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10/24/2020

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 In last week's blog post I wrote about a simple meditation technique that anyone can do.  It is based on mantra meditation, or if you prefer, sacred word meditation.  It's a way of tricking the mind to quiet down by speaking your chosen sacred word out loud for a while, then saying it softer and softer until you are repeating it mentally. The hard part is actually getting yourself to sit!   

In choosing your sacred word, I suggested using a mantra--an ancient phrase, usually quite short, that has a vibration that calms, focuses, and heals the mind.  There are hundreds,


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Can meditation help with copd?

10/22/2020

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Anyone with breathing challenges such as COPD or asthma knows the frightening feeling of not being able to catch your breath when out and about.  Maybe you needed to get to the grocery store and just the short walk from your car has made you breathless.  Do you panic?  Do you give up on your errand and just get back to your car before you freak out?  Do you berate yourself for your inability to function like a normal person?

Here's the good news!  A gentle meditation practice, along with some pursed lip breathing, can get you out of trouble before breathlessness becomes a problem.  Let's look into it!

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Meditation Made easy

10/22/2020

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   In these times of Covid 19, we all have our special moments of what composer Ned Rorem called "The Icks".  It may be a fleeting moment of panic when getting too close to others at the supermarket, the bus or subway, or on the street.  Or perhaps you have an overriding sense of doom, especially with the election coming in just days. A short meditation practice, done regularly, can help you quiet the nattering mind and allow you to experience your inner peace.

You may have tried meditation, but you just can't seem to get the mind to stop!  Here is an easy way to quiet the mind.  First choose a mantra, a short pithy uplifting phrase, or simply the word LOVE, or PEACE.  Once you've chosen

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