Tag Archives: Meditation

Sat Nam

Posted on December 23, 2008 by bengt

Today my yoga teacher talked about Sat Nam, an interesting topic which makes me understand why she calls her website Truth is your identity. Wikipedia says this about Sat Nam: In Sanskrit, “sat” means “truth” and “nam” means “identity”. There … Continue reading →

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Wherever you go there you are

Posted on October 23, 2008 by bengt

A while back I finished a book by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Wherever you go there you are – Mindfulness Mediation in Everyday Life. I love Jon’s low key style. The book which consists of very short chapters, most of them only … Continue reading →

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Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn

Posted on July 27, 2008 by bengt

Google has a collection of company videos at YouTube. There are a lot of sessions worth watching. I came across Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn which is terrific. The workshop is an hour long but is well worth that time, it … Continue reading →

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Mindful eating

Posted on July 6, 2008 by bengt

I came across the post Mindful Eating which has a great quote: And when you chew, chew only the carrot, not your projects or your ideas. You are capable of living in the present moment, in the here and the … Continue reading →

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Appearances can deceive

Posted on June 29, 2008 by bengt

I love this quote from The 5-minute Meditator, a book about ‘spot meditations’: A person in a Buddhist centre, sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed for an hour, may be completely unfocused and not meditating at all. He could be … Continue reading →

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Pranayama

Posted on June 22, 2008 by bengt

I got a tip to use pranayama as preparation for meditation. That of course pushed me to refresh my knowledge about pranayama and I went to Yoga Journal. In the Pranayama practice section of their website you find articles, in … Continue reading →

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How to Get Smarter, One Breath at a Time

Posted on June 18, 2008 by bengt

I am testing Zemanta which shows related articles while you are blogging. When blogging about meditation it showed an article at Time titled How to Get Smarter, One Breath at a Time. In the article Walter Zimmermann attributes his brain’s … Continue reading →

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Scientists probe meditation secrets

Posted on June 17, 2008 by bengt

When browsing the net about meditation I came across an article at BBC: Scientists probe meditation secrets. The article says that scientists are beginning to uncover evidence that meditation has a tangible effect on the brain. Research into the health … Continue reading →

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Meditation T-shirt

Posted on June 8, 2008 by bengt

I browsed YogaDirect.com and found a Yoga T-Shirt with text about meditation. The text made me smile: “Meditation – Better than sitting around all day doing nothing…”

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Meditation at Yoga Journal

Posted on May 16, 2008 by bengt

Yoga Journal is a favourite of mine and I subscribe to their free newsletter. A while back it was about Meditation. Meditation 101 is about the basics of meditation. It is written by Claudia Cummins, here are more of her … Continue reading →

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