by James | Jun 5, 2013 | BodyMind, Meditation, Your Brain on Matcha
One of the excellent health benefits of matcha green tea is that it increases alpha brain wave production. Alpha brain waves are associated with feelings of well being and relaxation. For instance, when people swim with dolphins, their brains exhibit more alpha brain...
by James | Nov 9, 2012 | BodyMind, Increasing Energy, Meditation
Matcha Tea was very popular among the monastics in ancient Japan and China. Prone to meditate for more than eight hours at a time, matcha proved a valuable meditation aid that would assist in keeping the monks clearheaded and calm during intense zazen sessions. Matcha...
by James | Mar 31, 2011 | Anxiety, BodyMind, Detoxification, Increasing Energy, Inner Power, Longevity, Meditation
I have found that an integral strategy for anxiety is best.. the opposite of integral is a pharmaceutical approach, which is linear. Not that drugs can’t help, they often do, but integral strategies hit the problem from multiple angles, because anxiety usually...
by James | Dec 30, 2009 | BodyMind, Creativity, Meditation
I once heard integral philosopher Ken Wilber discuss a powerful combination of using Genpo Roshi’s Big Mind meditation with Holosync audio meditation technology developed by Bill Harris. Wilber conveyed that combining the two techniques produced a very deep and...
by James | Oct 1, 2009 | Anxiety, BodyMind, Creativity, Increasing Energy, Inner Power, Longevity, Meditation
Who chooses where you put your attention? Does the media? Your TV? The brands and billboards we see around us? I am going to wager that we can all take control of where we put our attention and that choice is incredibly powerful. Will, when it is free, is the power to...
by James | Aug 19, 2009 | Anxiety, BodyMind, Creativity, Meditation
Thoughts run through the mind, all the time. Consider observing them, as they arise. Watch your mind, and see how some thoughts are benefiting you, and how some are doing you harm. For example, a negative thought can immediately cause stress hormones to be released...
