http://www.meditationoasis.com Companion to the Meditation Oasis Podcast Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:49:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Even a few minutes is enough to relax and release tension. Our latest podcast episode, Mini Break from Work or Study, is a short meditation you can use when you have just a few minutes to spare. It guides you through a process that you can use anytime, even when ... http://www.meditationoasis.com/2010/02/25/take-a-mini-break-from-work-or-study/ Lyn emailed me about a statement on our Difficulty Meditating website page that she found confusing. This blog post is an attempt to explain it, but I'm not sure that I can anymore than I can explain the taste of an apple to someone who has never tasted one. Here's ... http://www.meditationoasis.com/2010/02/12/silence-busy-mind/ If you are reading this post, chances are you are someone who likes my voice, the style of my guided meditations and Richard's music. I get lots of comments about how soothing and reassuring my voice is. That feels good,\ of course. But everyone's reaction to my voice isn't so ... http://www.meditationoasis.com/2010/02/05/my-soothing-irritating-voice-thoughts-on-being-oneself/ Dan on Facebook asked for some thoughts on seasonal depression. A lover of the outdoors, he's finding it challenging to spend so much time inside. Winter is a challenge for me too, even here in California where the winters are far milder and shorter than in my native New Jersey. ... http://www.meditationoasis.com/2010/01/28/winter-blues-help/ A friend just shared a beautiful poem she wrote about winter. Although the title of the poem is Winter's Resurgence, I titled this post "Winter as Meditation", because for me winter is a season of meditation. It brings an invitation to go within. In the dormancy of winter, all sorts of things ... http://www.meditationoasis.com/2010/01/15/winter-as-meditation/ Many of us long to have a more open heart, to be able to give and receive more freely. We want to experience more love more easily, but it can be so difficult at times. The heart chakra is the gateway to loving connection with others. At the same time, ... http://www.meditationoasis.com/2010/01/05/opening-the-heart-guided-meditation/ I've been finding myself deeply affected lately by a growing awareness of the tremendous diversity of our Meditation Oasis "family". Facebook more than anything has made me aware of how different we all are and yet we are drawn together by our common human experience and the deepest aspects of ... http://www.meditationoasis.com/2009/12/22/finding-harmony-diversity-meditation/ Someone taking our online course asked about negative thoughts in meditation. His concern was whether letting them go would release them into the universe and bring negative results back to him. My answer was absolutely not! When I say "let thoughts be a meaningless activity in the mind", that includes ... http://www.meditationoasis.com/2009/12/09/negative-thoughts-in-meditation/ Is the purpose of meditation to create a frame of mind that continues outside of meditation? "Paul" asked some great questions related to this in an email. Here's what Paul wrote: "The meditations seem to follow a similar format applied to different themes. I enjoy listening to them. They are ... http://www.meditationoasis.com/2009/12/01/how-does-how-we-meditate-relate-to-how-we-live-life/ Do you ever find yourself resisting meditation? Perhaps you've resolved to meditate regularly either because you think it's good for you, or you've enjoyed meditating and what it does for you. And yet, for some reason, you find yourself resisting meditation. Georgina asked about this in a comment: "I really love ... http://www.meditationoasis.com/2009/11/19/why-do-we-resist-meditation/