This podcast is about immortality with Dr Shelley Astrof, originally from Montreal but now based in India, and asks questions such as does life end when the body dies and is existence dependent only on a body. Shelley is the author of the Knower Curriculum and Timeless Tales books and chapter contributor to Sacred Death, 25 tools for
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TheoryMeditation can often be unfairly associated with new age spiritualists, or oddballs, or indeed the pious, but actually meditation should be a practice for everyone. Meditation can also be seen as being the remit of those who are more somatic in nature and who operate in a felt sense manner in how they relate to others. But
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MeditationIn an era when public health commissioners are intent on establishing the evidence base of psychological interventions, and often, as a result, concentrate on one particular approach, it was refreshing to recently discover the book The Mind and the Brain by Jeffrey Schwartz, a psychiatrist and meditator and a proponent of mind/body dualism. The book investigates neuroplasticity and maintains that
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TheoryMeditation is not just for new age spiritualists or oddballs but should be seen as a practice for everyone, even for children. It is easy and simple and can be done anywhere. Meditation is a powerful antidote to the threats posed by addictions. There are many great resources on the Internet and from books on
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