Meditation on being mindful of the sounds around you.
Sound Awareness Meditation: approx 20 minutes
Listen to me
Resources
Don’t Worry: Happiness Level Not Set in Stone
“Don’t worry, be happy” may be more than just a wishful mantra. A new study finds that people’s happiness levels can change substantially.
Robert Thurman: Breathing Meditation
Robert Thurman leads the meditation for being mindful of the breath.
Huffington Post Blogs
Take Away Suffering From Chronic Physical Pain

Shinzen Young, a well-known meditation teacher, uses a very apt metaphor for describing the difference between physical pain and suffering. [...]
The Importance of Being Unhappy
Lately, there is an explosion of research and writing on “how to be happy.” Spiritualists such as the Dalai Lama, [...]
Steve Jobs, Pop!Tech 2011, and Compassion
Steve Jobs was often criticized for his apparent lack of compassion. He was not known for making generous philanthropic donations [...]
A Gift to the Secret Life
We all have a secret life — that includes you too! You are like Gurov in Chekov’s story “Lady with [...]
Confessions of a Confused Mom

I am a confused mother! I am a mother who does not want to simply uphold the way I was [...]
Materialism Is Not All Bad!
President Obama had a hugely successful trip to India, a country that shares several political and economic values with the U.S. [...]
To Be or Not to Be — Angry!
Lately, I have felt a lot of anger and aggression in the air — no need to list the reasons, [...]
Negotiating Paradoxes of Nonjudments

We are living in very confusing times. On one hand we are expected to be nonjudgmental (as in accepting, respectful, [...]


