Breathing Exercise: Calm Balancing Breath
Sit comfortably or lie down in a comfortable position. Let your body relax and bring your mind to the awareness of this moment here and now. That's the only place you need to be in the Here and Now. ...
Meditation Stories: The Bird’s Eye
About 5000 years ago the great acharya (teacher) Drona decided to test his students' skill in archery. To test their aim he set up a wooden bird as the target on a distant tree and invited his studen ...
Meditation Stories: The story of Zazen
Once a Zen master noticed a monk trying too hard to meditate. So he interrupted the monk and asked: "What are you doing bhikhu (a wandering monk that takes alms)?" "I am meditating to become a ...
Memento Mori – Memento Vivere
Memento Mori a Latin phrase meaning "Remember Death" has been – since the mediaeval times – an anchor used philosophers and ascetics alike as a constant reminder of death and decay aiding them to shi ...
Breathing Exercise: The Sigh of Relief (Stress Relief)
This breathing exercise is particularly good for stress relief. Whenever you lengthen the exhalation it stimulates the vagus nerve and the autonomic nervous to trigger a state called parasympathetic ...