For many people, their religion is a big part of their life. Faith and our connection to God are how many of us get through life’s most difficult challenges.But in recent weeks and months, as the country and world have locked down due to the pandemic, it has been impossible for people to continue to … [Read more...]
Contemplative Spaces: The Connection Between Prayer and Mindfulness
In the frenetic, fast-paced world we live in, mindfulness has become increasingly important. When we talk about being mindful, we’re talking about the ability to be fully in the present moment, aware of our surroundings; where we are, whom we’re with, and what we’re doing. Mindfulness keeps us … [Read more...]
Why Meditation Works Well with Faith
A decade ago, you would be hard-pressed to find many people who knew anything about meditation, let alone practiced it. But today, meditation has become wildly popular in the United States. Books, Youtube channels, and smartphone apps are dedicated to the study of it, and everyone from college … [Read more...]
How Meditation Can Help Manage Symptoms of Trauma
Meditation offers practitioners powerful benefits, yet many people are confused as to what exactly those benefits are. In a nutshell, meditation focuses attention in a deliberate manner, taking you from a state of noisy mental chatter to calm and quiet inner peace. And isn’t that something most of … [Read more...]