What Does It Mean To Be Human?

“Know thyself” is one of those ancient spiritual bits of wisdom that most of us have heard. And no one else can give you the answer to that question of who are you. That is something each of us has to do for ourselves — to close our eyes, turn inward, and spend a significant amount of time understanding who we are, ever-changing in this ever-changing moment. What is the…

If Your Life Feels Disorganized, Start With Your Mind

When Life Feels DisorganizedEver feel like your desk, your office, your room, your apartment, or your house is too disorganized? Or that your schedule, your sleep routine, your goals, and your priorities are getting away from you? We’ve all been there. Luckily, meditation isn’t just for sitting well. Meditation can also help with organization.When your mind is racing a mile a minute, it’s difficult to bring order to your life.…

The Number 1 Skill We’re All Missing

From Path to Peace With Todd Perelmuter NewsletterHello my friend,With focus, we can choose what we focus on. We can focus on disturbing thoughts and emotions, upsetting events that may happen, which we have no control over, and unfortunate events that happened in the past that we cannot change.Or, we can focus on the blessings in our life and the positive changes we can make that are in our control.…

The 4-Step Process for Altering Our Subconscious Mind

Hello my friend, So, continuing from last week’s newsletter... How do we communicate to our subconscious mind that our defense mechanisms are useless, counterproductive, and harmful? The subconscious mind doesn’t blindly believe in our words. It’s been lied to before. It only trusts what it sees, experiences, and what is repeated. Here are the 4 ways to open up a direct line of communication to our subconscious: Visualization See your…

What is the Best Advice You Have for New Meditators?

This article is part of the ongoing Meditation for All challenge. Subscribers to the free newsletter receive weekly guidance and a daily practice.For some people when starting out, they need a guided meditation or music in order to relax at all. But the most beneficial types of meditation make you the guru of your own mind. They let you do all the work so you get all the benefits. This journey…

After How Many Meditation Sessions Will I Notice Something?

This article is part of the ongoing Meditation for All challenge. Subscribers to the free newsletter receive weekly guidance and a daily practice.Do these thoughts sound familiar when you've begun to try meditation: This is taking forever! How long until I feel something? Am I even doing anything?!?!Our normal thinking mind will grasp at anything to latch onto, and many of us have had thoughts like these. However, even though…

How Can I Build a Consistent Meditation Habit?

This article is part of the ongoing Meditation for All challenge. Subscribers to the free newsletter receive weekly guidance and a daily practice.When learning any new skill, it comes with a lot of questions and a lot of challenges. Knowing those answers and preparing for those obstacles before they come up can help us succeed instead of stumble. Here are some of those most common questions and predictable pitfalls: Is…

Am I Meditating Wrong?

This article is part of the ongoing Meditation for All challenge. Subscribers to the free newsletter receive weekly guidance and a daily practice.The only wrong way to meditate is to not meditate. Some types of beginners’ meditations have certain benefits and more advanced types have different ones. But if you take the time to turn your attention inward, you will have more peace and gain a deeper insight and understanding…

Which Meditation Works Best?

This article is part of the ongoing Meditation for All challenge. Subscribers to the free newsletter receive weekly guidance and a daily practice.There is no one best meditation, just like there isn't one best medicine that treats every illness. Each meditation has its own benefits. For most people, a mantra helps calm the chaotic mind. After doing this for a while, moving on to breath-awareness meditation becomes easier. With heightened…

When Meditation Brings Up Emotions

This article is part of the ongoing Meditation for All challenge. Subscribers to the free newsletter receive weekly guidance and a daily practice.Some people became depressed or anxious. Others became restless. And some people feel all of their senses uncomfortably heightened. These people are not experiencing issues from meditating too much. It is from not meditating enough. They had spent all of their lives lost in constant thought, always doing, never…