Author: The Other Schell
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This writing is dedicated to my cousin Brian K. who has often been a shining light in my life. This article was written in response to a question posed to me by a friend. His question came as a response to an excerpt from the…
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On one day in May I meditated in the late morning as the construction work that I was scheduled to do that day was called off. After meditation I went outside with my niece’s dog so that she could run around the back yard as I drank a cup of coffee. I was in an…
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Buddhist and meditation teacher Tara Brach leads a Vipassana meditation group at the River Road Unitarian Church in Bethesda. (Andrea Bruce Woodall /The Washington Post) Sara Lazar, a neuroscientist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, was one of the first scientists to take the anecdotal claims about the benefits of meditation and mindfulness…
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Wisconsin elementary-school teachers are incorporating simple mental exercises in the classroom to promote well-being, thanks to a partnership between the Madison Metropolitan School District and the Center for Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Center worked with fifth-grade classroom teachers and other personnel at Glendale Elementary in Madison, Wis.,…
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Meditation has the potential to literally transform the world. In 1978, what is known as the “Maharishi Effect” took place when a group of 7000 individuals over the course of 3 weeks were meditating in hopes of positively effecting the surrounding city. They were able to literally transform the collective energy of the city which…
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02.08.17 3:30 am WARNING: The Surgeon General has determined that digesting the following words could affect your mind in a way that causes you to think, feel, and act, differently. Proceed with extreme caution! Why is it that some of the most clear thoughts come to one as they awaken in the middle of…
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One of the many benefits gained by people who regularly set down the busyness of their lives to practice thought clearing meditation is that you become equipped with the ability to place a mental space between you and negative thought cycles. As this is happening spontaneously your physical and mental sensations expand to include…
