A year ago, ZEN commuter listeners met Brendan Barca, the founder and blogger of Straddletheline.co. At that time he was relatively new to meditation, just beginning to cement his practice. Now, a year later, his practice has evolved and grown to encompass some firm habits that allow him to further his spirituality, as well as lessen anxiety when it arises. Come listen to my update with Brendan Barca.
Read MoreOne of the benefits of meditation is the ability to understand yourself beyond the usual day to day happenings. Meditation allows us all to access the deeper parts of who we are, exploring the aspects of ourselves that we empower and the parts we hide. Today I read a great post by Giovanni Dienstmann that explains the benefit of discovering the shadow aspect of who we are.
Read MoreI have talked about the benefits of meditation on several episodes, but what I haven't talked about is how to avail yourself to those benefits. Specifically, I have never talked about how frequently you need to meditate to reap the rewards, until now. The answer is quite easy; you need to develop a consistent practice. That means meditating in some form, every day. However, one of the biggest challenges for many meditators, beginning and advanced, is creating that consistency. There will be days when you may not want to meditate, when motivation is low. Today I talk about how to work around low motivation and create a consistent meditation practice.
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