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Author Articles: Nayaswami Diksha
Be actively calm and calmly active
Paramhansa Yogananda’s advice to be actively calm and calmly active is so important for our well-being and success in life. Yogananda wrote: Apply the experiences of peace and poise received during concentration and meditation to your daily life. Maintain your … Continue reading
Posted in Meditation
Tagged calmness, Healing, meditation, Paramhansa Yogananda, self-realization, stillness, superconscious, The Deeper Teachings
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My Nurturing Experience of Ayurvedic Treatments in Kerala, India
Diksha McCord’s account of her 2017, Ayurvedic Healing and Yoga Retreat in Kerala. This was our eleventh year leading a yoga retreat in Kerala, India. Our group of 13 people were wonderful, and open to learn and experience India’s traditional, … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual Travel
Tagged Ayurvedic treatments, hatha yoga, Healing, India, Kerala, meditation, The Deeper Teachings
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Learning to Breathe
By Ananda Meditation Teacher Graduate, Lori Allen, LCSW, RYT I was first introduced to meditation while trekking in Nepal at age 21. My best adventure buddy and I spent six weeks trekking the Langtang and Annapurna regions of the Himalayas. In … Continue reading
Posted in Meditation, Meditation Teacher Training
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Letter from Diksha: The power of meditation
The practice of daily meditation is essential for our well-being, and our ability to remain calm and centered in the midst of life’s challenges. I find that even a few minutes of practicing the Hong-Sau technique during the day, and … Continue reading
Posted in Meditation, Meditation Teacher Training
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Teaching Meditation in High Schools
By Ananda Meditation Teacher grad Susan Wilk According to reports from the American Physiological Association (APA), teens experience stress at levels similar to adults, and at even higher levels during the school year. From teaching adults, I knew the powerful … Continue reading
Overcoming Speaking Anxiety
By Ananda Meditation Teacher Beverly Abel, June 2016 Today I started a 4–series class on “Introduction to Meditation” at the library where I work. I had been dreading this a bit, and my stomach was starting to knot up during … Continue reading
Posted in Meditation Teacher Training, Superconscious Living
Tagged Contribution to World Peace
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The Joy of Heaven
Swami Kriyananda offered a number of “secrets of meditation.” This one has recently been very helpful to me: “Pray not as an outsider to heaven, but as one whose true home is heaven.” Especially when life is busy and it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Meditation, Meditation Teacher Training
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