Silence is an answer, too. Thinking back on all the questions I had that led me to this journey with the Art of Living, it was the questions which I truly wondered at and held closest to my heart that were met with silence but propelled me forward to experience […]
Now that I have gotten you stoked about the prospect of meditation (hopefully!), here’s what I tell people who ask me how to meditate. Quite simply… 1. Prep yourself – Give yourself no excuse to get up once you’ve finally settled into a meditation. Listen to mom’s advice and go […]
I always love when people ask me what my favorite position is. Why, lotus, of course. What were you thinking? It may seem like everybody and their mom is meditating these days. And, well… my mom just took a meditation course after seven years of my incessant nagging, so there […]
Meditation and Freedom Sitting in my living room, I watch the beautiful lake outside, the willows waving a friendly hello, the ducks quacking, the fish and turtle coming to shore for sun. I am sipping my morning tea in ecstasy. Life is about enjoying little things right ? I may […]
This story took place in Iqaluit, an Inuit Community in Northern Canada. The names have been changed to preserve privacy. When the Art of Living Course ended, I returned back to the home where I was staying with my two hosts. Emma and Jessica were both participants in the course. […]
This is a true story that occurred from September to December, 2013. In September 2013, my lab results showed: Triglycerides over 280 (normal range 0 -125). Total cholesterol 191 (normal range <200). Liver SGOT (AST) 71 (normal range 0 – 40), Liver SGPT (ALT) 111 (normal range 0 to 32). […]
While I on a social networking site, I saw my friend’s status as “Evolution is the Divine’s Way of Issuing Software Upgrades.” My reply to her was, “What about bugs?” She said very aptly, “We have Meditation.” Her reply ignited the thought in me that so many people work in […]