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About two years ago I decided to set aside twenty minutes a day to sit and meditate. I made this commitment simply on the basis of articles I had read that indicated a regular meditation practice is good for health and creativity. I had never taken any formal training but I had heard that one method was to just follow your breath and gently bring your attention back to your breath as your mind wandered.<\/p>\n

\"Three<\/a><\/p>\n

After a year of practice I began to notice subtle changes. For one I was becoming less reactive to incidents that would usually push my buttons. Out of curiosity I started interviewing people who had been mediating for some time to find out what they were experiencing. What I\u2019ve found has been quite exciting.<\/p>\n

Next week we are launching our new website and I\u2019ll start sharing my discoveries of these \u2018inner worlds\u2019 with you on my blog. Stay tuned!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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