“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.” ~ Abraham Lincoln Occasionally, when I read a quote like this, the left side of my [...]
Stephen LaBerge on Lucid Dreaming and the Concept of Reality
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A bit of background: When Stephen LaBerge wanted to study consciousness at Stanford in the late 70′s, no one was all that interested in committing to his dissertation team. He garnered support from Karl Pribram, of Holographic Mind Theory fame, and settled on the topic of lucid dreaming–that is, proving in the laboratory that one [...]
Trouble Staying Focused?
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Ok, so if you happen to read this blog occasionally, or if we’re connected on Twitter or Facebook, you probably know that I talk about procrastination a lot. Here’s a technique I use when I need to center and focus my thoughts: Alternate Nostril Breathing Sounds complicated right? In reality, it’s an easy way to [...]
Meditation
“Meditation is the surest way to open a channel of healing. Old thought patterns; rigid habits of thinking and feeling begin to fall away of their own accord. When this happens, the mind is actually learning to heal itself.” ~ Deepak Chopra