One of my favorite meditations is "The Mountain Meditation" by Jon Kabat-Zinn. It encourages us to seek inner stability and peace, even in the face of unpredictable change and chaos. Here is an ...

CONTEMPLATIVE TEACHER: Ronya Banks, founder and lead teacher at Asheville Insight Meditation, has trained all over the world and practiced for over 30 years. Photo courtesy of AIM Type the words ...

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD: On April 25, meditation retreat center Southern Dharma celebrated its 40-year anniversary with both of its founders, Elizabeth Kent and Melinda Guyol, on-site. After a slow ...

In the mountains, sometimes there’s a sudden dampness when my feet stick in mud I didn’t know was there. And then a little field of small fronds suddenly comes into view, the fronds sticking their ...

Regular and intensive meditation sessions over the course of a lifetime could help a person remain attentive and focused well into old age. This is according to the most extensive longitudinal study ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. JACKSONVILLE — The Deerfield Valley has a friendly new resident from a far-off land: a genuine Buddhist monk from Sri Lanka. His name is Batuvangala ...