Seven Buddhist Mantras
Buddhist mantras are syllables and words chanted repetitively as part of a centering, consciousness-shifting practice. Their exact function can vary, but all have a goal of helping to inspire and...
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Finding Your Spiritual Center
Your spiritual center is a mystical place within yourself where you achieve mental, physical and emotional peace, even if it is only for a short period of time. During yoga...
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Why Chanting Feels So Satisfying
Chanting has a larger effect on your body than just the spiritual focus that it offers. It sets up a vibrational quality in your mind and body that quickly brings...
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How to Start a Home Yoga Practice
The best way to go deeper and further in yoga is to begin practicing at home. Going to yoga class once or twice a week is the best way to...
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Is Meditation Right For Me?
You don’t have to be a Zen monk to benefit from meditation; in fact, most people meditating today aren’t aligned with any particular spiritual tradition. As the physical and mental...
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What is Nirvana in Buddhism?
Gautama Buddha explained nirvana as a state of transcendental bliss, one that may be attained during life or at the end of it. Roughly translated, nirvana means “to snuff out”,...
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Meditation Japa Malas
For thousands of years, meditation malas (prayer beads) have been used across cultures and continents to alleviate worry, stress and anxiety. They are beautiful, practical items that can be used...
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5 Simple Paths to Spiritual Wellness
We spend vast amounts of time building our bodies and training our minds in the name of health and wellness. So why not invest the same energy into the spiritual...
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Yoga: Breaking the Body’s Bad Habits
Yoga teachers and students are often asked what makes yoga different from other forms of exercise. The answer usually has to do with the mind – body connection. But what...
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Symbolism of the Lotus Flower
For centuries the lotus flower has represented ideals of beauty, enlightenment, and purity. The wetlands flower begins life as a seed in muddy riverbeds, and must rise through muck before...
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How Spirituality Boosts Wellness
When you think of wellness, what comes to mind? Is it smoothies? Kale? Working out? What about a few moments of meditation? A daily prayer? Or a trip to your...
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Spirituality in Modern Life
Spirituality exists in many forms. For some, being spiritual is synonymous with rituals and traditions. For others, spirituality exists in simple awareness of the present moment, or through specific practices...
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Is Yoga for the Journey or the Destination?
Do you enjoy the experience of traveling or would you rather just arrive at your destination without having seen the sights along the way? You might ask the same question...
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The Use of Mantras in Yoga Practice
You may have taken a yoga class in which the instructor uses the sound of “Om” to signal the beginning of the practice. This is just one of many mantras...
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