Zen Commuter

Many people suffer from anxiety, whether it's mild or profound.  However, Buddhism offers us a way to deal with it. Today, I share an article from Judy Lief of the Lion's Roar that explains how mindfulness can assist us when anxiety rears its ugly head.

I won't say what they are here because they would spoil the show.  Suffice it to say, this one phrase has the ability to remind us of the true nature of meditation.

Well, we got to a complete understanding of how to meditate.  To that end, todays' episode is a brief four minute meditation. Enjoy the calm.

Today I wrap everything up and get us ready for a complete basic meditation tomorrow.  Our focuse for this last episode in the series is about visualization and dealing with persistent thought.

Today, we continue with our four part series on how to meditate. Our focus for this episode is on where to meditate and what is going to be our optimal posture during a session. Come listen.

Now that we know what meditation is and isn't, it's time to talk about how to practice it.  Today's epsiode talksabout the importance of breath, and how to do it in a serving way.  Enjoy

Today I am starting a ZC tradition.  I am going to teach listeneers how to meditate.  The bet place to start today is with understanding what meditation is and what it isn't.  Once we have that taken care of we are set to learn.  So let's go.

The last time we got together we talked about the premise of a Sankalpa.  We learned what it is and how it canbe beneficial for us.  Today I talk about how to create your own Sankalpa.

In Sanskrit, Sankalpa is a solemn vow, an intention.  Today I flesh out what that means and how to incoporate it into your meditation.

Meditation consistency is one of the greatest challenges for practitioners. Even meditators who have been consistent for a while fall back inot a spotty practice. Today I talk about two methods for advanced meditators to help them foster a daily habit.