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Morning Meditation vs Evening / Night Meditation: Which One is Better?

Post last modified:August 17, 2026
Reading time:7 mins read

At A Glance Morning vs. Evening Meditation: Key Differences Feature Morning Meditation Evening Meditation Primary Benefit Sets focus, clarity, and emotional balance for the day ahead Decompresses daily stress, relaxes mind for deeper sleep Best For Early risers, busy professionals, overcoming morning anxiety Overthinkers, insomniacs, winding down after work Mind State Fresh, calm, unburdened by daily events Processing thoughts, letting go of accumulated friction A lot of people have both…

What’s the Deal With Humming Meditation?

Post last modified:August 17, 2026
Reading time:5 mins read

Lately, it seems about a million new types of meditations have been invented and popularized. I get asked about a lot of them and while I don’t address every single one, Humming Meditation is one that seems to come up time and time again.Unlike a lot of other new-age types of meditation, using the voice in various ways — such as chanting, singing, or saying a mantra — has been…

Path to Peace Why You’re Still Struggling (And How to Stop)

Post last modified:August 15, 2026
Reading time:2 mins read

Send me a message It's easy to get stuck in a loop of negative thinking. Overthinking, complaining, replaying old pain. Some of us live there for years. This is the simplest gratitude practice I know for getting out. Think of one thing you love. A person, an object, anything at all. Then ask what made it. And then what made that. Keep going, and gratitude stops being something we have…

When the Past Keeps Haunting You

Post last modified:August 17, 2026
Reading time:4 mins read

Core Reflection"Suppression and repression only feed negative thoughts more energy. Distraction and escape just keep them bubbling under the surface. To fully heal, we have to look at our pain, explore it, and shine an even brighter light."Usually what happens when we have those unwanted, intrusive, misery-inducing thoughts, is that we are trying to suppress something that is clearly there and trying to express itself. Suppression and repression only feed…

When There is No Hope Left, Do This

Post last modified:August 17, 2026
Reading time:4 mins read

Hope is a funny thing. We like it, we crave it, and we feel we need it. But when things don’t go as we hoped, we suffer. Getting our hopes up and to have them crushed, over and over again, can be agonizing.The Paradox of HopingSo, what are we to do?The problem with hope is that wanting it causes our feelings of hopelessness. When we focus on what we want,…

How to Stop Relying on Other People for Your Happiness

Post last modified:August 16, 2026
Reading time:6 mins read

Stop Outsourcing Your HappinessWhen we expect others to make us feel better, we become the outsourcer of our own happiness. And while it can be very healing to have close people in our lives who we can share our problems with, sharing can all too easily turn into dumping. When we dump all our problems onto others with the expectation of them making us feel better, we are not valuing the…

Can Meditation Reduce Pain? Here’s What Happens When You Try

Post last modified:April 27, 2026
Reading time:6 mins read

Meditating Through Pain Being in pain can make doing the things we need to do feel almost impossible. When we're in pain, clear thinking becomes challenging. Our focus is fixated on the pain, and we often feel frustrated about not being well. This is why meditation is particularly crucial when experiencing physical pain. So, how do we meditate in pain? Recent scientific studies have shown that meditation can actually lessen…

Mantra Meditation vs Breath Meditation: Which One is Better?

Post last modified:August 21, 2026
Reading time:8 mins read

This article was originally part of the Meditation for All challenge series. The complete 10-week system has since been compiled into a standalone book: The 10-Week Meditation Transformation.Depending on who you learn meditation from, you’re most likely going to be taught either mantra or breath meditation. Your instructor will likely tell you that their technique is the best. But what is the truth between mantra meditation vs breath meditation and…

I Lost My Soulmate. How Do I Let Go of My Love?

Post last modified:August 17, 2026
Reading time:12 mins read

Jump to Your Specific Situation Case 1 ↓ Grieving the Death of a Partner Case 2 ↓ Surviving Breakups & Divorce Case 3 ↓ Surviving Unrequited Love Losing a soulmate can mean the loss of a partner due to death, divorce, or unrequited love. I will cover all three cases and discuss how to survive each one.Case 1) Lost My Soulmate: Grieving Over the Loss of a PartnerThere is no…

How to Observe Your Thoughts Without Getting Lost in Them

Post last modified:August 17, 2026
Reading time:9 mins read

🎧 Prefer to listen? Listen to Episode #67 on Apple / Spotify What Does It Mean to Observe Your Thoughts?Most of the time, in our day-to-day lives, we are lost in thought, pondering various ideas without actively observing them. We are not consciously witnessing or listening to our thoughts.If we were to ask ourselves what we were thinking about a minute ago, most of the time, unless we've been fixated…

Morning Meditation vs Evening / Night Meditation: Which One is Better?

What’s the Deal With Humming Meditation?

Path to Peace Why You’re Still Struggling (And How to Stop)

Can Meditation Reduce Pain? Here’s What Happens When You Try

Mantra Meditation vs Breath Meditation: Which One is Better?

I Lost My Soulmate. How Do I Let Go of My Love?

How to Observe Your Thoughts Without Getting Lost in Them

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