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6 Ways to Be Mindful Right Now
by Michael W. Taft You may think that you are too busy to practice meditation. But there is nobody who doesn’t have a spare minute here or there to be mindful right now. Even in… Read More »6 Ways to Be Mindful Right Now
Concentration: The Hammer
A good friend of mine recently returned to school. As an adult learner, he set a goal for himself to do the best job possible, to ace every class he could. As someone with slight… Read More »Concentration: The Hammer
Meditation Helps Brain Block Distractions
Meditation can help relieve pain and improve memory by regulating a brain wave known as the alpha rhythm, which ‘turns down the volume’ on distractions. Mindfulness meditation has been reported to enhance numerous mental abilities,… Read More »Meditation Helps Brain Block Distractions
Meditation: Wednesday Awakening
We name Wednesday after Wodin or Odin, the norse God of wisdom (“Wodin’s-day”). He’s the Norse Mercury, which is interesting when you consider the French and Spanish words for Wednesday: mercredi and miércoles respectively, both… Read More »Meditation: Wednesday Awakening
Mindfulness Makes Your Brain Happier
by Dan Goleman One of the most upbeat people I know is Richard Davidson, a friend since my grad school days, now a neuroscientist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and Director of the… Read More »Mindfulness Makes Your Brain Happier
Learning to Listen
by Michael W. Taft You’re having complex feelings about the things that happened with your partner yesterday. You feel upset and confused, there’s so much going on. You meet your friend at a coffee shop,… Read More »Learning to Listen
Meditation — Why “Deconstruction”?
by Michael W. Taft The name of this blog is “Deconstructing Yourself,” but what does deconstruction have to do with meditation? In short: everything. Deconstructing your experience—in the sense of analyzing or seeing through experience—is… Read More »Meditation — Why “Deconstruction”?
Meditation: The Power of Daily Practice
by Dan Gould Looking after our minds should be as natural as brushing our teeth. The recently launched Action for Happiness movement suggests daily habits – doing good to others, taking exercise and nurturing relationships… Read More »Meditation: The Power of Daily Practice
Meditation Teaches Us about Productivity
by Chris Edgar Most productivity writing is about tips for organizing our workspace — creative ways to arrange our e-mail inbox, write to-do lists, color-code folders, and so on. These techniques can be useful, but… Read More »Meditation Teaches Us about Productivity
Concentration: An Iterative Approach to Focusing the Mind
by Michael W. Taft Concentration is the eternal secret of every mortal achievement – Stefan Zweig There is an ancient story from India that tells of five young princes who were practicing archery in the… Read More »Concentration: An Iterative Approach to Focusing the Mind
Meditate to Live Longer
by Miriam Stoppard, Daily Mirror 19/05/2011 The benefits of meditation are many, as anyone who meditates knows, but claiming it can help you live longer seems a trifle OTT. However, a good study from… Read More »Meditate to Live Longer
Multitasking Fail
by Michael W. Taft You’re working on a paper, and the kids need dinner. Music is playing in one room, and the tv is on in the other. You don’t want to miss tonight’s episode… Read More »Multitasking Fail