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Happiness and Joy

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Often yoga is associated with discipline, hard work, denial and even rigorous practice. Sure, we talk a lot in Yoga about discipline, and yes, we need that, but really, Yoga is the "Art of Joyful Living" (Swami Rama). We confuse joy with happiness, not knowing what either is except that it's something that makes me feel good, invoking in me the feeling of being happy. Scientific research names three sources that give us "happiness": Pleasure (positive sensory experience, for example … [Read more...]

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Happiness, it is sitting right in front of you

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I am: a psychologist with more than 30 years of clinical experience; a qigong teacher with nearly 15 years of study, practice and teaching; and a man who is nearly 60 and has spent most of his life searching for happiness. And I really didn't understand that a central element to that happiness was sitting in front of me all the time. As a psychotherapist, I was looking for the right theoretical school, the right technique, the right approach to help my clients not only heal, but also find … [Read more...]

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Choosing the Difference

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Several years ago, I entered a three-week retreat, during which time I disconnected from everyone and everything. Something hugely powerful and irresistible was pulling me away from the outside world, towards an unknown inner journey of reflection, release and renewal. It was as if I had an appointment for which I was not ready. An alchemical process was going to catalyze something within me, my intuition told me, which was going to get me ready by dissolving what might be in the way, by … [Read more...]

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The Best Is Yet To Come

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"The power to fulfill our dreams is within each of us. We alone have the responsibility to shape our lives. When we understand this, we know that nothing, and no one, can deny us greatness. We are the ones pushing ourselves forward or holding ourselves back. The power to succeed or fail is ours alone." -- Unknown Living a balanced life is something we all strive to achieve. We want great things for ourselves and our loved ones and we want some degree of control over our lives. We want … [Read more...]

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New film finds solutions to global problems

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Economics of Happiness: Going local can help solve our global crises The launch of The Economics of Happiness, a one-hour documentary about the worldwide movement for economic localization, recently debuted in America and Europe. Festival screenings and television broadcast are planned soon. Going beyond merely identifying the myriad problems of corporate globalization, The Economics of Happiness explores the rapidly growing localization movement, which offers a strategic solution to our … [Read more...]

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The #1 Happiness Killer

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What kills happiness? Sometimes it's a big thing; but it's usually a series of little things that pile up over time. For instance, saying yes too much when you should really be saying no. Have you ever heard the old saying, "If you want something done, ask a busy person?" It makes sense. It's obvious they are able to get things done. But there is a fine line between taking on a lot and taking on too much. People in corporate situations often fall into this over-commitment trap. It's easy to … [Read more...]

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Inner Well-being

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In pursuit of human well-being, much has been done on this planet. In the last hundred years with the use of science and technology, we have done so much to create human well-being. As a result, definitely much comfort and convenience have come our way. But at the same time we cannot claim we are the most joyful generation on the planet. We cannot claim we are the most peaceful generation on the planet nor can we claim we are the most loving generation on the planet. Never before could another … [Read more...]

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Open Your Heart

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Our society operates from the head, carefully thinking, weighing the pros and cons and making decisions that make sense based on the current situation. We may have a choice on Sunday night to prepare for a Monday morning presentation or to watch a movie. Our heart may beg us for the relaxing, enjoyable entertainment, but our mind tells us to run through that presentation one more time.... Seems like a fairly logical choice, even though you spent the past two weeks working on the presentation … [Read more...]

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Understand and Release Addictions

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An excerpt from The Body Knows...How to Stay Young: Healthy Aging Secrets from a Medical Intuitive If you're sick, chances are you're addicted to certain foods, behaviors and thoughts. Anything that has power over you and that you have difficulty letting go of is an addiction. For example, dwelling on the past can be just as damaging as being hooked on coffee, alcohol or chocolate, because it holds you back in life. In fact, noted physician and author Deepak Chopra claims that all illness … [Read more...]

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Tibetan Teacher promotes happiness through meditation

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WIRED: Researchers test Yongey Mingyour Rinpoche's state of happiness during meditation.

TWIN CITIES - Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, a rising star among the new generation of Tibetan Buddhist teachers, will visit the Twin Cities in mid-April to share his extensive meditation expertise and interest in Western neuroscience, quantum physics and psychology. He is the author of the 2007 New York Times bestseller The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness. "Mingyur Rinpoche's visit to the Twin Cities is significant," said Cortland Dahl, executive director of the … [Read more...]

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