far cry from reality. Don’t get me wrong, I wholeheartedly support meditating for 20 minutes. But, what...
May 12, 2015
The Meditation Link to Happy Chemicals, Cell Repair & Tissue Regeneration
Most of us have been told at one point or another in our lives to “take a deep breath and relax.”  Turns out, there is scientific evidence in the context of meditation to back up that advice. But what exactly is meditation anyway? There are different ways to meditate, and because it is such a personal practice, there are many ways to go about meditating. When I write about meditation, I am referring...
April 29, 2015
How Meditation Brought Me To True Wellness
Wellness has become a buzzword these days, ranging in application from medical diagnoses to spa services. Anyone you ask will have a list of things that make him/her feel good. For most people, this list will be based on circumstances and relationships outside of themselves.  But externals are always changing and in order to cultivate an overall sense of true wellbeing, we must tap a source that remains...
April 29, 2015
Yoga and Meditation Replacing Physical Education in Schools
I was throwing it right at you! Why didn’t you catch it? You’re supposed to catch the ball!” This was a typical experience for me in physical education – the most dreaded part of my school day. “Thanks a lot, Pavita! You made us lose!” The taunting would continue through the end of class, but it didn’t stop on the court or on the field. It followed me into the locker room, where I was teased for being...
April 13, 2015
Nature's Rhythm
I was at the local grocery store today and noticed they were playing Christmas carols. Not every song, but mixed in. It kind of snuck up on me as I found myself humming along to "White Christmas." I'm thinking to myself, it's not even Halloween yet. All of nature is winding down around us and we are speeding up. The leaves are falling from the trees, fruits and flowers are waning, while we are racing...
October 22, 2007
Can't Sleep? Meditation as an Antidote for Insomnia
One of my students called me the other day from Paris asking me to please send a copy of my meditation CD to her as quickly as possible. She asked if I would send it overnight or whatever way was fastest to get it to her seven-year-old son. It was an emergency, she told me. They had forgotten it at home here in Los Angeles and her son just doesn't go to sleep without it. I mailed it out, smiling to...
October 15, 2007
Yoga, Meditation Shown to Help Breast Cancer Patients
The breasts are symbolic of nurturing and love. As many of you know, October is breast cancer awareness month. This is an important time to support this vital cause. Many of us have been faced with this health challenge or know someone who has. I have had the privilege of walking with many women as they have moved through breast cancer. I have been given the gift of witnessing the hero's journey that...
October 3, 2007
Feeling Good Each and Every Day
Is it possible to live each and every day in a state of emotional wellbeing? Can we hope to feel good most of the time, if not all of the time? A great many people do not feel excited about life, do not have hearts filled with hope, but exist each day in a pretty joyless state. Only when something in their external world comes along to pick their spirits up do they feel somewhat "happy" for a time....
September 25, 2007