Meditation Notes/Articles/Videos
First, we encourage you to visit the meditation page on the All Things Healing website. Eden was the Co-Editor there for almost a year before becoming Supervising Editor. Now, she is responsible for the forum section where she leads discussions not only about meditation but the broader spectrum of spirituality.
Great material regarding meditation, mindfulness, energy, etc -
1. My favorite Books to Rock Your World.
2. My article: Finding a Trusted, Spiritual Teacher
3. My article: Meditation and the Bible
4. My interview with Dr. Judith Orloff. Transforming the face of psychiatry, Judith Orloff, MD is an assistant clinical professor of Psychiatry at UCLA and author of the New York Times and international bestseller Emotional Freedom.
5. My interview with Sarah McLean, director of Sedona Meditation Training and Retreats and one of the founding directors of the Chopra Center of Wellbeing with Dr. Deepak Chopra. PS – check out Sarah’s new book: Soul Centered – Transform Your Life in 8 Weeks with Meditation.
6. My audio interview with Sona Mehring, CEO & Founder of CaringBridge.org. Sona was named one of 2011′s “Most Influential Women in Technology” by Fast Company. And, if you aren’t familiar with Caring Bridge, visit their site… amazing and inspirational.
7. My book review of Earthing – The Most Important Health Discovery Ever? The methodology behind this book is utilized in my classes and in my life. Is a must read and an easy read for all levels as it is factually based. I am also connected to one of the co-authors, Martin Zucker in CA.
8. NY Times – 1/28/11: How Meditation May Change the Brain
9. Time Magazine – 8/4/03: Just Say Om
10. Medical News Today – 4/16/10: Cognition Improved by Mindfulness Meditation
11. Psychiatry Research – 1/30/11: Mindfulness Practice Leads to Increases in Regional Brain Gray Matter Density
12. NY Times – 11/20/09: Can Meditation Curb Heart Attacks?
13. NY Times – 5/8/07 : Study Suggests Meditation Can Help Train Attention
14. Video: Sogyal Rinpoche answers the question “Why meditate?” We meditate to return to full knowing. A world-renowned Buddhist teacher from Tibet, Sogyal Rinpoche is also the author of the highly acclaimed Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. The Ultimate Goal of Meditation—Discovering Who We Really Are
15. Videos: Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD (Jon is a scientist, writer, and meditation teacher engaged in bringing mindfulness into the mainstream of medicine and society). Just Be ranks him as a meditation hero. See him here: What is Mindfulness?, Compassion and Mindfulness, Befriending Our Bodies, As Good As It Gets
16. Just read this - Several years ago, the National Science Foundation published a study which quantified the activity of the brain. According to that study, the average person thinks one thousand thoughts per hour, or about twelve thousand thoughts per day.
17. Video: Another gentleman Just Be respects and key in the “meditation is ok movement”… Jack Kornfield, PhD – author and speaker – Jack is one of the leading Buddhist teachers in America. A practitioner for over 40 years, he is one of the key teachers in introducing mindfulness and vipassana meditation to the West. See him here: Body Meditation
18. Videos: Ahhhh, more great ones: Eckhart Tolle author of The New Earth. You have to love his laugh. What is Meditation?, One Conscious Breath, To Think Or Not To Think, Never Too Late for Awakening, Why do Senseless Events Happen
19. Another just read this… Research has also proven that meditators, as they age, secrete more of the youth-related hormone DHEA than non-meditators. Women and men in their mid forties had, on average, respectively, 47% and 23% more DHEA than non-meditators – DHEA helps decrease stress, heighten memory, preserve sexual function, and control weight. Low levels of DHEA have been linked with a variety of diseases and with increased mortality.
20. Just read this… Studies suggest the average worker is interrupted once every 11 minutes; it takes on average about 25 minutes for that worker to get back on task. It’s just one of the everyday strains on the modern worker, and just one reason why some companies are incorporating meditation practices into the workplace, in a bid to preserve their employees’ productivity, never mind their mental health.
21. Eden’s students often inquire about good guided meditation CDs. Several suggestions…
The fabulous healing sounds of Tom Kenyon. Immunity and Ascension Codes are different and magical. From a student: ”One of my favorite CDs is “Your Present: A Half-hour of Peace” by Susie Mantell. I also like the CDs from Belleruth Naparstak and Joan Borysenko.”
22. Video: Even the most doubting individual finds it hard to deny the scientific work of Masaru Emoto. Masaru Emoto is an internationally renowned Japanese researcher who has gained worldwide acclaim. He is a graduate of the Yokohama Municipal University’s department of humanities and sciences with a focus on International Relations, and he receive certification as a Doctor of Alternative Medicine from the Open International University.
Emoto’s research has visually captured the structure of water at the moment of freezing, and through high-speed photography he has shown the direct consequences of destructive thoughts and the thoughts of love and appreciation of the formation of water crystals. The revelation that our thoughts can influence water has profound implications for our health and the well-being of the planet.
See this amazing video showcasing his NY Times bestselling book, The Hidden Messages in Water.
