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    This week on tricycle.com Paid Member

    Posted by Sam Mowe on 23 May 2011
    If you were asked to imagine yourself meditating, what would you look like? For many of us the picture that springs to mind is a seated figure, cross-legged on a cushion. But there are many ways to meditate. This week on tricycle.com we are featuring a practice piece on walking meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh. He writes, "You can take a step and touch the earth in such a way that you establish yourself in the present moment; you will arrive in the here and the now." More »
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    Qigong for meditators Paid Member

    Posted by Sam Mowe on 11 May 2011
    In "Qigong for meditators," from the current issue of Tricycle, Teja Bell shows us how the practice of qigong can help us energize our meditation practices. To supplement Bell's article we have instructional qigong videos that we will post on this blog every Wednesday for the next four weeks. Below is the first video on "Standing Meditation." More »
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    Free event May 8th at Japan Society with Sensei Bonnie Myotai Treace Paid Member

    Posted by Philip Ryan on 04 May 2011
    This Sunday, May 8th, which is also Mother's Day, Sensei Bonnie Myotai Treace will host the second of her meditation classes and talks on the life and poetry of Buddhist nun Otagaki Rengetsu (1791–1875) at New York City's Japan Society. We mentioned this event, called "Spring is Hers," here. Myotai Sensei led the Tricycle Community in a wonderful retreat called "Whole Life Offering" last summer. This event is free to all. Click here to RSVP at the Japan Society at (212) 715-1224. Myotai Sensei's website: 108 bowls Further reading: More »
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    The Brains of Buddhist Monks Paid Member

    Posted by Sam Mowe on 25 Apr 2011
    Buddhism and the brain is a hot topic these days. Here's a recent BBC News report on meditation and the brains of Buddhist monks: More »
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    Meditation makes you a more rational decision maker Paid Member

    Posted by Rachel on 20 Apr 2011
    According to a recent study conducted by researchers in Canada and the US, meditation can actually reprogram the brain to make more rational--and less emotional--decisions. Via USA Today: More »
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    Is Sitting a Lethal Activity? Paid Member

    Posted by Sam Mowe on 18 Apr 2011
    We've all heard the meditation instruction "just sit," but what if just sitting leads to an early grave? A recent piece at The New York Times explores an emerging field that some call inactivity studies: More »