The Difference Between Meditation and Meditative Activities

Have you ever heard someone say “gardening is my meditation” or “hiking is my meditation”? These activities may be meditative, but they’re not meditation.

A Simple Hack to Make Your Meditation Practice Happen

You know how to meditate, but is your practice happening daily? Here’s a hack to help you stop procrastinating when it’s time to meditate.

Arden MartinMay 22, 2023meditation practice, procrastination, Vedic Meditation

Want to Feel at Peace With Your Life?

A meditation practice can significantly impact your perception of the events and circumstances of your life.

Arden MartinMay 1, 2023meditation, Vedic Meditation, spirituality, perspective shift, mindfulness

MEDITATION RESISTANCE

Don’t feel like meditating sometimes? You’re not alone.

How to Use Your Phone Less

Want to spend less time on your phone, but struggle to actually put it down? Give these tips a try.

Arden MartinMay 6, 2020mindfulness, healthy habits, conscious living, Vedic Meditation, meditation

$I tried meditation once, but I couldn’t do it — I guess I’m not a “meditation person.” ¯\_(ツ)_/¯$

I tried meditation once, but I couldn’t do it — I guess I’m not a “meditation person.” ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Ever felt intimidated by meditation?

Rick LittleFebruary 27, 2019Meditation, meditation myths, Vedic Meditation, wellness

8 Questions with Su-Jung Lee

Acupuncturist and meditation teacher Su-Jung shares her unique perspective on acupuncture and its universal benefits.

Arden MartinFebruary 18, 2019acupuncture, meditation, Vedic Meditation, Wellness, health

Are You Living a Creation-Dominant Life?

You may be, without even realizing it.

Rick LittleJanuary 16, 2019Creativity, Vedic Meditation

Is Meditation a Spiritual Practice?

Good question. To answer it, let’s consider what “spiritual” means.

Arden MartinJanuary 3, 2019Vedic Meditation, Spirituality, Stillness

Lordy Lordy, Look How Far You've Come

Some thoughts on turning 40.

Rick LittleNovember 4, 2018Vedic Meditation, Walt Whitman, Happy Birthday

Bedtime Meditation: Yay or Nay?

Meditation helps calm the nervous system — but should you do it before bed?

Arden MartinOctober 23, 2018Meditation, Vedic Meditation, sleep, Meditation Myths

Why Not Give Easy A Try?

There’s a lie we’re all told early on: the more you do, the better.

Guest UserOctober 12, 2018Meditation, Vedic Meditation, Wellness, Easy

Feeling Unsettled? So Am I.

This isn’t surprising, given what we’re seeing with the Kavanaugh hearings and the effect it’s having on the collective.

This is an unsettled, and therefore unsettling, time.

Rick LittleOctober 2, 2018Meditation, Vedic Meditation, Wellness, Evolution, Empathy

How to Ease the Fall Transition

It’s that special time again… the fleeting transition from one season to the next! It’s time to turn inward and take special care of your mind and body because a big shift is happening in nature and, consequently, in you.

Arden MartinSeptember 25, 2018Meditation, Vedic Meditation, Ayurveda, Fall, Wellness, Self-Care

Airplane Mode

Airplane mode: it’s not just for airplanes anymore.

Rick LittleAugust 22, 2018Meditation, Vedic Meditation, Wellness, Airplanes, Recharge

How to Make Your Next Meditation Easier

Ever had a rough meditation? You’re not alone. Whether it’s the chore of actually making time do it, the challenging thoughts that arise, or the minutes ticking by slowly, we’ve all had sittings that feel more like work than rest.

Read on for a tip for bringing ease to your practice.

Arden MartinAugust 9, 2018Meditation, Vedic Meditation, Life Lessons, Life Hacking, Wellness, Wellbeing, Easy

Is Movement Your Meditation? Think Again.

Movement is not my meditation. Movement isn’t your meditation either. I often hear people say “[running / swimming / lifting / insert workout here…] is my meditation.” Let’s not conflate concepts — movement is your exercise. Let me explain.

Guest UserAugust 2, 2018Meditation, Vedic Meditation, Movement, Exercise, Stress

8 Common Meditation Myths Debunked

Are these myths holding you back from learning and developing a daily meditation practice?

Guest UserJuly 22, 2018Meditation, Vedic Meditation, Meditation Myths

Surrender

This meditation practice of ours is, in many ways: a lesson in learning how to surrender.

It teaches us to let go of our outcome-oriented attempts to control or manufacture a certain kind of experience when we meditate, in favor of a process-oriented perspective in which we allow whatever needs to happen for us during our meditation to happen.

Rick LittleJuly 11, 2018Surrender, Bliss, Evolution, Meditation, Vedic Meditation