How The Heart Helps You Change.. When Mindfulness And Tech Mix.. Meditation Myths

March 12, 2013 Subscribe · Forward How The Heart Helps You Change By Deborah Rozman What many people don't realize is that love is integral to motivation. Feelings of care and appreciation move you out of old hurts and resentments as you realize you don't need to hang onto them as security any longer. Love makes it possible for you to shift to the wide-angle lens of perception. Take Shauna for instance. She was constantly annoyed by her parents. Every time she visited them, she felt her anger triggered. Then Shauna fell in love. Riding high and feeling great about herself, she saw her parents in a new way. Their reactions no longer bothered her. Instead of making her want to run a hundred miles, their reactions slipped off her like water off a duck's back. Why?  Continue reading... 7 Myths of Meditation Can You Be Enlightened And Neurotic At The Same Time? An Effortless Breathing Live In The Now: Exercise To Help You Get There Buried By Work Stress? How To Stay Afloat Buried By Work Stress? How To Stay Afloat Buried By Work Stress? How To Stay Afloat CAROLYN GREGOIRE Harvard Stress Forum: Can We Use Technology to Become More Mindful? Observing the way your mind and body reacts to different types of interaction with technology can help in pinpointing where your anxiety is coming from -- and, through mindful awareness, to challenge your automatic reactions. Continue reading... DEEPAK CHOPRA Why Did Mother Nature Do This to Us? Without resorting to mythology, our view of nature must be intimate, because in a very real way the breathing of the forests is an extension or our breath, its rivers and oceans the source of our bloodstream, its life forms an extension of everything we eat and digest. No relationship could be closer. Continue reading... MARGARET PAUL, PH.D. Do You Compare Yourself to Others? The more you learn to love and value your unique essence, the less you will find yourself comparing yourself to others. There is only one you. You are incomparable! Continue reading... KATHY ANDERSEN Change Your Shoes and Step Into Awareness and Success I discovered, as we each can, that our aim can never be too high, despite the challenges we must overcome. So what can we do to tune into ourselves, take care of ourselves, aim our highest, and prioritize and organize to become our most aware, passionate, and successful? Continue reading... MICHAEL MELCHER Mindfulness vs. Smartphones You'd be hard-pressed to discern this truth from any ad for any commercial product, since nearly everything is marketed on the basis of promising immediate gratification. "There's an app for that!"TM means "more instant gratification for you." Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.