A traditional walking meditation may be a bit overwhelming for a beginning meditator, so I have developed a simpler meditation for beginners.

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The new year is approaching and many people are getting ready to find out the habit that will set them free, make their lives as close to perfect as possible. Of course, one habit with incredible value is meditation.  But, many people who want to start a new habit in the new year will be unsuccessful.  Research says that 90% will abandon their new goals before the end of February.  If you are thinking of meditation as a daily practice to implement, then I have five ways to keep you from being a statistic

This morning I practiced a complete Zazen meditation. Come hear what was awesome about it, and what was a little tougher.

On Friday, I started talking about another form of meditation, Zazen.  Today I want to continue with that discussion to talk about the practice a bit more, to discuss how to stay with it and how to make it a daily practice.

Today I want to focus on the posture as it relates to Zazen Meditation.  I'm not going to just focus on posture though.  I also want you to begin to understand what Zazen meditation is.  It is pretty in depth, so I am going to break it into two different episodes.  Enjoy.

Today you were expecting an episode on Zazen meditation.  However, as I was getting the show together, I thought it might be best to interject some aspects about meditation that you may not know.  These tips will be helpful in getting you started and also in helping you understand all forms of meditation.

I have explained before that there are literally hundreds of ways to meditate.  However, I have been reticent to bring that up frequently because it may overwhelm people who already feel as if they are meditating the wrong way.  The good news is that even though there are a multitude of ways to meditate, most of those ways are variations on a few themes or styles.  This week I want to talk about some main types of meditation so you an find a method that best suits you.

Today it becomes totally clear why meditation is so important to me.  But it doesn't become apparent through my words, but rather the words of my mother; the person who taught me meditation.  I am honored and humbled, and understandably, moved by the words that I will share with you.  Enjoy.

Every meditator knows the peace that is part of the process.  Each of us knows that calm.  But how do you stretch that feeling so it doesn't get eaten up by the rigors of the day?  Hang on; I'm going to share with you four way to stretch your meditation into the day.