It can be hard to stick with your meditation practice when you're wrestling with strong emotions. Here's some helpful perspective on why it's essential to keep at it, from WITHIN teacher Devon Pipars.
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For 10 years, Holly’s life consisted of non-stop work around the clock as a public accountant. She was stressed and exhausted, as are many students who come into our studio looking for a reprieve from the never-ending barrage of emails, deadlines, and meetings. Then, she started meditating. Here’s what happened next.
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Whether you're just considering dipping your toes in, or have been meditating for years, these books offer helpful guidance and inspiration on meditation, mindfulness, and living a rich life.
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We get lots of great questions from new meditators. Here's one of our favorites, answered by WITHIN teacher Devon Pipars.
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We may not all live in the jungle anymore, but we still respond to everyone and everything around us just like we would to tigers lurking in the shadows. You're feeling the social threat of your boss, your coworkers, and technology as strongly as you would a threat to your very life. No wonder you're stressed out!
The good news is, there are quick and effective ways to shift out of the mindsets that are causing you stress, and you don't even have to leave your desk to do them. Here’s how.
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A meditation practice may sound like a good idea, but how do you actually do it? What are you supposed to do, the first time you meditate? How do you sit? What do you focus on? How do you know if you're doing it right?
These are the kinds of questions we get all the time in our studio. We've put together a step-by-step guide to help you try out mindfulness meditation, based on what we tell people in class.
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So, you're curious about doing our #MindfulStart Meditation Challenge, but you've got questions. How do you know if doing the challenge is for you? We've been getting lots of questions from people like you who are thinking about diving in. Here are our top 5.
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It’s overwhelming, trying to keep up with everything: getting work done on deadline; finding the time to get groceries; replying to at least most of the emails that hit your inbox…let alone having an appropriate response to all the craziness going on in the world.Here are three of my favorite ways to stop overwhelm in its tracks, before it overwhelms me.
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For each individual who walks through our doors, there's a unique story about the path that led them there. We asked one of our regular students if she would be willing to share why she comes to WITHIN, as inspiration for people who may not have tried it yet. Here's what she said.
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It's such a hot topic these days, you'd think mindfulness was something new. Of course, it isn't - people have been practicing mindfulness meditation for, literally, thousands of years - but there's been an explosion of research about how it affects our brains in the past ten years. Here are three of our favorite ways meditation has been proven to help your brain.
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