by Jeff Local Search | Sep 29, 2017 | Lifestyle
The sports training montage is one of the great tropes in movies and TV: the athlete, often alone, shooting three pointers until sunrise, swimming laps to the point of exhaustion, doing pull-ups until hands bleed. Sports take a physical toll on the body, but athletes...
by Jeff Local Search | Sep 25, 2017 | Lifestyle
If you’re one of the millions of Americans who believes that life doesn’t start until after coffee, you know how caffeine can put your mind and body in overdrive. Like any stimulant, caffeine can in fact make you more productive on the surface, which is what often...
by Jeff Local Search | Sep 20, 2017 | Lifestyle
Have you ever gone for a run and fixed your gaze at the horizon ahead of you, not even thinking about the movement of your body? Have you lost track of the hours as day turned into night while engrossed in painting, writing or building something? Have you ever...
by Jeff Local Search | Sep 13, 2017 | Lifestyle
What do companies like Apple, Google, Nike and Disney all have in common? They consistently push creativity to new boundaries with each idea. But that’s not the only trait these innovators share – they’re also pioneers in the promotion of employee meditation and...
by Jeff Local Search | Sep 11, 2017 | Lifestyle
As we’ve discovered in previous posts, meditation is uniquely able to strengthen the communication between our brain’s so-called “relaxation stations.” Focused breathing and body scanning help to quiet the parts of the brain that tend to analyze situations from a...
by Jeff Local Search | Sep 11, 2017 | Lifestyle
Your brain spends every waking moment interpreting stimuli and giving your body directions on how to deal with them. That’s an attempt at the most basic explanation for the incredibly complex systems and functions housed within the organ responsible for life as we...
by meditation-admin | Aug 16, 2017 | Lifestyle
We’ve said it before here at Current: we believe a 25-minute meditation is the sweet spot for feeling relaxed in the moment and building mental fitness for the future. We also believe guided meditation classes like the ones we offer are designed to be much more than...
by meditation-admin | Aug 10, 2017 | Lifestyle
Your mind is a powerful force in protecting your body. The cause and effect relationship between the brain and the immune system is an interesting one, as positive thoughts and good moods have repeatedly been linked to better immune function. If you’re sick all the...
by meditation-admin | Jul 21, 2017 | Lifestyle
Meditation is a life-long practice, but that doesn’t mean you’ve missed the boat if you’ve reached a certain age and never tried it before. Senior citizens can especially benefit from regular meditation, and mindfulness has a real and proven positive effect on many...
by meditation-admin | Jul 19, 2017 | Lifestyle
Pain is not something we like to sit with. Whether it’s discomfort from a broken bone, aches associated with an illness or random sensations like headaches that seem to come and go as they please, our first instinct is to get rid of pain from the moment we feel it...
by meditation-admin | Jun 9, 2017 | Lifestyle
The beauty of meditation is that it can be practiced at any time of any day. But depending on your specific intention, the benefits of guided meditation can be more profound during different day parts. This is the final installment of a four-part series covering...
by meditation-admin | May 25, 2017 | Lifestyle
The beauty of meditation is that it can be practiced at any time of any day. But depending on your specific goals and needs, the benefits of guided meditation can be more profound during different day parts. This is part three of a four-part series covering...
