This beautiful video features slow-motion nature photography and is accompanied by soothing music.

I watched it full-screen as a meditation and found that, after the first moments of explanatory information passed, I was able to melt into watching and listening, my mind emptied of thought.

This, as any meditator knows, is very relaxing.

It is relaxing – and such a relief – to stop thinking, because we are always thinking about something.

We are always thinking about something we could be doing, something we did in the past, something we intend to do in the future, something someone else did, something we want, something we do not want, etc.

There is no end to it until sleep comes –  which is why people become so stressed out –  unless you deliberately learn to quiet your mind through a meditation practice.

Then, through meditation, you gradually achieve a new perspective on the value of yourself and the value of your life.

Through this perspective you are better able to navigate your life toward the good experiences that you want.

So when people seek to release stress, they are really seeking a new perspective on life. [Read more →]

In this simple little video, meditation teacher J.P. Walsh explains what meditation is and is not, and dispels myths about meditation.

The truth is, we pop in and out of meditation throughout the day, yet we seldom use these any of these moments to full benefit. [Read more →]

Christine Northrup, M.D., the author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom said this of Left To Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust:

“This book has renewed my faith in God and the Universe in a profound and real way that has changed me forever.”

Why did Dr. Northrup have that experience after reading Immaculée Ilibagiza’s book?

Why did I read this book in one sitting?

Why did it become a New York Times bestseller?

1) Her book is an affirmation for those struggling with their faith.

2) Her revelations about how she attained spiritual enlightenment reveal powerful truths and confirm that age-old methods work.

3) Her story of forgiveness – and her choice to learn how to forgive – is a must read for anyone who is seeking God, but is angry and unforgiving toward the human race.

An incredible story that’s well-told, this is also one of the greatest spiritual books you’ll ever read because it gives you a recipe for enlightenment.

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