The word mantra, while slowly slipping into the mainstream vernacular, is often misunderstood, even by meditation practitioners. Today I talk about the true meaning of the word mantra, and discuss how using it as a focus of your meditation can enhance your session.

Meditation is all about training your mind to observe; to observe thoughts, emotions and feelings without becoming entangled in them. The way this is done is through focus, focusing on one thing and one thing only. This week I am going to focus oh…well, focus. I will talk about the different things that meditators use as focus, starting with the most common one, breath.

Recovering from addiction can be very challenging. Intense therapy, support groups and even medical intervention is sometimes warranted. However, despite the myriads avenues of treatment, one often overlooked tool is demonstrating remarkable results. Today I share a post from Psychology today that discusses the benefits of meditation for addiction recovery.

I could spend a month talking about all the individual benefits that meditation offers, but how about I focus on the one with the biggest return on your investment. Today I talk about how meditation helps you become familiar with the truest nature of who you are, your authentic self.

In the past I have talked about the process of following a thought in regards to insight meditations. In those talks however, I did not mention what you should consider when deciding to continue with an insight meditation. Today, those questions are answered.

I would never recommend that you stop meditating altogether, but I would tell you that at certain times it si okay to end a session. Today I talk about how to end a session in the midst of meditating, and when exactly you would want to. Come Listen.

It’s been a while since I have uploaded a meditation, and since I have been speaking about creating a consistent meditation habit I thought I would share one that is perfect for beginners. This one minute meditation is the perfect starting point for those who are just starting out.

Many times I get questions from listeners that are important, but don’t have enough fullness to allow me to designate an entire show to them. So today I thought I would gather up a few of them to answer and share them with you. Come listen.

Hands are great for hugging, shaking or doing work, but what do you with them while you are meditating? Let's talk about it.