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Enhance Your Health with Inner Smile Meditation

by Amy Pattee Colvin | Dec 6, 2019 | Acceptance, Compassion, Meditation, Qigong, Wellness

Often life is fraught with both exhilaration and exhaustion. It is essential to maintain balance as you navigate daily obligations—some enjoyable, some not—with time to rest and recharge. A Taoist technique I often use—to bring myself back into the present moment, and...

9 Reasons to Go on a Spiritual Tour

by Amy Pattee Colvin | Oct 30, 2019 | Acceptance, Compassion, Meditation, Qigong, Wellness

In today’s world, we often live life at high speed. Continual low-grade stress or anxiety is our constant companion. Often we’re worried about work, finances, or family life. This sense of pressure, both internal and external, leads us to shove more...

How Mindfulness Supports You as You Age

by Amy Pattee Colvin | Oct 25, 2019 | Acceptance, Meditation, Qigong, Wellness

Mindfulness is the secular practice of intentional, present moment awareness of our thoughts, bodily sensations, and feelings without judgment or distress. Mindfulness counteracts the times your brain is on autopilot. It is a practical tool that supports you as you...

10 Scientific Benefits of Compassion Meditation

by Amy Pattee Colvin | Sep 6, 2019 | Acceptance, Compassion, Meditation

In western culture, during previous decades, meditation was once considered to be a new-age, mystical practice. However, mindfulness has grown in popularity, and meditation has become more mainstream. Over the past ten years, researchers have studied and validated the...

Embodied Mindfulness Harmonizes Mind and Body

by Amy Pattee Colvin | Jul 2, 2019 | Meditation, Qigong, Wellness

Embodied Mindfulness Harmonizes Mind and Body From a neuroscience perspective, embodied mindfulness practices combine focused awareness, intentional breathing, and meditative movement to provide unique health benefits. Qigong, one example of an embodied mindfulness...

How to Breathe While Meditating

by Amy Pattee Colvin | Oct 7, 2018 | Meditation, Wellness

How breathing works Breathing is a natural part of life. When we’re not consciously controlling it, the autonomic nervous system controls our breath. This system works automatically, without conscious effort. Unlike other visceral (e.g., digestion, endocrine,...