Posts Tagged with "meditation"

A quick introduction to Meditation

Thursday, September 29, 2011

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A quick introduction to Meditation

Have you ever thought about meditation? There are many different ideas out there on what it is exactly and what it’s good for. I wouldn’t be a human being if I didn’t have an opinion on the topic myself. This blogpost gives you one of many views, but a view from someone with personal experience. [...]

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7 Reasons to Start Meditating Today

Thursday, July 8, 2010

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Are you having trouble focussing on a single task, being constantly distracted by thoughts? Have you ever listened to your mind chattering away in your head? You have, haven’t you! At night when you lie in your bed you can’t stop thinking about things, how life should be, what your goals are or what you’ll [...]

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The one Essential skill you need to learn

Thursday, August 20, 2009

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In my view there is one single skill that’s at the basis of all other skills and that’s truly essential to personal development. Although it’s very important few people ever master it. I would even goes as far as to say that without this one skill -although mastering it isn’t necessary- it is impossible to [...]

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Embrace failure, it’s your best friend in life

Friday, July 10, 2009

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Cath Duncan from mineyourresources.com made a comment a while back on one of my blogposts (What all the “get rich” Blogs don’t tell you) I’d going to have a closer look at today: I totally agree that action is what makes the difference in results – even imperfect action. In improv storytelling they have the [...]

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Stoic psychological tactics part five: meditation

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

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  This blogpost is part five in a series of five exploring the Stoic psychological tactics that can be used to rediscover joy in your life and is based on William Irvine’s A guide to the good life. A lot can be said about meditation and there are countless ways to practice it. None of [...]

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Why we hurt ourselves, the effects of hormones on our well-being

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

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As therapist I often told people who were depressed to just go and take a walk. Preferably with a little bit of fire in their pace. You have no idea how many people have looked at me strangely for suggesting that they take a hike. If you are a runner you probably know why, but [...]

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