The Stages of Insight: Mapping the Progress of Insight
Vipassana practice follows a predictable progression of insights. Understanding this map can help you navigate challenging territory and recognize where you are on the path.
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Thoughts on meditation, mindfulness, and returning to what matters.
Meditation for Volleyball: Mental Reset Between Points
Volleyball's rapid point-to-point rhythm demands instant mental recovery. Learn meditation techniques for quick resets, team connection, and match-long focus.
What 50 Studies Say About Meditation and Athletic Performance
The science is clear: meditation improves athletic performance across multiple dimensions. Here's what five decades of research reveals about why and how.
Meditation for Tennis Players: Between-Point Mental Resets
Tennis is mental chess with physical execution. The time between points—those crucial 20-25 seconds—determines whether you play your game or react to your opponent's.
Racing Thoughts in Meditation: What to Actually Do
Your mind won't stop. Thoughts pile on thoughts. You try to focus on your breath but find yourself planning dinner, replaying conversations, solving problems you didn't sit down to solve. This is normal—and workable.
Common Meditation Myths Athletes Believe (And the Truth)
Meditation is for monks, not athletes. You need hours to see benefits. You're supposed to empty your mind completely. These myths prevent athletes from accessing one of the most powerful mental training tools.
Body Scan Meditation: The Definitive Guide
The body scan is one of meditation's most accessible techniques—and one of the most powerful for developing body awareness, releasing tension, and grounding scattered attention. Here's how to practice it effectively.
Restlessness and Agitation: When Sitting Still Is Torture
Your body won't stop moving. Your mind won't stop racing. Every cell wants to be somewhere else. Restlessness is one of meditation's most common challenges—here's how to work with it.
Meditation for Triathletes: Three Sports, One Mind
Triathlon's triple discipline demands mental flexibility and endurance across hours of racing. Meditation develops the psychological capacity to stay present through swim, bike, and run.
The Undersized and Oversized Athlete: Body Size Mindset in Sport
Athletes whose bodies don't match sport expectations face unique mental challenges. Learn mindfulness strategies for competing outside the typical size profile and turning perceived disadvantage into strength.
Stoicism for Athletes: Ancient Philosophy, Modern Performance
Control what you can control. Accept what you cannot. These Stoic principles, 2,000 years old, remain the foundation of athletic mental strength.
The Dark Night of Meditation: What It Is and Isn't
Some meditators encounter periods of profound difficulty—anxiety, depression, existential dread, destabilization. Is this the 'dark night' of contemplative traditions? Here's what you need to know.