Meditation: Relaxing Back into Open Wakefulne...

Starting with scanning through the body and awakening the senses, we then rest in presence, with the breath as a home base. The meditation invites an openness to whatever arises, and a gentle kind attention if we encounter physical or emotional pain. We end with a prayer that inc ...  Show more

In this conversation, Tara is joined by Mohsen Mahdawi—Palestinian refugee, Buddhist practitioner, and courageous voice for justice—whose life bridges worlds that are so often held apart. Growing up in a refugee camp and later emerging as a student leader and advocate for Palesti ...  Show more

Body scan meditation is the most effective way to begin a mindfulness meditation practice. This body scan meditation is a meditation which allows you to reconnect to your physical self with your breathing., and notice how each body part feels. By practicing this meditation helps ...  Show more

What happens when someone tells you to relax? Often, the directive to relax or let go results in further tightening. When we attempt to relax on demand, we just can’t make it happen. Stress can then increase as we wrestle with what we may perceive as failure. Things change whe ...

When connecting with our inner selves we use techniques like mindfulness, focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity, to train our attention and awareness, in order to achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm state. One of the primary benefits of meditati ...  Show more

In this episode, I discuss the biological mechanisms of the state changes that occur during different types of meditation and describe how to develop the meditation practice optimal for you. I explain key meditation principles, such as using specific breathwork patterns and adjus ...  Show more