Meditation

Reflections on a Silent Retreat

By Sarah Roberts, Assistant Director of Numinus Insight Meditation Society Last week, I drove to B

Guided Meditation: Relating Mindfully to COVID-19 Stress

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Four Mindfulness Rituals for More Effective Meetings

Here is why and how our meetings went from relatively inefficient to highly effective and enjoyable.

Episode 14: True Happiness with Buddhist Monk Matthieu Ricard

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Why and How to Start Meditating in 2019

Welcome to 2019! The new year can be a simultaneously exciting and daunting time, with the endless

Finding Community

There is a story of a woman who went to visit the Buddha. Upon meeting him, she asked “I’ve be

Episode 6: Meditation and Well-Being with Dharma Teacher Pascal Auclair

“Let go a little and you’ll have a little peace. Let go a lot you’ll have a lot of peace. Le

Episode 2: Mindfulness Growing Pains with Willoughby Britton and Jared Lindahl

Willoughby Britton and Jared Lindahl are two highly influential figures in the mindfulness commun

Episode 1: Announcing the Numinus Podcast with Christian Roy

To mark 2018’s Bell Let’s Talk Day on January 31st, Numinus is excited to be launching a podcas

4 Ways to Get Your Mindfulness Meditation Practice Back on Track this Fall

September marks a period of transition for most of us; we can sense a shift as the days get shorter

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You Won’t Regret It

There aren’t that many decisions you can be certain you won’t regret. Sushi for lunch? You mi

My Week of Insight Meditation

A few weeks ago, two colleagues from Numinus and I drove down to Barre, Massachusetts for a week-lon

Doctor’s Orders: Mindfulness Meditation

“There’s no doubt in my mind that spending a few minutes breathing calmly in a quiet space on

Top 6 Apps for Your Mindfulness Practice

Here are some apps that people from around the Numinus community have found helpful for their Mindfu

Go To Your Room: A Practical Guide to Creating Your Own Meditation Space

In our homes we have rooms designated for sleeping, eating, bathing, watching T.V. What if we create

30 Mindful Days

I was invited to join a group of friends, family, and colleagues in designing and implementing a “

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21-Day Mindfulness Challenge

My Mindfulness practice stumbled a bit over the holidays. And after slumbering through the first wee

Strategies for Maintaining Mindfulness Practice in Busy Times

How do we fit Mindfulness into an already complicated scheduling equation? Here are my top 7 strat

Why Meditate? When to Start?

Many of us believe we can still our own minds just by willing it or distracting ourselves from our w