Purely Potent » meditation https://purelypotent.com Purely Potent Fri, 13 Jan 2017 01:59:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Learn the Practice of Meditation and Mindfulness https://purelypotent.com/learn-the-practice-of-meditation-and-mindfulness/ https://purelypotent.com/learn-the-practice-of-meditation-and-mindfulness/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2015 10:18:25 +0000 http://purelypotent.com/?p=265 There’s been considerable interest in my upcoming course, Finding Your Still Point – an introduction to the practice of meditation and mindfulness. I also received requests to run the programme in the evenings or on the weekend…so I’ve decided to run the course again next month, this time to run on Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday. So here are the 2 options:

Weekdays: Thursday-Friday, 30-31 July 2015
10am-4pm on both days

or

Evening/ Weekend: Friday- Sunday, 21-23 August 2015
7-9pm on Friday, 2-6pm on Saturday and 9am-1pm on Sunday

More details below – Hope to see you there!
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]]> https://purelypotent.com/the-goal-of-meditation/feed/ 0 Finding Your Still Point https://purelypotent.com/finding-your-still-point/ https://purelypotent.com/finding-your-still-point/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2015 23:55:59 +0000 http://purelypotent.com/?p=236 An introduction to the practice of meditation and mindfulness – 30 and 31 July 2015, 10am-4pm. More details are provided below. I’ll be maintaining a small group size, so book early to secure your slot.

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]]> https://purelypotent.com/finding-your-still-point/feed/ 0 Why meditate, you ask? Here are 20 reasons! https://purelypotent.com/why-meditate-you-ask-here-are-20-reasons/ https://purelypotent.com/why-meditate-you-ask-here-are-20-reasons/#comments Wed, 06 May 2015 04:42:12 +0000 http://purelypotent.com/?p=173 keep calm and meditateSome of you may have seen my earlier post, 10 Science-Based Reasons to START MEDITATING TODAY!, with the infographic showing 10 benefits of meditation. That infographic was inspired by the great success of another article written by the same author, Emma Seppala Ph.D, listing 20 benefits! Here they are:

1 – Increases immune function
2 – Decreases pain
3 – Decreases inflammation at the cellular level
4 – Increases positive emotion
5 – Decreases depression
6 – Decreases anxiety
7 – Decreases stress
8 – Increases social connection & emotional intelligence
9 – Makes you more compassionate
10 – Makes you feel less lonely
11 – Improves your ability to regulate your emotions
12 – Improves your ability to introspect
13 – Increases grey matter
14 – Increases volume in areas related to emotion regulation, positive emotions & self-control
15 – Increases cortical thickness in areas related to paying attention
16 – Increases your focus & attention
17 – Improves your ability to multitask
18 – Improves your memory
19 – Improves your ability to be creative & think outside the box
20 – It makes you wise(r). How? By giving you perspective and keeping you real

Research studies seem to indicate that the more you meditate, the more you benefit. It really doesn’t need to take up a lot of your time – all you need to do is set aside a minimum of ten minutes a day, every day.

START MEDITATING TODAY!

 

]]> https://purelypotent.com/why-meditate-you-ask-here-are-20-reasons/feed/ 0 10 Science-Based Reasons to START MEDITATING TODAY! https://purelypotent.com/10-science-based-reasons-to-start-meditating-today/ https://purelypotent.com/10-science-based-reasons-to-start-meditating-today/#comments Wed, 06 May 2015 03:58:07 +0000 http://purelypotent.com/?p=167 I came across a great article online about the benefits of meditation. Accompanying it was an infographic providing 10 science based reasons to start meditating – here it is:

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