What’s happiness? Mindfulness and happiness (1)

This simple mindfulness exercise is a nice example that shows you how mindfulness can be fun. The secret to happiness is that you let go of your desires, because you can only be happy if you are happy NOW. Our…
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Paying attention may be one of the most fundamental and important cognitive abilities we have. It’s too bad, then, that many of us are so bad at it. It’s not only our outer distractions that get the better of us…
7daystheory: 7 Simple Steps to Mindfulness and Inner Peace – 7 Days Theory 1. Spend time with yourself. This is important to really be able to clear your mind, and let your thoughts enter and leave your mind with awareness.…
USING FMRI SCANS, WE CAN NOW SEE WHAT MEDITATION DOES TO THE BRAIN. THE AUTHOR SUGGESTS IT CAN LEAD TO A HAPPIER, MORE PRODUCTIVE, AND CREATIVE LIFE. AND EVEN TWO MINUTES A DAY CAN DO WONDERS. Ever…
It’s a piece of advice yogis have given for thousands of years: take a deep breath and relax. Watch the tension melt from your muscles and all your niggling worries vanish. Somehow we all know that relaxation is good for…
Take some time to look at this photo silently. Feel what the photo is doing with you. Imagine yourself sitting on one of the rocks, the sun shining on your face, giving you warmth. Your hands laying on the rock,…
Chanting the word AUM (Soetra 39 from The Book of Secrets volume I by Osho). Sit down with eyes closed and spine erect. Start chanting the word AUM out loud and feel the vibration in your whole body. Maybe you…
Feel an object and become it. (Soetra 23 from The Book of Secrets volume I by Osho) Sit in front of an object. It does not really matter what kind of object, but we suggest you take a beautiful flower.…