Shards of Consciousness

In Podcast 55 - Meditation Breathing Exercises, I discussed two breathing exercises from yoga that are useful in improving your emotional and physical state and preparing for meditation, alternate nostril breathing and the skull shine breath. There is a third breathing exercise that falls into this category, the victorious breath....

Personal growth results from changing our beliefs. Before we can change your beliefs, we have to know what they are. In this podcast I discuss one meditative technique we can use to become aware of the beliefs that are guiding our behavior and emotions....

I've been called an anarchist, and in the sense that I dislike the forms of coercive controls and authority between adults, I am. I don't really care if you're a worldly success. I don't really care if you're healthy. Though I word things in the sense of pursuing happiness, I don't really care if you're happy....

In a recent comment on Shards leisha asked what differentiates raja yoga from other forms of yoga. My answer is really too long to fit in a comment, so I'm creating this post....

Tai Chi, Qigong, Yoga. There are several types of movement meditation. They are all best learned from a teacher. It would be nice to have a movement meditation you can learn on your own.

There is. Walking. A simple task we learn by the time we've reached age one can help relieve stress and harmonize our body, mind and soul. Take a listen. If you listen on your mp3 player, walk while you listen. Read more