Feeling stuck or frustrated with life often precedes the decision to make a personal transformation. Making a meaningful change is both exciting and distressing. Our brains are wired to make change uncomfortable and more challenging than it needs to be. Focusing on the most important aspects of personal change can make the process smoother and easier. The odds […]
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Many religions and philosophies advocate meditation. Meditation is also used as a tool in many activities and for self-help purposes. While all of these things might be rather disparate, the reasons for performing the meditation are rather similar. Most of us feel we have a reasonable understanding of the practice of meditation, but many of us […]
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How does a typical day start for you? Does the following scenario sound all too familiar? You’re shocked out of a fitful sleep by a blaring alarm. As you crawl out of bed bemoaning the stresses of the day ahead, you turn on the TV or radio, open your newspaper, or click onto the Internet. What do […]
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As you were growing up, your parents probably warned you that sleeping late on weekends would disrupt your sleep schedule for the rest of the week. Many health experts would still agree with their advice, but one study suggests that the truth may be a little more complicated. Swedish researchers found that subjects who averaged at […]
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