Dying with Dad, Part 5
By Jessica Graham Last month my dad would have been 55 years old. With his birthday coming up I thought it was high time I got back to my Dying with Dad series. It’s been… Read More »Dying with Dad, Part 5
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Compassion Meditation May Boost Neural Basis of Empathy
From ScienceBlog A compassion-based meditation program can significantly improve a person’s ability to read the facial expressions of others, finds a study published by Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. This boost in empathic accuracy was… Read More »Compassion Meditation May Boost Neural Basis of Empathy
Live Streaming Mindfulness Meditation from Deconstructing Yourself
Deconstructing Yourself Transcends Time and Space I love teaching mindfulness meditation. Working closely with the excellent human beings who come to class is one of the things I’m most passionate about in my life. One… Read More »Live Streaming Mindfulness Meditation from Deconstructing Yourself
Slowing Down
by Jessica Graham For a long time I’ve been a person that is always on the go. It’s been this way since I was a kid. Even then, I constantly needed something to do and… Read More »Slowing Down
How Did You First Start Meditating? Jessica Graham Interviewed by Altara Michelle of Gobble Green
In this local Silverlake interview, Altara Michelle of Gobble Green interviews Jessica Graham about her meditation practice and how it has impacted her health. The interview centers on healthy living, as fits with Gobble Green’s… Read More »How Did You First Start Meditating? Jessica Graham Interviewed by Altara Michelle of Gobble Green
Mindfulness Meditation Can Help Reduce Loneliness, Risk of Alzheimer’s and Cardiovascular Disease
According to experts meditation is a quick and efficient way to lower stress, but new research discovers mindfulness meditation may also reduce loneliness in older adults. In a study conducted at Carnegie Mellon University experts… Read More »Mindfulness Meditation Can Help Reduce Loneliness, Risk of Alzheimer’s and Cardiovascular Disease
Meditation Could Protect You From The Flu
By Amanda L. Chan for Huffington Post Who knew meditation could be so handy during cold and flu season? A small new study finds that mindfulness meditation and moderate exercise seem to have protective effects… Read More »Meditation Could Protect You From The Flu
Yearning – Insights into Spiritual and Creative Freedom
by Jessica Graham There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled. You feel it, don’t you? -Rumi A few times a… Read More »Yearning – Insights into Spiritual and Creative Freedom
The Body as the Direct Path, Part 2
Welcome to the second installment of Mike Zittel’s amazing graphic mindfulness instruction series. In this part he starts right up where he left off in Part One, talking about various ways of meditating on sensory… Read More »The Body as the Direct Path, Part 2
Mindfulness of the Body
In mindfulness, the body is where to begin Mindfulness of the body didn’t come easily to me. When I first started meditating in the late 1970s, I had a very hard time sitting still. I… Read More »Mindfulness of the Body
Meditation Helps You Find Creative Solutions
by Charles Choi Meditation is often thought to help open up the mind, and new findings suggest it can steer people away from the mental traps that drag out problem solving. Meditative techniques could help… Read More »Meditation Helps You Find Creative Solutions
Meditators More Aware of ‘Uh-oh’ Moments
By Michael Kennedy for Futurity People who meditate do better on tasks that require self-control because they are more open to their own emotions, new research finds. For psychologists, self-control or “executive control” is the… Read More »Meditators More Aware of ‘Uh-oh’ Moments
Teaching Mindfulness
By Jessica Graham I’ve recently had the wonderful experience of a student of mine beginning to teach. He has a very unique and compelling voice to share with his students. Watching him grow into himself… Read More »Teaching Mindfulness