The Onemind Meditation Podcast With Morgan Dix: Meditation | Mindfulness | Health

What are affirmations and how do they work? Can a daily meditation practice compliment your affirmations? In this episode of The OneMind Meditation podcast, I explore these questions about meditation and affirmations with Harry Duran. I met Harry on a 10-day silent retreat. He’s a long-time meditator and the host of a popular podcast called Podcast Junkies. In […] The post OM047: Meditation And The Power Of Affirmations appeared first on About Meditation.

What is the relationship between menopause and meditation? Can meditation help during this significant life transition? According to holistic health coach Katherine Miller, yes it can. Meditation And Menopause Katherine Miller is a holistic health coach and former meditation teacher and yoga instructor. Recently, she finished hosting a successful global tele-summit called Menopause Is A Trip. […] The post OM046: Meditation And Menopause: Everything You Need To Know appeared first on About Meditation.

How do you practice mindfulness during your day? What are some mindfulness exercises that can connect us more deeply to ourselves and to the world and people around us? In this short audio, we explore two mindfulness tips that will ground and deepen your connection to life. Two Mindfulness Tips First, we explore the power of […] The post OM045: Two Mindfulness Tips That Can Change Your Life appeared first on About Meditation.

What is the relationship between meditation and healing? Can meditation heal trauma? That’s a question we get asked a lot here at About Meditation. That makes sense, because these days, many people embrace meditation as a way to heal from different kinds of trauma. I came to meditation over twenty years ago on a quest for meaning. I […] The post OM043: How Mindfulness Heals & Opens The Heart appeared first on About Meditation.

For this holiday week we are replaying the episode on How To Turn Meditation Into A Keystone Habit. This is one of the most popular episodes of the OneMind Meditation Podcast. If you’d like to learn more about how to turn meditation into a habit, here’s a list of resources. Listen & Read: Listen to: OM 006: Build […] The post OM042: How To Turn Meditation Into A Keystone Habit appeared first on About Meditation.

Recently I was interviewed by meditator and entrepreneur Sonia Thompson on the subject of meditation. Sonia is a good friend and she asked some very insightful questions. In fact, Sonia’s questions were so closely aligned with the most popular questions we receive here at AboutMeditation.com that I decided to dedicate this episode of the podcast to answering […] The post OM041: 7 Questions About Meditation That Everyone Asks appeared first on About Meditation.

Meditation and productivity. They certainly make for strange bedfellows. How, after all, can an ancient esoteric practice focused on “non-doing” help you to do more in less time with less wear on your system? This is the question I set out to answer in this episode of The OneMind Meditation Podcast. At the end of […] The post OM040: Meditation & Productivity: Everything You Need To Know appeared first on About Meditation.

What is brainwave entrainment and what does it have to do with meditation? Often referred to as binaural meditation, many people claim this technology can enhance your meditation practice and actually accelerate your mental, emotional, and spiritual growth. In fact, there’s a body of research which supports these claims. Brainwave entrainment has even proved effective in helping […] The post OM039: Can Brainwave Entrainment Meditation Accelerate Your Growth? appeared first on About Meditation.

What is tai chi? Is it true that this ancient martial art, often referred to as a form of moving meditation, can impact the health of your mind, heart, bones, nerves, muscles, and immune system? In fact, the latest research out of Harvard supports these claims and more. Of course, Tai Chi masters have known this […] The post OM038: Harvard’s Guide To Tai Chi (Moving Meditation) appeared first on About Meditation.

Be grateful for adversity, for it forces the human spirit to grow. For surely the human character is formed not in the absence of difficulty but in our response to difficulty. ~Jim Rohn Have you ever come back from death? There aren’t a lot of people on earth who can say they’ve died and come […] The post OM037: Meditation & The Miracle Morning with Hal Elrod appeared first on About Meditation.

I have come to feel that nothing is more tonic more urgent, in fact than simply doing nothing. ~Pico Iyer What is the art of doing nothing? Is it just a fancy spin on lazy navel gazing? Or is it, like many suggest, an important refresher for your brain and a profound contemplative practice? These days “doing nothing” is […] The post OM036: Meditation And The Art Of Doing Nothing appeared first on About Meditation.

There are a lot of evergreen meditation tips. There are techniques and tricks you can learn along the way. But I’ve found that one lesson stands above the rest. After meditating for more than two decades, I’ve come to call it the Golden Rule of meditation. The Golden Rule is simple. In essence, it tells […] The post OM035: The Golden Rule of Meditation (Everything You Need To Know) appeared first on About Meditation.

Be aware of yourself and know yourself. No matter how much you have learned and how much you know, if you don’t know yourself you don’t know anything. ~Zen Master Shosan What does a modern-day warrior look like? Does being a warrior have anything to do with meditation? And when was the last time you […] The post OM034: Why This Pro Boxer Meditates Every Single Day appeared first on About Meditation.

We’re fascinated by the words. But where we meet is in the silence behind them. ~Ram Dass Why do we need silence? That disarming question launched a recent conversation I had with a health reporter. The answer to that question has many parts. Why? Because there’s inner silence and there’s outer silence. They’re related, but they’re […] The post OM033: Why We Need Silence Much More Than We Think appeared first on About Meditation.

Where do meditation and psychology intersect? For several decades, these two models of self-understanding one based in religion and the other in science have started to mingle and merge. As mindfulness steadily develops a body of research to support it’s efficacy in treating stress, depression, anxiety, and emotional trauma, we’ve seen the simultaneous rise of mindfulness-based psychotherapy. In this […] The post OM032: Growth & Insight Through Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy appeared first on About Meditation.

Meditation can be challenging. That’s especially true when you’re starting out. It’s easy to get lost, confused, frustrated, or just bored. As you wade into the deeper waters of contemplative arts like meditation, it’s important to understand the terrain. For example, it’s helpful to know where you can expect challenges. Where (and when) are you going to have […] The post OM031: Having Trouble Meditating? 5 Common Challenges Every Meditator Needs To Understand appeared first on About Meditation.

Do you have a clear way to manage your stress? When your stomach drops out and your adrenaline kicks in, what do you do? According to a mountain of scientific evidence, stress erodes nearly every significant system in our body. That’s why it’s important to develop some conscious tools to help you mitigate the effects of stress […] The post OM030: 4 Mindful Steps To Manage Stress With Meditation appeared first on About Meditation.

Can meditation make you 10% happier than you already are? According to Dan Harris, the co-anchor of ABC News’ “Nightline” and the weekend edition of “Good Morning America, the answer is unequivocally “Yes.” After covering the religion beat for ABC News, Dan discovered meditation and wrote the bestselling book 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice […] The post OM029: How To Be 10% Happier with Bestselling Author Dan Harris appeared first on About Meditation.

What can you learn from the practice of mindfulness? Why has this ancient practice exploded into the mainstream? You may have noticed the long-time meditators among us looking bewildered but happy about this geek-to-chic transition. One definition of mindfulness is paying attention to the present moment with nonjudgmental awareness. That sounds simple, but it’s endlessly subtle. The truth […] The post OM028: How To Practice Basic Mindfulness with Julianna Raye appeared first on About Meditation.

Awakening self compassion is often the greatest challenge people face on the spiritual path. ~Tara Brach What s the right way to deal with emotional pain during meditation? Often, difficult emotions arise in meditation when we least expect it. We don t tend to welcome those feelings with open arms. For most of us, the natural response to any sort of uncomfortable feelings is to tuck tail and move […] The post OM027: How To Manage Grief And Emotional Pain During Meditation appeared first on About Meditation.