February 2011

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Online Classes Now Registering

Meditation is medically proven to reduce stress, promote emotional well-being, and even to promote the growth of brain cells. You can gains these benefts with the support and guidance of an experienced meditation teacher when you take one of Wildmind's online meditation courses.

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On practice

Window onto meditation
by Sunada

Recently, thirty-two people from the San Francisco Buddhist Center and the wider Buddhist community spent a couple of weekends meditating in a very public place: a shop window. Read what it's like to be meditating in the eyes of the world.

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Is there a link between gratitude and happiness?
by Saddhamala

It has been said that gratitude is strongly linked with mental health. Saddhamala shares the benefits of keeping a gratitude journal as a way of focusing our attention on what is positive in our lives.

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100 Seconds of Meditation

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“Buddha Bob”: turning his life around, one bead at a time
by Bodhipaksa

Bodhipaksa explains how a Buddhist inmate who is shortly to be released from prison has used meditation to turn his life around, and how you can help him by helping yourself!

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Publications

Wildmind: A Step-by-Step Guide to Meditation, now available in our online store

Now in its second edition, Wildmind (the book) leads you gently and with great clarity through the process of setting up a meditation practice, so that you can experience greater calmness and kindness in every moment. Every copy sold through our bookstore is signed by the author!

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Sacred Sound: a two CD guide to mantra meditation, now available

Bodhipaksa and Sunada combine forces to bring you Wildmind's latest audiobook -- a complete guide to mantra meditation. In this two CD set (available on our online store) you'll find everything you need to get started with a mantra chanting practice.

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Join Bodhipaksa and 60 other teachers on an online yoga conference, Feb 8-12

Yoga Hub's second annual virtual conference brings you 75 workshops over five days. And you'll have access to recordings of the workshops for two weeks after the conference ends!

Make sure to use coupon code (BOD219) during checkout at yogahub.com and you'll save $50 off the registration fee.

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Meditation in the news

Every month we bring you the latest media buzz on meditation.

• Photoessay: Close Encounters of the Buddhist Kind
• How meditation may change the brain
• The Guardian newspaper's guide to meditation
• Mindful meditation may strengthen certain brain regions
• Children need more meditation and less stimulation