Meditation - The Chopra Foundation https://choprafoundation.org Committed to Creating a Peaceful, Just, Sustainable, Healthy, and Joyful World. Sun, 18 Oct 2020 20:31:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://choprafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-CF-Favicon-2-32x32.png Meditation - The Chopra Foundation https://choprafoundation.org 32 32 Only the Present Mind Is Without Fear https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/only-the-present-mind-is-without-fear/ Mon, 19 Oct 2020 05:27:50 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41928 By Deepak Chopra, ™ MD In stressful times many more people feel fear than in normal times. What this means is that an ability to be fearless becomes more essential than in normal times. How is that accomplished? Being fearful is a skill you can master. It doesn’t require any of the things society falls […]

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]]> How to Make Your Meditations Effortless https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/how-to-make-your-meditations-effortless/ Mon, 31 Aug 2020 04:08:07 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41749 By Deepak Chopra,TM MD   Meditation has a built-in problem that needs solving, the problem of noncompliance. Countless people have taken up the practice, motivated by the benefits of meditation supported by literally thousands of studies. The first few sessions go well, which is encouraging, but it is only a matter of time before meditation […]

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]]> Elite Task Force Assembles to Urge Addition of Meditation and Yoga to Help Fight COVID-19 https://choprafoundation.org/health/elite-task-force-assembles-to-urge-addition-of-meditation-and-yoga-to-help-fight-covid-19/ Fri, 03 Apr 2020 00:59:12 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41643 The Safe and Proven Practices Have Anti-Inflammatory, Immunity-Boosting and Anti-Stress Benefits, Even for Beginners, Says the World-Class Team Led by Dr. Deepak Chopra and Top Scientists By Maureen Seaberg At a time when every hospital bed counts, experts led by Dr. Deepak Chopra including Michelle Williams, S.D., dean of Harvard’s School of Public Health; noted […]

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]]> Only a Silent Mind Can Be a Healing Mind https://choprafoundation.org/articles/only-a-silent-mind-can-be-a-healing-mind/ Mon, 30 Mar 2020 02:03:04 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41631 By Deepak Chopra™, MD Crises call for action, and the COVID-19 crisis has triggered global action, much of it motivated by alarm, fear, and the dread of uncertainty. But what about the individual person who feels afraid and uncertain? I’d like to propose an answer based on the silent mind. I realize that this approach […]

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]]> Eric Schadt and the Effects of Meditation at Sages and Scientists https://choprafoundation.org/health/eric-schadt-and-the-effects-of-meditation-at-sages-and-scientists/ Fri, 07 Feb 2020 19:02:51 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41604 Eric Schadt discusses the Effects of Meditation at Sages and Scientists

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]]> Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Forum: Convening People with a Purpose https://choprafoundation.org/people/goldman-sachs-philanthropy-forum-convening-people-with-a-purpose/ Wed, 18 Dec 2019 21:21:03 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41545 Deepak Chopra recently led a meditation experience at the recent Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Forum: Convening People with a Purpose Click below for the full meditation https://resources.goldman.com/meditation-with-deepak-chopra.html

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]]> Daily Breath with Deepak Chopra – Language https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/daily-breath-with-deepak-chopra-language/ Mon, 27 May 2019 01:36:44 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41415 Language has the power to create and the power to destroy. But language also has the power to heal. Please join me this week to explore this uniquely human, ability, one that allows us to speak, to listen and to thrive.  Language: Created Us Monday 5/13 Language – Divine and Diabolical Tuesday 5/14 Language – To Listen […]

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]]> Oprah & Deepak Creating Peace From the Inside Out https://choprafoundation.org/peace-2/oprah-deepak-creating-peace-from-the-inside-out/ Thu, 06 Oct 2016 19:20:59 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40340 Create peace within yourself, and let its energy open up your relationships and your world. Join Oprah and Deepak to connect with your innate core of peace and love. Leave self-judgment and conflict behind as you transform every relationship into one of loving kindness. Embrace your inner peace and let it illuminate every aspect of […]

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]]> Just Going on Vacation May Change Gene Activity https://choprafoundation.org/other/just-going-on-vacation-may-change-gene-activity/ Tue, 20 Sep 2016 23:24:24 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40314 Rustum Roy Spirit Award Recipient, Eric Schadt, interviewed by Reuters. Read: Just Going on Vacation May Change Gene Activity Source: http://www.nature.com/tp/journal/v6/n8/full/tp2016164a.html

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]]> Self Directed Biological Transformation https://choprafoundation.org/health/self-directed-biological-transformation/ Wed, 31 Aug 2016 21:53:52 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40284 By Deepak Chopra, MD and Rudolph E. Tanzi, PhD This week some exciting news has come out about the effect of meditation on personal wellbeing. Adding to the mounting evidence that meditation has a number of beneficial effects on things like blood pressure and depression, what’s crucial in the new study, which just appeared in […]

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]]> Conversation with Deepak Chopra & Eric Schadt at Deepakhomebase https://choprafoundation.org/other/conversation-with-deepak-chopra-eric-schadt-at-deepakhomebase/ Wed, 24 Aug 2016 01:35:18 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40269 Watch Deepak Chopra and Eric Schadt discuss the effects of meditation on epigenetics, gene expression, cell biology, anti-aging, and health: Facebook Live

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]]> How Meditation Can Help Anxiety https://choprafoundation.org/people/how-meditation-can-help-anxiety/ Thu, 17 Sep 2015 00:33:09 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39847 By Deepak Chopra, MD Fear is a negative emotion unless you are facing an actual threat and need to fight or flee. The usefulness of fear is minimal in daily life, particularly in the form of anxiety. Stressful events can produce short-term anxiety in almost everyone, which disappears after the event. But for an estimated 6.8 […]

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]]> Mediation and the Spiritual Life of Children https://choprafoundation.org/meditation-2/mediation-and-the-spiritual-life-of-children/ Tue, 25 Aug 2015 00:21:57 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39845 By Deepak Chopra, MD When they become parents, many people wonder how to impart spiritual values to their children. The traditional model of sending them to Sunday school is one alternative; another is to draw the entire family into the personal spirituality of the parents, as more people turn away from organized religion to carve […]

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]]> Meditation and the Spiritual Life of Children https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/meditation-and-the-spiritual-life-of-children/ Mon, 24 Aug 2015 18:53:37 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39812 By Deepak Chopra, MD When they become parents, many people wonder how to impart spiritual values to their children. The traditional model of sending them to Sunday school is one alternative; another is to draw the entire family into the personal spirituality of the parents, as more people turn away from organized religion to carve […]

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]]> Self-Compassion: Tips for loving yourself just as you are https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/self-compassion-tips-for-loving-yourself-just-as-you-are/ Mon, 22 Jun 2015 21:55:30 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39558   Self-Compassion: Tips for loving yourself just as you are By Deepak Chopra, MD Do you love yourself just as you are? The way that people answer this question reveals a great deal about their upbringing. Well-loved children absorb from their parents a sense of self-worth that lasts a lifetime. But receiving mixed messages as […]

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]]> Deepak Chopra and Ismael Cala https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/deepak-chopra-and-ismael-cala/ Fri, 08 May 2015 22:29:52 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39514 Deepak and Ismael having a good time together. –  Salud Perfecta, 21 Day Meditation Challenge www.deepakchopra.com/reto

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]]> Protected: Journey Into Higher Consciousness – Meditation https://choprafoundation.org/meditation-2/journey-into-higher-consciousness-meditation/ Mon, 16 Mar 2015 22:17:49 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39396 There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

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]]> Cardiovascular and nervous system changes during meditation https://choprafoundation.org/articles/cardiovascular-and-nervous-system-changes-during-meditation/ Mon, 02 Mar 2015 19:42:13 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39368 Originally published in Frontiers Steven R. Steinhubl1*, Nathan E. Wineinger1, Sheila Patel2, Debra L. Boeldt1,Geoffrey Mackellar3, Valencia Porter2, Jacob Redmond4, Evan D. Muse1, Laura Nicholson1, Deepak Chopra2 and Eric J. Topol1 Scripps Translational Science Institute, USA The Chopra Center for Wellbeing, USA Emotiv Research Pty Ltd, Australia Emotiv, Inc, USA A number of benefits have […]

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]]> OPRAH WINFREY & DEEPAK CHOPRA LAUNCH SEVENTH ALL-NEW MEDITATION EXPERIENCE ‘MANIFESTING TRUE SUCCESS https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/oprah-winfrey-deepak-chopra-launch-seventh-all-new-meditation-experience-manifesting-true-success/ Mon, 09 Feb 2015 20:19:39 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39307 Registration is now open for the newest 21 Day Meditation Experience, Manifesting True Success.  The experience begins march 16.  Register now. Oprah and Deepak’s 21- Day Meditation Experience: Manifesting True Success:  Week One-Starting Within In week one, the aim is to begin creating success from the inside out.  Lessons include how to define your own […]

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]]> Sages and Scientists 2014 – The Merging of a New Future https://choprafoundation.org/people/sages-and-scientists-2014-the-merging-of-a-new-future/ Thu, 23 Oct 2014 01:41:05 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39227 Sonima’s Wisdom and Me https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/sonimas-wisdom-and-me/ Fri, 03 Oct 2014 20:52:39 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39216 By Deepak Chopra, MD   The cutting-edge programs of the Sonima Foundation are based on an ancient wisdom principle. True wisdom occurs spontaneously, and in this case, I remember the story of how one child discovered it very early.  Alfred Stieglitz, who became one of the greatest photographers of the twentieth century, grew up in […]

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