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• What Happens When You Meditate for the First Time?
  By: Christina Sarich This article was originally featured on the Mind Unleashed There have been numerous studies detailing what happens to the brain in long-term meditators, but what exactly happens to people who meditate for the first time? Sara Lazar, a Harvard researcher, has gained quite some notoriety detailing how the brain actually grows grey matter when people […]
• Yoga Teacher Training Abroad: Picking the Best Place
  So you have decided to do yoga teacher training abroad? There are many great reasons for studying yoga in an intensive program in India or Bali or the many other locations you can find. At this point you have weighed the pros and cons and are ready to commit, but how do you know you […]
• ‘Real’ Meditation Beats ‘Fake’ in Scientific Study
  By: Chrisitna Sarich, Originally published at The Mind Unleashed The benefits of meditation have been touted for decades now, with seemingly a new scientific study coming out as fast as you can say ‘Aum’.  Harvard has proven that meditation rebuilds the grey matter in our brains in as little as 8 weeks, and according to […]
• The Phenomenal Power of Yoga
  By: Yogi Ashwini Editors note: In some parts of India yogis say ‘yog’ to refer to ‘yoga’. The meaning is the same. When we read the ancient Vedic texts like the Puranas etc, we come across human beings with supernatural abilities, exuding phenomenal strength. We hear of women with amazing beauty and radiance, which used […]
• Regrow Your Brain With Meditation
  This article was originally published at Natural Society. Please republish with credit to author, Christina Sarich, and a link back to this site. A team of researchers led by Dr. Lazar, a neurologist and instructor at Harvard medical school, has discovered that meditating for just 8 weeks can fuel grey-matter in the hippocampus and promote brain ‘growth’. […]
• The Healing Power of Sound
  This piece was originally featured at The Mind Unleashed. Please visit this site for more inspiring articles. We can feel it when we turn on the radio and our favorite song happens to be playing, or when we sit quietly and listen to the rain. There is a palpable peace when we are absorbed in […]
• Living Like the Tortoise: Breathing to Double Your Life Span
  This article originally appeared on The Mind Unleashed Is it possible for humans to live for 200 years, or even more? It seems improbable without some kind of freakish genetic modification, but this isn’t necessary according to ancient wisdom in the Bhagavad Gita, and the Tirukkural. Among vertebrates, the tortoise is one of the longest […]
• 21 Reasons Being Outdoors is Good for You
    “This is what you shall do. . . read these leaves in the open air every season of every year of your life, re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul, and your very flesh shall be a great poem and have […]
• Tough Love
  I’m the mother of an adorable 5 ½ month old, and there is nothing like the innocence of a newborn child to bring out the warm and fuzzy feelings of unconditional love. I think it’s sublime when he coos and smiles, but his stinky diapers and frustrated grunts are just as endearing. I’m also the […]
• Scientific Proof that Kindness Makes You Smarter, Stronger, and Happier
  “Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations.” ~ Paramahansa Yogananda What if the cure for your cold was opening a door for a complete stranger? Or watering your neighbor’s roses while they are away on vacation when you notice them wilting? How about stopping your headache by putting some […]