Trailer for the New Book
Peter and I are very excited about our new book coming out. Here’s the trailer, which is awesome.
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Deconstructing the Self with Mindfulness Meditation
I remember as a teenager, feeling that the Monty Python joke “my brain hurts” was talking about me. It was clear to me that my biggest problem in life was my own mind. I was… Read More »Deconstructing the Self with Mindfulness Meditation
Dying With Dad
by Jessica Graham Part One My meditation practice has helped me with all kinds of things. I don’t lose my keys as often. I don’t have meaningless sex with strangers. I don’t wake up with… Read More »Dying With Dad
No Place to Stand
Shinzen talks about why it is important to let go of the idea of “witnessing” in Vipassana. Oftentimes meditators find comfort and stability in dissociating themselves from experience. That is, in getting an internal sense… Read More »No Place to Stand
Concentration and Silence
by Michael W. Taft Yesterday I was deep inside a website, working on a project that took my full attention. Just as I was getting really focused, a neighbor busted out his leaf blower and… Read More »Concentration and Silence
Meditation Builds the Brain
Two years ago, researchers at UCLA found that specific regions in the brains of long-term meditators were larger and had more gray matter than the brains of individuals in a control group. This suggested that… Read More »Meditation Builds the Brain
Teaching The Neurons To Meditate
In the late 1990s, Jane Anderson was working as a landscape architect. That meant she didn’t work much in the winter, and she struggled with seasonal affective disorder in the dreary Minnesota winter months. She… Read More »Teaching The Neurons To Meditate
Concentration with Shinzen, Part I
We’ve been discussing concentration lately on the blog. Here, meditation teacher Shinzen Young shares his views on concentration. Fascinating and helpful. Part one of a three part series.
Meditation Bench DIY — How To
Want a nice meditation bench but don’t want to shell out the cash? No problem. You can build one yourself with this meditation bench DIY. Meditation benches are a tradition in Japanese Buddhism. The are… Read More »Meditation Bench DIY — How To
Downtime for the Stone Age Brain
by Michael W. Taft Recently, I found a meditation retreat center in rural Massachusetts. Its super-affordable price included a room of my own, and delicious, organic hippy food. As I was moving to a new… Read More »Downtime for the Stone Age Brain
New Book: Ego
Hey, a book co-written by Peter Baumann and myself, Ego: the Fall of the Twin Towers and the Rise of an Enlightened Humanity is available for pre-order on Amazon. It’s about the evolutionary background of… Read More »New Book: Ego
Things Are Happening
Just upgraded to new servers. It was mostly painless, but there were a couple of rough spots. Please let me know if you experience any problems with functionality on the site. The good news is… Read More »Things Are Happening
Mindfulness training reduces bother, not intensity, of menopause symptoms
By Ellin HolohanHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) — An easy-to-learn meditation technique can help ease the hot flashes, night sweats and insomnia of menopause, a new study says. The University of Massachusetts research… Read More »Mindfulness training reduces bother, not intensity, of menopause symptoms