2025 Events at Naperville Meditation December 30thWe took time to recap the year and prepare for the year ahead. We reflected on how much we have changed through meditation and thoughtfully considered what each of us wants to improve—mentally and physically—in 2026. July Retreat in KoreaNot only Naperville meditators, but people from all around the […]
Steven’s Meditation Journey My meditation journey began 7 months ago. I had arrived at a chapter of life that had proven to be quite a challenge being comprised of retirement and aging. I had gone from practicing medicine for 40 years to becoming the patient requiring complex back surgery, a hip replacement and other
Now most people are aware that stress triggers the release of cortisol, a hormone produced by the adrenal glands. Cortisol is often referred to as the “stress hormone” because its levels increase during times of stress. So, what does it exactly do to our bodies? Also, what can we actually do to manage our stress
The past and the future do not exist as one is made of the remembered thoughts and the other is made of illusions constructed by the mind. Therefore, only the present exists and the only sensible way to live is in the present. However, we constantly and unnecessarily live with our mind oscillating between the
What sets this meditation apart is that there is a clear method.Talking with different people regarding various forms of meditation it seems that there is some confusion about the distinction between a method and a tool.A method is a process that incorporates tools to deliver a guaranteed result when it is followed precisely from beginning
Gratitude starts with noticing the goodness in life. But people are blinded by negative minds such as anxiety, worry, or doubt, so they can’t see the great things the world gives us. What we need now is the meditation method to cleanse those minds that we have. If we do meditation, we will know that
Like other married couples our marriage was sometimes turbulent and characterized by emotion. I really could never understand why my wife would suddenly break into anger, at what seemed to me to be very trivial reasons. These fights would leave both of us drained and distressed for days on end. Something amazing happened however when
What Is The Best Way To Improve Your Life? Let Go Of Your Thoughts And Make Room For Life.
You may have seen the reports from brain scan research sponsored by the National Science Foundation: They discovered that the average person has up to 60,000 thoughts a day, of which 80% were negative, and a staggering 95% of those thoughts were repetitive from the day before. This seems hard to believe at first, but