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Neuroplasticity & Meditation: Cures for Mental & Physical Illness

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Persian Kriya Yoga meditation master, Kambiz Naficy will be visiting Minnesota for the second time this June, conducting Level I and Level II Joy of Life meditation retreats. Kambiz is founder of Joy of Life, an international wellness and meditation organization with branches in the U.S., India, Sri Lanka and Iran. Kambiz integrates the wisdom of ancient Kriya Yoga teachings with modern holistic sciences, such as quantum physics and Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Through Kriya yoga practices, … [Read more...]

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Yoga In Minnesota: Eighty Years Young

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Paramahansa Yogananda, standing, speaks to a full house at the downtown Minneapolis Radisson Hotel in the fall of 1927.

It was September 1927, and Paramahansa Yogananda was electrifying Twin Cities audiences with a novel but soul-rousing message. Clad in orange robe, with long hair and golden brown skin, he lectured nightly to sold out auditoriums  on the benefits of yoga meditation and inner communion, almost a century before modern medicine and pop culture would make these practices synonymous with enlightened wellness. Yogananda first arrived in America in 1920 at the age of 27 as India's delegate to an … [Read more...]

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The three positions to relate to life

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What choices do we have in relating to life? What are the three positions to relate to life? Imagine life like a fast-flowing river, where you can see the white foam on top of the waves. In this fast flowing river, you have three choices. The first alternative is trying to swim upstream in opposition to the flow of the river. The second alternative is trying to hold on to a static position in the river by grabbing on to a branch of a tree, which hangs down over the river. The third … [Read more...]

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Addiction and the Cold Wet Fish of Reality

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When I thought deeper about addiction - beyond drugs, alcohol, sex or food - what came to mind was our addiction to drama. Everyone knows someone who is always in the throes of some emotional drama or another. Some people just don't feel alive unless things are out of control and they have dramatic stories to tell. Even the smallest thing like a waiter giving poor service can ruin their day. They will go on and on about it for hours and probably tell everyone not to go to that restaurant again, … [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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The 40-year Reunion with My Inner Psychic

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My inner psychic and I ran into each other again about a year ago after 40 years of estrangement due to schooling and a long career as a business owner. As we have reacquainted ourselves, I have discovered that the previous 25 years I spent as a severely analytical thinker withered the connection between us down to something like two tin cans joined by a (frayed) string.Now, I'm also finding out that re-building the connection is easier said than done - and that's the point of this article. … [Read more...]

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One Psychic’s Journey

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A very young me startled my relatives by telling them what they were about to say. The looks on their faces revealed disbelief and shock before they politely laughed. Their response then and at other times let me know that adults were uncomfortable with a child telling the future. In my day, children were to be seen (as little as possible) and definitely not heard! Eventually I learned that lesson well.It was hard to ignore the psychic messages. Learning history was often a rediscovery of things … [Read more...]

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Shhh…Can You Hear It?

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Each one of us is born with an innate psychic ability. It is our birthright as children of God. Psychic ability can manifest in many ways. It can come as prophetic dreams, clairaudience (hearing), clairvoyance (seeing), healing, empathy (feeling) or just "hunches." Some people seem to have an unmistakable ability from birth and others don't think they have any at all. But we all have the possibility to explore and expand our natural abilities. If you want to be able to hear the subtle … [Read more...]

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Calm in the Chaos

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Stress is something we all deal with. While we know exists, we are often largely unaware of how it affects our lives and our bodies. Research continues to point out the negatives of stress on our bodies and the immense impact it has on our level of mental, emotional and physical health.On a personal level, we become short tempered with our partners, our children and friends and co-workers due to an ever increasing "edginess" inside of us. While our awareness of stress, and its ability … [Read more...]

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Are you Tuned in to the Right Frequency?

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In my mid-thirties, having spent hundreds of hours with quantum physics and in deep meditative silence, I had the direct experience that there really are two worlds - the visible world of matter and the invisible Source of life. What I also realized is that everything in the universe is made of the same "stuff," just in different forms - like H2O existing in the form of clouds, water and ice.My life took a turn when, instead of pushing heavy blocks of ice (the visible world), I simply … [Read more...]

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Know the Self

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An excerpt from the book Codes of Light - The Power of Our BeliefsIn the past 35 years, the spirituality and self-help markets have increased at an alarming rate. As a spiritual teacher and medical intuitive, I have seen many clients strive to change their lives and witnessed only small changes. Why are there are so many healers, and yet the consciousness as a whole doesn't seem to leap forward? Why is lack and poverty, unhappiness and depression still so much a part of daily lives? What is … [Read more...]

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A Christmas Message: A Cradle for the Christ of Everywhere

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The following excerpt is from the new paperback edition of The Second Coming of Christ During this coming Christmas season, open a new portal of sublime devotion so that the Christ Omnipresence will be able to come anew within your consciousness. Every day, every hour, every golden second, Christ has been knocking at your dark gates of ignorance. Now, in this august sacred dawn, Christ is especially coming in answer to your inner call, to awaken his Christ Consciousness Omnipresence within … [Read more...]

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An Edge Life Expo Survey

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My heart. Everything is from the heart - and I seek to operate from the heart. I use my heart and my gut as a way of determining where I am. I don't care how bad things are, when I have a heart feeling, I know I am okay. I don't care how good things are, when I have a gut feeling, I know something's wrong. And the stronger the feeling, I know I better deal with it right then. The trick is to know when I'm in my head. When I'm in my head, I'm running on programs that are not from me but from the … [Read more...]

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How to Have a Meaningful Christmas

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Have you felt that your Christmas celebrations are lacking in real meaning in recent years? Have you wondered what Christmas is really about or why it matters? And have you wished for a more meaningful way to celebrate this coming Christmas? One option that might bring you a significant and rewarding experience this holiday season is to approach Christmas from the mystical perspective. Every world religion has its own mystics. They share a common preference for direct and real experiences of … [Read more...]

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Spirituality…A Breathtaking Experience

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In the mind's eye, I observe the slow and deep inhalation and exhalation of the breath while feeling the body move subtly with graceful fluidity. Gradually, a peaceful sense of whole being is realized. Spirit resides here. Pranayama (yogic breathing) can deepen our sense of spirituality in a profound way. This practice of breathing as meditation becomes a grace.When was the last time you took a deep, peaceful, and healing "yogic" breath? We humans, for the most part, are unconscious … [Read more...]

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