The human brain is the most complex piece of hardware in the known universe. It’s an immensely powerful tool. The brain is also the device through which we decode and perceive reality. So to say that it’s important to optimize brain function is a severe understatement. I think we can Read more…
Floatation tanks (aka float tanks, isolation tanks or sensory deprivation tanks) are lightless, mostly soundproof tanks filled with Epsom salt and water at skin temperature, which makes you float on the surface of the water. In this setting, you experience little to no external stimuli and are able to relax Read more…
Note: This is the same general practice as the Coffee Mindfulness Meditation, but with some slight variations. Are you living your life consciously or through unconscious patterns? Are you mind-full or mindful? If you’re mind-full (lost in thought), you’re living life on auto-pilot, unconsciously reacting to everything that comes your Read more…
Mindfulness is the very most important state to be in. Literally everything else in life is hinged upon mindfulness (or lack thereof). When you’re mindful, you’re fully immersed in what you’re doing, completely present and conscious of your own state of being. This not only allows you to more fully Read more…
A Prelude to Nothingness “Only nothingness can be infinite; somethingness is bound to be finite. Only out of nothingness is an infinite expanse of life, existence, possible – not out of somethingness. God is not somebody: He is nobody or, more correctly, nobodiness. God is not something: he is nothing Read more…
Face it, we all can improve our focus. Today’s world is an endless, omnipresent circus of distraction. We’re in the process of learning how to integrate all of this new technology into our lives. It’s trial and error on a gigantic scale. Because ubiquitous technology is so new to our Read more…
There I was, wearing a maroon robe, in a pyramid-shaped auditorium full of people, screaming incoherent gibberish in a voice that was half Yoda and half Jamaican until I broke out into uncontrollable, cackling laughter. Here’s the kicker… This was all part of a meditation. How awesome is that? I Read more…
When was the last time you experienced complete awe? When was the last time you experienced that magical feeling of childlike wonder? Most of us lose our sense of awe by adulthood and coast through daily life on monotonous auto-pilot. We slowly fade from being awe-inspired to being awe-tomatons. Far too often, Read more…