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Choosing to Be Different – Resisting the Powerful Pull of Negativity
Each day we are surrounded by so many things in our external environment that influence us and often we are not even remotely aware of just how big of a factor our environment plays in our thoughts and behaviors. The people we surround ourselves with on a regular basis can affect our attitude and guide […]
Continue readingOvercoming Being a Perfectionist – Removing Obstacles to Personal Growth & Training
Being a perfectionist can throw a real obstacle in the pathway of your personal growth. Plus, let’s face it, it can make you a bit of a challenge to be around at times because for a perfectionist nothing is ever well…perfect enough. People who are perfectionists are sometimes afraid to try new things for fear […]
Continue readingThe Concentration Exercise
In addition to helping improve your overall focus and concentration, the Concentration Exercise can be used a pre-meditation exercise. Helping to prepare your mind so that you can meditate more effectively after having practiced it awhile. It can branch out into various visualization exercises, but it is initially taught as follows: Close your eyes, and […]
Continue readingQ & A: Tension in Body, Goals, Meditation, Experiences
An interesting Q&A session that takes many twists and turns along a philosophical path. Shifu Ahles starts out by explaining how to relax a part of the body where you are holding tension and discusses how body awareness can help you understand what is going on inside even on a subconscious level. But this talk really takes a profound turn when deep meditation, human experiences and awareness of our true selves is all discussed in depth.
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