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How do Meditation and Gratitude Go Together?

by Ari Stewart | Nov 9, 2022 | Mindfulness

How do Meditation and Gratitude Go Together? If you’re feeling stuck, mindful gratitude mindfulness can help you see the silver lining and move through life’s challenges. Share this on: It’s easy to get hard on ourselves for not living up to our own expectations at...

3 Simple Exercises to Strengthen Mental Fitness

by Ari Stewart | Mar 15, 2022 | Mindfulness

3 Simple Exercises to Strengthen Mental Fitness Looking at our mind’s patterns and emotional and physical responses is the root system that allows our mental fitness to grow. Share this on: Until we learn how to listen to our own internal dialogue without judgment,...

How to Be Burma: Three Steps to Integrate Mindfulness

by Ari Stewart | Feb 17, 2022 | Meditation

How to Be Burma Three Steps to Integrate Mindfulness Share this on: “Be Burma!” my teacher lovingly exclaimed. I knew exactly what he meant by this foreign phrase because I had been living in Burma for the past four months on a meditation retreat. Living among the...

5 Benefits of Meditation Retreat by a Former Monk

by Ari Stewart | Jan 18, 2022 | Meditation

5 Benefits of Meditation Retreat by a Former Monk Retreat is an incredibly powerful opportunity to gain a sense of connection with ourselves, and with the people and living things around us. Share this on: After you’ve convinced your spouse, partner or boss to let...