Last year, I went on a 10-day Vipassana mediation retreat. The word “retreat” may conjure up images of sandy beaches, blue ocean water, luxurious bed linens, and faraway lands. This was not one of those. I woke up every morning at 4:30 a.m. and sat for 12 hours a day on a cushion on a [...]
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Over the years, I’ve listened to and read a lot of books on meditation (because, um, you know, reading and thinking about something is almost like really doing it ). These are my top three books/audiobooks for Meditation for Beginners (and I do think we’re beginners for a very long time). The beginner’s guide to meditation [...] Last November, I announced a Meditation Competition–a Sit-off, if you will–as a response to the debate on Yoga Competition (or more accurately, Asana Competition). It was a joke, that is, until now. I’m calling a Sit-off, and this time, it’s for real. The competition is not who you think, though. We won’t have anyone judging your posture, [...] One of my favorite authors, Bill Bryson, once wrote: Welcome. And congratulations. I am delighted that you could make it. Getting here wasn’t easy, I know. In fact, I suspect it was a little tougher than you realize. … To be here now; alive in the twenty-first century and smart enough to know it, you also had to [...] I am often asked why I do yoga, and I often say, “so I can sit”, an answer that often elicits laughter, the kind that you would get when you give a smart-ass answer to a serious question. Admittedly, it’s a bit of a smart-ass answer, and on the surface, it might look like one of [...] |
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