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Sunday, May 31, 2009

Own the Moment

In meditation, focusing on here and now reduces health-harming stress

I want you to try something. It’s easy; you don’t even have to put down the paper. When you’re done reading this paragraph, breathe and only think about your breath. The moment you think about something else, it could be the weather, soccer practice, how awesome or awful this chair is, come back to the article. Go ahead, try.
OK, how many breaths did you make it through? Two? Three? Five? Not that it matters, but it was probably fewer than you thought it would be. That’s the mind though, restless, wandering around the future or past. Unfortunately, that doesn’t do your body much good. (More)

Source: The Dalles Chronicle

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