creating a sacred space

November 29, 2013 Patricia Dornelles 0 Comments

In order to begin the practice of meditation one needs to create a sacred space. Sacred spaces are not just meant to be in cathedrals, churches or other special locations. A sacred space is an area that you set aside for yourself – a space where you can spend some time in prayer, that is …

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When working on yourself doesn’t feel like you’re working on yourself

November 9, 2013 Patricia Dornelles 0 Comments

When you’re in pain and life is hard; when your self esteem is at its low point and you are struggling. As you work on your issues, you work through painful feelings and you feel like this struggle counts as ‘working on yourself’, and it is. One way of coping through difficult times is by …

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What is meditation and why should I do it?

November 7, 2013 Patricia Dornelles 0 Comments

Everybody talks about meditation, but I’m not really sure what the benefit is. I sit down, can’t sit down cross-legged like they show in the pictures; and then I try to be quiet, but all I really do is continue thinking about stuff. Is it really possible to stop thinking? Yeah, I know, you are …

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