by Sunada Takagi | Oct 21, 2010 | Everyday mindfulness, Meditation, Personal change
I’ve not been feeling very well the last couple months. I feel tired and achy a lot of the time. When I meditate, I catch myself dozing off before too long. My concentration is off. I’m finding it especially difficult to write. I can’t put it into words, but something...
by Sunada Takagi | Aug 10, 2010 | Meditation
As many of you know, I was away on a month-long meditation retreat during July. I have to say it was the most valuable thing I’ve done in years. It will take me a long time to digest and write about it, but here’s my first stab. The retreat was at the Jikoji Zen...
by Sunada Takagi | Sep 18, 2009 | Meditation
I recently read an interesting tidbit about distractions. It was a study that examined people’s different ways of coping with disturbances when trying to meditate. The study compared the brainwaves of three people: a non-meditator, a Hindu meditator, and a Zen master....
by Sunada Takagi | Jul 17, 2009 | Everyday mindfulness, Meditation, Personal change
I read an interesting article in Ode Magazine yesterday. There’s now scientific research showing that happiness is contagious! This study suggests that if I’m feeling happy, there’s a good chance that my friends and neighbors will be happier, too. The analysis is...
by Sunada Takagi | May 24, 2009 | Meditation
When Reginald Ray speaks of “touching enlightenment with the body”, he isn’t just saying that we can touch enlightenment with our bodies. What he really means is that there is no other way to do so. I just finished my first pass through his 20-disc...
by Sunada Takagi | Feb 25, 2009 | Meditation
Does meditation leave you feeling bored and restless? Maybe you took it up so you could find a refreshing oasis in the midst of a too-stressful life — but it’s just not doing much for you. In my monthly post in Wildmind’s blog, I offer my perspectives on how to...