by Craig Hamilton | Mar 27, 2021 | Meditation, Q&A, watch
During meditation, it’s common to experience sensations of anxiety or tension that arise seemingly out of nowhere. Since most of us associate meditation with being calm and relaxed, it’s natural to assume that these uncomfortable feelings mean we’re doing something...
by Craig Hamilton | Mar 12, 2021 | Meditation, watch
Many of us come to meditation to help us relax and deal with the stress in our lives. But as we evolve in the practice, we begin to discover that the goal of meditation is less about physical relaxation and more about existential relaxation. As we begin to experience...
by Craig Hamilton | Mar 12, 2021 | Meditation, Q&A, watch
We all know it’s important to have goals. They keep us focused and push us to grow beyond our limitations. But when it comes to meditation, while we might be doing the practice with a goal in mind, fixating on a specific outcome or state that we’re trying to get to...
by Craig Hamilton | Dec 22, 2020 | listen, Meditation, Q&A
At some point or another, nearly all meditators struggle with the challenge of an overactive mind. Most of us are aware that meditation requires us to find a way to disengage from our thoughts. But what happens when a flow of creative, insightful ideas suddenly...
by Craig Hamilton | Dec 3, 2020 | listen, Meditation, Q&A
Many spiritual practices advocate focusing your attention on the body in order to liberate your awareness from the mind. While these approaches are valuable, they probably won’t open you to the deeper dimensions of meditation practice: becoming aware of consciousness...
by Craig Hamilton | Nov 12, 2020 | listen, Meditation, Q&A
Meditation invites us to completely let go of the “need to know” and rest in the unknown. But is this stance of “unknowing” as passive as it sounds? In this audio, Craig explores the sense of patient expectancy that we can bring to meditation as we are attentive to...
