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Body Scan Meditation
Discover the benefits of body scan meditation, a practice to reduce tension and increase body awareness by focusing on each part of the body, promoting relaxation and mindfulness.
Mindfulness Meditation
Discover the benefits of mindfulness meditation, a practice that cultivates calm, clarity, and self-awareness, improving mental and physical well-being.
RAIN Meditation
RAIN Meditation invites us to explore four key components of meditation: Recognize, Allow, Investigate, and Non-identification.
Meditation for Anxiety
Discover how meditation can reduce anxiety, improve emotional regulation, and promote relaxation through mindfulness and self-awareness practices.
Self-Compassion Meditation
Learn how self-compassion meditation can help reduce self-criticism, foster kindness, and improve emotional well-being with practices like loving-kindness and body scan techniques.
Benefits of Meditation
Discover the benefits of meditation, from reducing stress and anxiety to improving sleep, enhancing mindfulness, and promoting physical and emotional healing.
Watch: Diana Winston Shares Thich Nhat Hanh’s Advice to Bring Mindfulness to Everyday Life
Diana Winston shares a profound quote from the late Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh on bringing mindfulness into your everyday activities.
La tierra pura del parkour
Da el salto, dice An Tran. Descubre que el paisaje urbano es un lugar de gozo y maravilla.
Rescatar un mundo
El ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi nos habla del cambio que transformó su práctica de la bondad amorosa, permitiéndole genuinamente extenderla hacia todos los seres, incluso hacia aquellos que antes consideraba neutros u hostiles.
Watch: The Ethical Foundation of Mindfulness with Rhonda Magee
Rhonda Magee shares how the insight developed through mindfulness naturally inspires ethical living.
Comprendiendo el Ngöndro o las prácticas preliminares del budismo tibetano
Carlo Carranza habla sobre cómo el Ngöndro — las prácticas preliminares del budismo tibetano— funciona como un mapa hacia la iluminación, dándonos instrucciones paso a paso para nuestro viaje en dirección a la liberación.
What to Do When Politics Make You Angry
Cristina Moon on how physical activity cultivates clarity, calm, and more effective political action.
Overcome Overwhelm
If you try to push away the sensation of being overwhelmed, it only gets worse. Brother Phap Huu on how to truly feel calm, stable, and refreshed.
The Dharma of Shogun
Paul Daisuke Goodman on what one critically acclaimed TV show teaches us about right view, right action, and deep listening. Spoiler warning.
How I Reclaimed My Body
Rev. Syd Yang on how the Heart Sutra supported them on their journey from self-harm to self-healing.
Hello, It’s Halloween
What do you want to be for Halloween? Who do you want to be in life? Ira Sukrungruang on the costumes we wear.
How to Be a Mindful Parent
Whether you’re the parent of a newborn, young child, teen, or grown child, mindful parenting can help bring more awareness and love to bear in your family. Four dharma teachers tell you how.
Books in Brief: November 2024
Sandi Rankaduwa reviews eight inspiring new books by authors of Asian descent.
Celebrating Asian American Buddhists
Noel Alumit introduces the November 2024 issue of <em>Lion's Roar</em>, which celebrates Buddhists of Asian descent.
A Mindful Movement Practice for Embodied Awareness
You don’t just practice mindfulness with your mind. You practice it with your body too. Yoga teacher and Buddhist Cyndi Lee teaches us how.