by Krista Arthur | Oct 10, 2009 | Article, Meditation
The meditation paradox is this: While it is true that most of us take up meditation for a specific purpose (i.e., anger management, inner wisdom, stress relief, lowering the blood pressure etc…), using our practice as a means to an ends impedes true progress....
by Krista Arthur | Sep 2, 2009 | Article
Over the years I have learned that the ultimate stress reliever is practicing faith. We are stressed because we can not forgive the past and we are stressed because we are worried about the future. We lack faith. Faith in what? Faith in yourself, and faith that...
by Krista Arthur | Jul 2, 2009 | Article
Just Breathe Mindfulness Practice #1: When feeling stressed or challenged this week, start breathing deeply. 1. When we are feeling stressed or when we are in the midst of a conflict, it is normal for us to hold our breath. When this happens start to breathe deeply...
by Krista Arthur | May 2, 2009 | Article
In preparation for this evening’s class on the heart center, it occurred to me how the energy of compassion, forgiveness, empathy and kindness nourishes the entire body and mind. The heart center correlates to our body’s circulatory system. The...
by Krista Arthur | Apr 24, 2009 | Article
Live your passion and you’ll always have money in your pocket!” That’s what I told my youngest daughter the other night while I was tucking her into bed. Passion is a strange conversation to have with an almost seven year old at bedtime, but...
by Krista Arthur | Apr 2, 2009 | Article
Even if you’ve been practicing meditation for years, there may be occasions where it is really difficult to sit still and concentrate. You’re sitting for your practice, you open your eyes and what felt like 20 or 30 minutes was really only 5 minutes. You...
