Buddhist meditation

was centered around yoga and meditation, offering multiple classes and workshops through sessions throughout the day. I met many fellow yogis, some old friends and some new. The festival was made with the purpose of being kind of like a positive energy music festival. The “stages” were in nature on a pavilion, rooftop deck, garden, pond, hiking path, etc. The “acts” were wellness experiences like yoga, dance, stand up paddle-boarding, inspirational speakers, meditation, chef demonstrations,…

Over the course of a 5 week period, a goal was determined with an older adult in how they would like to promote a healthier lifestyle for themselves. In this case, Mrs. W is an 85 year old woman living in a two story house with her husband D. She volunteers at the breakfast program at Prince St. School once a week as well as being involved with church activities. She is quite healthy for her age other than a few set backs in the last five years such as a mini stroke and congestive heart failure.…

the ancient Indian philosophy (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, 2017). It is a meditative movement practice used for health reasons including various styles which are combined physical postures, breathing techniques, and meditation or relaxation (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, 2017). Hatha yoga is the most commonly practiced style. Researchers suggest an individual practicing yoga suffering chronic low-back pain. yoga poses can help reduce the…

I could give them an information sheet describing what mindfulness meditation is, what issues it helps address, and links to mindfulness websites. Mindfulness using arts-based methods utilize games and activities when performing mindfulness exercises with children (Coholic, 2011). This method is more engaging for the children…

improvement of empathy, self-compassion, self-regulation, well-being and reducing stress in medical students. Twenty seven first and second year medical students at BUSM participated in this study. They learned an hour long yoga posture (asana), meditation (dhanyas) and breathing techniques (pranayama and ujjayi) once weekly for eleven weeks during the semester with extra thirty minute lecture about the neuroscience of yoga, relaxation and breathing exercises. This study collected data by using…

Ultimately it is going to happen... whatever you are destined for. Methods you apply, tricks you play...to avoid imagined or expected calamity. Expectation is a hope...it might happen, it might not happen. You are curious to know. You wait for the result. Sometimes you do become impatient...and that is natural. How to store happiness, how to stay successful forever in advance...becomes you target. And it seems natural to you. Mostly people around you believe in the same way. So it never…

Looking to give your Ashtanga practice a little boost? Can’t quite figure out how to activate your low abs or lengthen your low back? Try this brief Pilates routine. Pilates emphasizes core strength, controlled movement, and correct muscle activation. The precision of Pilates rehabilitates, stabilizes, and strengthens, making for a stronger and better aligned asana practice. Back Extension Strengthen the back and the back side of the body through this exercise. Similar to the first few…

defined as having empathy and understanding for others as well as having the wish or intent to use that understanding to help others and alleviate their suffering (Shapiro & Carlson, 2009; Vivino, Thompson, Hill, & Ladany, 2009). As we have seen in Buddhist perspectives and the definitions of mindfulness, compassion begins with compassion for one’s self. This perspective was supported by a study that explored psychotherapy videotapes and found that therapists who lacked self-compassion were also…

depression, anxiety, OCD, and eating disorders. Now you might be thinking, “Why do you bring this up?” Besides all of the other life changing benefits, mindfulness can help with mental health also. In recent years, doctors have turned to mindfulness meditation as an important element of treatment and recovery. Experts say this is because mindfulness isn’t about forgetting the painful experiences, but accepting and learning to understand them, whether good or bad. In fact, it's becoming more…

Yoga is said to have been around for over 10,000 years. The beginning writings of yoga have been said to have been written on palm leaves which by now would be destroyed or lost. Although from past to present yoga can be split up into four different time periods of development, practice, and innovation. The era of Pre-Classical yoga were first discovered by the Indus-Sarasvati civilization in Northern India over 5,000 years ago. Yoga was a word first mentioned in the oldest sacred texts known as…