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Across cultures and time, people have discovered benefits to their health and well-being from contemplative practices, such as meditation and prayer.

Contemplative practices of some form are found in all of the major faith traditions. Scientists are only now beginning to understand how meditation produces positive effects. It is easy to start a contemplative practice, and with time and practice you may find that the benefits are transforming.

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Navigating Life’s Big Changes With Ease

Deborah Roth, MA, PCC -

Making the changes in your life work for you.

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Depression Meditation Resilience

Using Mindfulness To Alter Your Mood

Vickie Chang, Ph.D. -

The mindfulness technique can help eliminate your symptoms of depression.

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Depression Meditation

“Letting It All Go: One Step Closer To Me”

Troy Roness -

Each morning brings with it the turning of a page in the book of our existence.

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Meditation Relationships

Zen Bite: You!

Mark Eckhardt -

So who are “you” anyway?

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Happiness Meditation

Zen Bite: Taming the Bull

Mark Eckhardt -

Just over 60 years ago, there was almost no mention of meditation in Western popular culture except in the most

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Happiness Meditation

Zen Bite: Hitting the Wall

Mark Eckhardt -

In Zen Buddhist practice, people often report feeling “stuck” in life.

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That juicy state of happiness

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Your browser does not support the video tag. For Alanis Morissette, happiness is a temporary but "juicy" state.

Meditation and kindness

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Your browser does not support the video tag. Singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette explains how meditation makes her a kinder and more loving person.

The space between your thoughts

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Your browser does not support the video tag. Actor Richard Gere ponders his personal philosophy of meditation. He talks about the value of...

Remembering to exhale

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Your browser does not support the video tag. Dr. Michael Baime, director of the University of Pennsylvania Program for Stress Management, tells us...

A survivor’s story

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Your browser does not support the video tag. Michelle, diagnosed with ovarian cancer, struggles with the changes in her life. In addition to...

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