Meditation Timers

Using a meditation timer can come in real handy when you’re trying to meditate. Concentrating is hard enough without having to worry about how much time has passed while you were meditating. Especially because you’ll usually experience a little bit of time distortion while you meditate–10 minutes can feel like and hour and [...]

Creating Sacred Space

Creating Sacred Space is vital to your personal practice of meditation. By drawing upon the the power of sacredness, you enliven a space for meditation, making it easier to meditate and naturally drawing your awareness within.
Below are seven essential practices for cultivating sacredness in your enviroment.
1. Set an Intention - Manifest your intention by setting [...]

Creating a Meditation Altar

This is one of the meditation altars my wife and I have created in our house. A picture says a thousand words and the picture above has many different pictures within it. Each item on the altar represents something meaningful to me or my wife. This altar consists of a nice cloth we purchased [...]

Creating a Meditation Space

Creating a Meditation Space is very simple, and yet it’s also very subtle. If you search other sites, you’re going to get a list of things to do. Practically speaking, those things are important and I will discuss them below. But let’s get exoteric for a moment.
Is Creating a Meditation Space something we do on [...]

Sufism

Sufism - The Mystic Tradition of Islam
Sufism is the mystical tradition of Islam. But you don’t have to be Islamic to gain benefits from its practices. Wisdom exists in everyone, from your local grocer to the Pope. You just have to be open to experiencing it. I’ve never formally studied religion, so what I share [...]

Christian Meditation

Christian Meditation Made Easy
“For God is Love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him,” 1 John 4:16
Christian Meditation has several practices that help to still the mind. All are centered on developing a deep love for God and connecting with God through His son Jesus Christ.
As Pope John Paul [...]

Creating a Meditation Practice

Creating a meditation practice is more than just learning a few techniques.  It’s about establishing a sacred space in which you feel safe and supported in your practice of meditation. Simple and practical tips can make all the difference between meditating for a few short weeks and meditating for a lifetime.
Ultimately, the great meditation masters [...]

Spiritual Healing

Spiritual healing is a form of alternative medicine. But that’s not to say that it’s something new. Throughout history, almost every person in every culture and every religion has asked themselves the same question, “Who am I?” Perhaps the answer to that question is unknowable, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t seek the answer. To [...]

Kabbalah

Kabbalah - Jewish Mysticism
Kabbalah is the Jewish mystic tradition. Its roots are very deep and its practices somewhat secret. Originally, the esoteric practices of Kabbalah were known only to a few select Rabbis and passed down through an oral tradition to ensure authenticity and prevent mis-use.
Today, information is more accessible, and with this accessibility comes [...]

Biofeedback

What is Biofeedback?
Biofeedback is a form of mind-body medicine and a way to increase your awareness and control of bodily responses, like your heart rate, blood pressure, skin temperature, galvanic skin response, and muscle tension.
Normally, we don’t think about having control of these things, but they are all part of the body’s autonomic nervous system. [...]