by Shawn Radcliffe | Jan 26, 2019 | Meditation, Yoga
Scientists have found that meditation can boost your mental health, reduce stress levels, and relieve chronic pain. Classic yoga and meditation texts also tell us that meditation can help you see the world — and your own mind — more clearly. This enables you to...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Mar 21, 2016 | Health, Meditation, Yoga
Meditation practice is more than just contemplating your navel (the belly button, that is, not the orange). The benefits of meditation include helping you concentrate, relax, reduce your stress and relieve fatigue. Meditation has also been used alongside conventional...
by Shawn Radcliffe | May 22, 2015 | Health, Meditation
At some point in our lives most of us have dreamed of a simpler lifestyle. No more stressful meetings. No more late-night text messages from inconsiderate friends or creepy exes. But no matter how many times we wish for a long overdue break, we never seem to be able...
by Shawn Radcliffe | May 22, 2015 | Health, Meditation, Writing, Yoga
This has been a week of Slowing Down. One moment at a time. And now that Saturday is almost here, it’s a chance to step back from the fast-paced world of technology — iPhones, non-stop Facebook videos, and distracted one-line messages to friends. But it’s not...
by Shawn Radcliffe | May 12, 2015 | Meditation, Yoga
Meditation has never been fun. In his first sermon at the Deer Park, I doubt the Buddha said to his disciples, “You should stop by BuddhaWorks on Friday night. We’ll be sitting around until our butts go numb and we come face-to-face with our annoying monkey minds. And...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Dec 4, 2013 | Creativity, Meditation
If you want to be an artist — maybe a writer or a painter, or one of those people who designs window displays at big name department stores in New York City — what’s the one thing you need? Talent? Sure, that helps. But you can learn skills that you...
