TO THINK OR NOT TO THINK…..

TO THINK OR NOT TO THINK…..

Take a few minutes for this crazy meditation…. Below is a very unconventional meditation that will bring about some powerful learning on how thoughts work. The meditation is split into 2 parts. The first is to clear your mind of all thoughts and see what...
BASELINE HAPPINESS

BASELINE HAPPINESS

The Dalai Lama says “All beings want to be happy” – and that is so true because when you look at anything you do in life – this is the fundamental reason behind why you do it. We all try to “win” at life because when we win, (in...
BIG CHANGE AT SKILLFUL MIND

BIG CHANGE AT SKILLFUL MIND

In the next few weeks, we will be making an exciting (and a bit scary change) to SkillfulMIND by changing the platform that we currently use. We are moving over to a new software platform which will be an improved format and version of the previous one.  It will be...
A USEFUL MODEL OF THE MIND

A USEFUL MODEL OF THE MIND

We tend to think of the mind as one very powerful machine churning out a continuous stream of thoughts – but this model is not so helpful in understanding the mind for the purpose of meditation. In this video we talk about a much better way to understand the...
9 STAGES OF MEDITATION

9 STAGES OF MEDITATION

Have you ever wondered what regular meditators experience? What happens to people if they go into long retreats to meditate? As people progress in meditation there is a great deal of similarity in what people experience. This has been mapped out by meditators of the...