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High 5 - Best Practices for Optimal Mediations

11/24/2015

High 5 - Best Practices for Optimal Meditations

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Five Rules for Bliss-Filled Meditations

1. SCHEDULE YOUR MEDITATIONS TWICE A DAY
Most practiced meditators agree, that much like exercise, if you don't plan or create a ritual at the same time of day, it's just too easy to put a meditation off. A good suggestion is to preset reminders on your iPhone. Remember, you are in essence training your brain - just as you would train for a race. Regular practice offers profound benefits.

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Coping With Stress - The 10 / 90 Rule

10/23/2015

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Written by Lorraine Alexander

We've arrived. Now, a stressful lifestyle is an American norm.
But what is the actual cost to our health and happiness?

It is now medically proven that stress can accumulate in the body, and the long-term effects can create anxiety, depression, impaired memory, impaired concentration, digestive issues, heart disease, sleep difficulties, and even weight gain. Now more than ever, it is critical that we find new ways to cope with reducing stress in our life. The first three considerations of lowering stress are to eat healthy, exercise, and get adequate sleep - but additionally, meditation is a viable method of stress reduction according to the Mayo Clinic.

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Meditation: The Finest Cultural Currency Converter

9/28/2015

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The Finest Cultural Currency Converter - Mediation

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Cultural currency - Why meditation offers extraordinary benefits.

Written by Lorraine Alexander

When we hear the term currency, we think of money. However, cultural currency or capital can refer to non-financial social assets that promote social mobility beyond economic means. Examples can include education, intellect, style of speech, dress, or even physical appearance.

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Can Meditation Make You Happier?

8/31/2015

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By Lorraine Alexander

How to re-wire your brain for happiness.

Over the past five decades, we have witnessed the lifestyle of an average American changing at lightning speed, in most cases for the better. Yet through our evolution and progress, many of us now find something very important is missing. In our haste to keep up the pace, we have lost the ability to relax, to be comfortable in our own skin, to connect with others - and more importantly, we've lost the ability to reconnect with ourselves and nature.

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Zen in the Workplace

7/14/2015

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By Lorraine Alexander

Have you heard? The new buzz in 2015 is all about meditation. It's on the news, in the headlines, and now meditation has morphed into schools and high-tech corporations in a big way. But don't kid yourself, its been a long time coming. Meditation has been thriving in other cultures for over five thousand years.

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High 5 - Best Practices for Optimal Mediations

Five Rules for Bliss-Filled Meditations

Coping With Stress - The 10 / 90 Rule

We've arrived. Now, a stressful lifestyle is an American norm.
But what is the actual cost to our health and happiness?

Meditation: The Finest Cultural Currency Converter

Cultural currency - Why meditation offers extraordinary benefits.

Can Meditation Make You Happier?

How to re-wire your brain for happiness.

Zen in the Workplace

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High 5 - Best Practices for Optimal Mediations

Five Rules for Bliss-Filled Meditations

Coping With Stress - The 10 / 90 Rule

We've arrived. Now, a stressful lifestyle is an American norm. But what is the actual cost to our health and happiness?

Meditation: The Finest Cultural Currency Converter

Cultural currency - Why meditation offers extraordinary benefits.

Can Meditation Make You Happier?

How to re-wire your brain for happiness.

Zen in the Workplace

Blog author

Categories

Archives

DASA Meditation

Contact Info

Celebrating 50 Years

We've arrived. Now, a stressful lifestyle is an American norm.
But what is the actual cost to our health and happiness?