Meditative News

Group Wants to See More Action Against Polygamists Jun. 15, 2005 Tonya Papanikolas Reporting The group Tapestry Against Polygamy says the state needs to pay more attention to victims of polygamy.

Meditating monks are giving clues about how the brain's basic responses can be overridden, researchers say.

A group that defends polygamy as a religious practice is urging authorities to act with caution in dealing with Warren Jeffs.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Western potluck dinner will be 6:30 p.m. today at the church.

When Radha met Osho, her world changed all at once. She was only 20, and she wasn't even Radha yet - she was Camilla Luglio, a young Italian Catholic from Naples.

The final touches are being put on Harbor House - an emergency shelter for Upson's abused and neglected children - and work should be complete within two weeks.

For its summer production, Oregon Cabaret Theatre is reaching into the treasure trove of hit songs that dominated the radio airwaves of the 1960s and 1970s.

According to Dave Miller, vice-president of diesel sales for Damon Motorcoach, the company's "Value by Design" philosophy has long been used to underscore Damon's focus on added worth -- and the themeline has ...

One man at the forefront of the movement is Bikram Choudhury, an Indian yogi with an all-American approach.

Mindful Jewish Living: Compassionate Practice By Jonathan P. Slater Aviv Press, 300 pages, $24.95. Meditation and Judaism: Exploring the Jewish Meditative Paths By DovBer Pinson Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ...

Children are increasingly exposed to stress and unhealthy stimuli from the time they are born.

Yoga means "union" in Sanskrit, and the owners of the new Event Yoga hope their studio will help create a little unity in a city with no discernible downtown.

Helping people to find their own union between the body and the mind is the focus of a new yoga studio, which recently opened in Marietta.

FALLBROOK ---- Dozens of artists kicked off the Art Center at Fallbrook's 12th annual "Reflections of Nature" wildlife art show Friday, attracting hundreds of visitors and filling Fallbrook's largest gallery ...

Popular bhajan singer Anup Jalota has been performing to packed houses in South Africa, strengthening his belief that interest in Indian culture is growing among the diaspora here.

Belleruth Naparstek, psychotherapist, author and guru of mind/ body guided imagery, is a very funny woman who laughs easily at herself.

When his football career ended, Nordquist became an entrepreneur in medical manufacturing, as a co-founder of DonJoy, now dj Ortho, which manufactures knee braces, and then moved into real estate as a developer ...

What's New in Sony Vegas 6 Software? Live from NAB, Douglas Spotted Eagle Shows Whats New, Whats Hot and What He Likes! By Douglas Spotted Eagle First, let me say that this is not a review of Sony Vegas 6 ...

History The root word for bead is "bede", which means "to pray". A circle is a symbol of connection, life and harmony.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints invites Jewish leaders to Salt Lake, after allegations the LDS Church continues to perform proxy baptisms for Jews and holocaust victims.

Already popular in gyms and studios across the country, alternative exercise philosophies such as yoga, Pilates and t'ai-chi have stretched their way into the aquatics world.

Seventeen-year-old Angela Haskell stretched her arms overhead and folded her upper body toward the pink polished toenails of her left foot.

Eminent cartoonist R K Laxman, cine superstar Shahrukh Khan, film-maker Yash Chopra and play back singer Manna Dey, were among a galaxy of 85 personalities, who were today decorated with the prestigious 2005 ...

Yoga and Pilates may be the fitness world's most popular couple. Men and women looking for a less frenetic workout are flocking to both disciplines as copious classes, studios, books and DVDs appear; there's ...

I have never understood the concept and practice of group meditation. The term has always sounded like an oxymoron to me.

The Church of the Good Shepherd, 164 Newtown Road, Acton, will conduct its monthly Taize, prayer and healing service on Sunday, Feb.

WOMEN S MEDITATION/PERSONAL GROWTH SUPPORT GROUP: With facilitator Mara Alverson Lindstrom, MA, LMFT.

The lights were lowered in the small chapel, and meditation began. Bryan Manuele, an international teacher of progressive meditation and practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, led a group of people into ...

The dozen or so attending the Taize-style worship service sat prayerfully with eyes closed and began to sing "Laudate omnes gentes, laudate Dominum" - "Sing praises, all you people, sing praises to the Lord" - ...

In addition to improving attention and concentration, meditation might also create long-term changes in the brain that improve focus even when a person is no longer in a meditative state, according to a recent ...

Renowned singer Lata Mangeshkar and shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan were the last recipients of the Bharat Ratna award in 2001.

Christine Herold is moving back to Newburyport after a three-decade hiatus. There's something about the area's geology, she says - the plant and animal life, combined with the energy of the ocean and nearby ...