Meditation and Compassion for Nurses

Science Proves that Meditation Works! You've probably read it before, either on this site or somewhere else, that meditation can foster compassion (there's even scientific evidence proving this!). And, we know through scientific research that meditation works to effect changes in the brain as well. So, through meditation, learning to know one's mind and know one's heart go hand-in-hand. When you come to know your mind, your heart follows and vice versa. Okay, so assuming that's the truth, how can you learn to take better care of yourself through the art of meditation? How can you learn to be more [...]

2015-03-09T16:23:25-06:00By |Nursing|0 Comments
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How to Meditate: Stop Striving…

If you want to learn how to live a life with less striving, a great place to start is in your meditation practice. Since you’re not actually “doing” anything when you meditate, taking time to practice, and watching what comes up as “striving” during your practice is a great way to familiarize yourself with the state of mind that accompanies your Sisyphean efforts.

2015-04-29T08:48:59-06:00By |Meditation|1 Comment
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Meditation for Depression, A Guest Post

This week's post will be the first in a series of guest-posts, written by readers of this blog. Marcela De Vivo is a freelance health writer in Southern California. In this post, she shares an intimate view into how meditation has helped her to deal with her son's illness and with the depression that has arisen in her life around his care.

2013-10-28T13:22:38-06:00By |Guest Post|5 Comments
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How to Meditate: An Open Letter to a Reader

How to Meditate Every once in a while, I receive an email or correspondence from a reader that speaks to the heart of what meditation is or, oppositely, poses an important question related to what meditation isn't. Recently I received the following email from one on the readers of this site. I've changed it up ever-so-slightly to maintain the confidentiality of it. I never want to force any of you into the spotlight. Here's the reader's email: Hi Jerome, I have a question...how long does it take to see real lasting change of any kind. I am a healthcare provider [...]

2013-07-16T15:50:13-06:00By |Meditation|0 Comments
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How to Meditate, How to Die – Part 3: Meditate on Death…

Meditation is about being in the present, experiencing the immediacy of the present, taking the "now" and showing up for it. Yet we rarely reflect on the immediacy of death and the potential that death...can come...at any time. We fret about losing our wallet, or our car-keys, or - on a more serious note - losing our job or a relationship. Yet how often do we reflect on our own death as a means for living fully in the moment? How often do we reflect on losing our life?

2014-02-24T12:01:07-07:00By |Meditation|2 Comments
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How to Meditate: Seven Common Obstacles to Meditation…

Seven Common Emotional Obstacles in Meditation and How to Melt Them Away When you set out to learn meditation, your emotional patterns will delightfully come along. In fact, they will probably be your first and fiercest obstacles to overcome. While you may consistently falter due to their incessant influence, you may not even notice given how unconscious and instantaneous these responses have become.

2013-02-11T08:00:11-07:00By |Guest Post, Meditation|1 Comment
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