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Yoga, Tai Chi and Meditation – Foundations for Wellness

Yoga, Tai Chi and Meditation – Foundations for Wellness

Anna Hunt, Staff Writer
Waking Times

No longer do the Eastern practices of yoga, tai chi and meditation remain esoteric mysteries to us Westerners. Eccentric gurus living in secluded ashrams and mountain-side dojos have passed on their secrets to worldly students. Ancient texts have been translated into multiple languages, analyzed … More

May 14, 2013 | By | 2 Replies More
Four Quick Mindfulness Exercises

Four Quick Mindfulness Exercises

Eden Kozlowski, Contributor
Waking Times

As a lover and teacher of meditation and mindfulness, I see the adverse affects of stress everyday in my clients – physically, emotionally and spiritually. I am witnessing more and more that any moments of awareness we can give ourselves during the day can be … More

May 11, 2013 | By | Reply More
The Mind vs. Brain Debate (What is Consciousness?)

The Mind vs. Brain Debate (What is Consciousness?)

Christina Sarich, Contributor
Waking Times

The mind vs. brain debate has been going on since before Aristotle. He and Plato argued that the soul housed intelligence or wisdom and that it could not be placed within the physical body. In a well-described version of dualism, Descartes identifies mind with … More

May 9, 2013 | By | 10 Replies More
Why Do You Seek Freedom?

Why Do You Seek Freedom?

Colin Bondi, Contributor
Waking Times

There are an endless number of things to want in this world. Desires are endless because when one desire is satisfied soon another rises to take its place, continuing the cycle of wanting. Human life is usually characterized by movement (desire) either towards some object … More

May 9, 2013 | By | 4 Replies More
The Law of Attraction Unveiled

The Law of Attraction Unveiled

Chris Bourne, Contributor
Waking Times

Harnessing the attractive power of the universe

Unless you’ve woken up recently, you’ve probably heard much about the so called “Law of Attraction”. Motivational Gurus the world over seem to be advocating it’s use to create the reality we might want, to generate abundance in … More

May 8, 2013 | By | 6 Replies More
Esoteric Knowledge Throughout Time

Esoteric Knowledge Throughout Time

Belsebuub, Guest Writer
Waking Times

Go far enough back in time and you’ll reach to a point where entire societies were based around the universal knowledge of the journey of consciousness in its awakening – in Central and South America, Easter Island, Egypt, Cambodia, India and in many other places … More

May 6, 2013 | By | 19 Replies More
Consciousness and the Direction of Structure

Consciousness and the Direction of Structure

Tony Wright, Guest Writer
Waking Times

Solving the mystery of human evolution using Darwin’s basic theory required no more than a simple reinterpretation of existing data and the application of basic biological principles. The same approach simultaneously resolves several other major enigmas in disciplines rarely considered within the same context. … More

May 6, 2013 | By | 5 Replies More
Marijuana Verses Leading Pharmaceuticals In The Treatment of Colon Cancer

Marijuana Verses Leading Pharmaceuticals In The Treatment of Colon Cancer

Kent Mao, Contributor
Waking Times

Medical marijuana has been touted as an effective cancer treatment for decades by its various supporters, but despite the growing number of states that have legalized cannabis for medical purposes, marijuana remains a sparsely recommended drug for patients with life-threatening illnesses.

On the other … More

May 6, 2013 | By | 9 Replies More
Mount Kailash -The Seat of the Soul of the Planet

Mount Kailash -The Seat of the Soul of the Planet

Christina Sarich, Contributor
Waking Times

There are numerous puja sites throughout India where the spiritually minded can travel to gather prana and take in the sites along the way. From over a thousand Shiva temples, the remnants of numerous Buddha Temples, Jain Temples and geographic locations, including lakes, rivers, and … More

May 4, 2013 | By | 1 Reply More
Sex and Spirituality

Sex and Spirituality

Julian Rose, Contributor
Waking Times

Now then – sex and the spirit! The verb sense: sex as an act, primarily of procreation. The noun sense: sex as that which is duality: male and female. Duality which is the essence of movement. Movement which is everything.

Is that a fair start?… More

May 4, 2013 | By | 4 Replies More
The Currency Of Kindness

The Currency Of Kindness

Soren Dreier, Contributing Writer
Waking Times

A most powerful force is kindness. It seems to have a life of its own. It´s like a manifested organism multiplying on the inside and the outside. Highly contagious.

There are levels to the value of it of course.

Some manifested kindness is not … More

May 4, 2013 | By | 7 Replies More
Unlocking the Intuitive Intelligence of the Human Heart

Unlocking the Intuitive Intelligence of the Human Heart

Waking Times

When discussing big ideas like global peace and a global shift into a higher state of consciousness, most people are either skeptical of these possibilities, or uncertain of how this could possibly come to pass in a world as riddled with challenges as ours. In these scientifically driven … More

April 26, 2013 | By | 15 Replies More
Mysticism and Ordinary Consciousness

Mysticism and Ordinary Consciousness

Emmanuel Karavousanos, Contributor
Waking Times

In reading, hearing and watching the news of the day, we learn of the horrors that go on in our world. Though much of the news is all too troubling, there is also some that is good and often, promising. Perhaps the good can be … More

April 24, 2013 | By | 4 Replies More
Boston Terror – Another Red Pill / Blue Pill Moment for America

Boston Terror – Another Red Pill / Blue Pill Moment for America

Sigmund Fraud
Waking Times

Americans love to be entertained, and we love watch other people’s lives unfold in chaos, scandal and violence. We love narratives about conquering evil with overwhelming firepower. We love scripts and adventures, and swashbuckling gun battles, underdogs, dead bad guys and heroic gunfighters. We love to … More

April 23, 2013 | By | 6 Replies More
How One Simple Breathing Technique Can Prolong Your Life: Nadi Shodhana

How One Simple Breathing Technique Can Prolong Your Life: Nadi Shodhana

Christina Sarich, Contributor
Waking Times

In a recent six-year study conducted on over 2800 men from Copenhagen, Denmark, scientists discovered that the resting heart rate has a whole lot to do with the length of our lives. Ancient yogis knew this too, when they pointed to elephants and other large … More

April 22, 2013 | By | 15 Replies More
How to Send Less Trash to the Landfill

How to Send Less Trash to the Landfill

Jill Richardson, Guest Writer
Waking Times

My new neighbor knocked on my door and introduced herself as the vice president of the local homeowner’s association. “How friendly!” I thought. “She’s welcoming me to the neighborhood.”

Then she wrinkled her nose and motioned toward an enclosed bin on my porch, saying, … More

April 20, 2013 | By | 2 Replies More
Astral Projection Technique: Concentration on the Heart

Astral Projection Technique: Concentration on the Heart

Belsebuub, Guest Writer
Waking Times

One of the most effective exercises of astral projection is concentration on the heart. This exercise has been used for this purpose for probably thousands of years, and it’s the one I’ve used most. Virtually anything that focuses the mind upon one thing can be … More

April 19, 2013 | By | 3 Replies More
Why Coconut Oil Is Better Than the Other Vegetable Oils in Your Pantry

Why Coconut Oil Is Better Than the Other Vegetable Oils in Your Pantry

Elaine Rosales, Guest Writer
Waking Times

Many people think that cooking oils like corn, soy, safflower, sunflower and canola are good for their health just because they’re made from vegetables or plants. But nothing could be further from the truth.

In fact, these oils are probably the worst oils you … More

April 19, 2013 | By | 10 Replies More
Tibetan Exercises for Eye Health

Tibetan Exercises for Eye Health

Waking Times

With so much time in front of the computer screens, tablets and TV sets, staring at one spot, our eyes need exercise to remain healthy. The following is an interesting approach towards eye health designed by Tibetan monks.

Give your body and your EYES the nutrition they need!More

April 19, 2013 | By | 5 Replies More
The Meaning of Sacred Geometry

The Meaning of Sacred Geometry

Randall Carlson, Guest Writer
Waking Times

Most of us tend to think of geometry as a relatively dry, if not altogether boring, subject remembered from our Middle school years, consisting of endless axioms, definitions, postulates and proofs, hearkening back, in fact, to the methodology of Euclids Elements, in form … More

April 17, 2013 | By | 8 Replies More