Meditation
March 22, 2026
The Zen of Washing Dishes – Finding Meditation in Mundane Tasks
Standing at the Sink at 10 p.m. I used to hate washing dishes. Not mildly dislike, genuinely resent it. Every evening, standing in front...
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Meditation
March 21, 2026
Yogananda’s Hong-Sau vs Zen Zazen – Two Meditation Paths Compared
Two Cushions, Two Traditions, One Restless Mind I’ve sat on both sides of this fence, and I mean that almost literally. For about four...
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Meditation
March 20, 2026
Meditation and Relationships – How Inner Stillness Changes How You Love
The Fight That Didn’t Happen My wife said something last Tuesday that, two years ago, would have started an argument. It was a small...
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March 18, 2026
Meditation and Digestion – The Gut-Mind Connection
My Stomach Knew I Was Anxious Before I Did For two years, I dealt with chronic bloating that no dietary change could fix. I...
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March 16, 2026
What Is Seva? The Spiritual Practice of Selfless Service
The Day I Volunteered for All the Wrong Reasons I signed up to volunteer at a local food bank about five years ago. I’d...
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Meditation
March 16, 2026
Meditation for Insomnia Sufferers – A Gentle Approach
3:47 a.m. Again. I know what it’s like to lie in bed staring at the ceiling while the rest of the world sleeps. I...
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Meditation
March 15, 2026
A Simple Meditation Practice You Can Start Tonight
I wasted two years “trying to meditate.” I’d sit down, close my eyes, feel restless for five minutes, open them again, and tell myself...
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March 14, 2026
Meditation During Pregnancy – Safe Practices and Benefits
When I Was Pregnant and Couldn’t Stop My Mind During my first pregnancy, I expected the physical changes. I’d read about them, prepared for...
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Meditation
March 12, 2026
The Concept of Svadhyaya – Self-Study as Spiritual Practice
The Practice Nobody Warned Me About Of all the spiritual practices I’ve tried, meditation, breath work, prayer, journaling, fasting, none has been as quietly...
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Meditation
March 12, 2026
Meditation for Athletes – How Stillness Improves Performance
The Paradox of Doing Less A few years ago, I watched an interview with a professional basketball player who’d just hit a game-winning shot....
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