http://advancedmeditation.com/blog Meditation anywhere anytime Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:47:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The one year anniversary of the Instant Advanced Meditation Course is coming up and I'd love to hear from those of you who've been exploring the I AM practices, the "thought experiments, the Chit Chat calls, the Teleclasses and the personal attention you can get during them. What do you like ... http://advancedmeditation.com/blog/hows-your-i-am-ing/ During the call this morning, we explored a practice called Repairing The Universe. Here's a recording of the call (BTW, if you are using the Safari browser, you *may* have a problem with this player). After you listen, let me know what you think/experience.  CLICK HERE for the audio (will open in ... http://advancedmeditation.com/blog/meditation-without-an-opposite/ Still not sure if you want to take advantage of my Birthday/Mess Up offer? I understand. I've gotten a number of emails with questions like, "How do I use the Course?" and "How does I AM work with my existing practice?" and "I'm a brand new meditator; will I AM work for ... http://advancedmeditation.com/blog/special-i-am-teleseminar/ I have never received so many birthday wishes, e-cards or phone calls in my life! Thanks so much... that was REALLY fun. MUCH to my surprise, so many people took me up on my Birthday / Mess Up special within the first 24 hours that my credit card company called me, ... http://advancedmeditation.com/blog/holy-smokes-meditators-my-credit-card-company-is-worried/ Remember "This Old House," the first home-improvement show, with Bob Villa? After 30 years of meditation, I noticed that I could have been the house on that show. I had spent most of my life, from the time I was 8, treating myself like an improvement project -- a self-improvement project. And the ... http://advancedmeditation.com/blog/this-old-self/ Coming in at #4 is this challenge to meditation: I can't sit still / get my body to relax Contrary to what many people think, meditation is not about becoming a walking coma victim. It's not about moving in slow motion, speaking in a monotone, and having no reaction if you win ... http://advancedmeditation.com/blog/the-next-challenge/ This might start sounding redundant, but, BOY! I'm so amazed at both the quantity of responses I've gotten to my meditation questions... and the quality of the responses. Really heartfelt, insightful, honest, beautiful replies. It's a wonderful thing to actually ENJOY checking email ;-) So, the #3 biggest issue people have ... http://advancedmeditation.com/blog/coming-in-at-a-close-third/ I said "WOW" about how many people responded to my email about why you meditate and what challenges you've faced. But now I want to say THANK YOU. I am so honored to read your honest and revealing replies. I hope my answers can match what you've given me. Out of the ... http://advancedmeditation.com/blog/the-2nd-biggest-meditation-issue/ WOW! So, I send out an email and ask "What's the biggest challenge you have with meditation?" HUNDREDS of readers replied (I was stunned) and, by far, the #1 answer has been: I can't find the time to meditate enough There were some variations, like "I forget..." or "I get too busy..." or "I'm ... http://advancedmeditation.com/blog/answering-the-1-question/