Suzanne Marlatt Stewart There’s a reason for the old saying, “Silence is golden,” but is it really? Researchers have found that silence is more than just the absence of sound. It is something that actively transforms the brain. According to a new study on silence and its impact on the brain, after just three days…
Tag: meditation
January 2025, Front Page
Thanks for the Memories!
Barbara Barr Bengen and Patricia Gould In December of 2018, we started the Wellness Integrated Network of SaddleBrooke (WIN). Our goal was to begin an organization that offers education from area professionals on a wide range of subjects on health and wellness. We wanted to help members of our community make informed decisions to proactively…
Generals, November 2024
You Never Know When You’re Going to Need This!
Barbara Barr Bengen Life can change in a flash! All of a sudden, you or a loved one or a friend may need services you probably never even knew existed. Join the Wellness Integrated Network (WIN) on Friday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m. at the DesertView Performing Arts Center to learn more about home services…
Generals, September 2024
Wellness Integrated Network: Are You Looking for Other Options?
Barbara Barr Bengen Join the Wellness Integrated Network (WIN) on Friday, Oct. 4, at 2 p.m. in the DesertView Performing Arts Center to learn about other options. Whether you have acute or chronic pain, concussion or brain injury, sports injuries, Alzheimer’s, trauma recovery, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, autoimmune disease, menopause, surgery recovery, issues with Lyme…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
Back By Popular Request, Zen Meditation
Patti Gould Tibetan teacher Chögyam Trungpa once opened a Zen class by drawing a V on a large white sheet of poster paper. He then asked those present what he had drawn. Most responded that it was a bird. “No,” he told them. “It’s the sky with a bird flying through it.” Meditation is now…
Clubs & Classes, August 2018
Beginning meditation class starts August 22
Carol Emerson Join meditation teacher and ordained Kriya Yoga initiate and swami, Carol Emerson, for a three-week introductory meditation class that will set you up for your own personal practice. You probably have heard about the benefits of meditation (like how it can reduce stress, improve your health, prevent disease and, last but not…
Clubs & Classes, September 2017
Should I learn to meditate?
Would you like to have more ease and well-being in your life? How about better health, less anxiety and more happiness? Perhaps you should consider learning how to meditate. Meditation has been practiced for thousands of years, but has experienced tremendous growth in the last 10 years. What used to be associated with the spiritual…
Clubs & Classes, February 2017
Beginning Meditation class starts March 6
Join meditation teacher and ordained Kriya Yoga initiate and Swami Carol Emerson for a three-week introductory meditation class that will set you up for your own personal practice. You probably have heard about the benefits of meditation (like how it can reduce stress, improve your health, prevent disease and, last but not least-bring more ease,…
Clubs & Classes, August 2016
Learn to meditate: New class starts September 19
Carol Emerson Join meditation teacher and ordained Kriya Yoga initiate and Swami Carol Emerson for a three-week introductory meditation class that will set you up for your own personal practice. You probably have heard about the benefits of meditation (like how it can reduce stress, improve your health, prevent disease and, last but not least—bring…
Clubs & Classes, June 2016
Establish your meditation practice
The Three Things You Need: Motivation, Method and Structure Motivation What is your purpose for practicing meditation? Some traditional purposes for engaging in meditation are to relax, to find refuge from the storm, to heal – emotionally or physically – to open the heart and become more loving, to grow spiritually. It is important to know…