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		<title>You Don&#8217;t Have A Spider Problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Humans have a monopoly on dying the strangest deaths. Common human diseases like cancer and heart disease are rare among the animal kingdom. Some of it is hereditary. But the overwhelming majority of our diseases are a result of unsustainable lifestyle and behaviors. Think about it: a bear can’t decide he’s not going to hybernate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Case for a Meditation Teacher</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meditation is one of those rare practices that is both universally admired and dreaded at the same time. Across the board, people acknowledge the value of a consistent meditation practice, but despise having to do it.  Why is meditation so dreaded?  Because it’s such a difficult skill to figure out &#8211; even with all of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Super Rich</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The road to enlightenment is paved with riches.&#8221; Back in my yoga teaching days, I had the honor of having Russell Simmons attend a few of my classes at Maha Yoga in Brentwood. I would say to the class, &#8220;Okay, now lie down on your back,&#8221; and Russell would quip, &#8220;Hey, that&#8217;s my line.&#8221;  He&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Rise of the Householder Technique</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Light Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a time when meditation felt like torture for me. And experiencing even the smallest hint of inner bliss was, at best, elusive. I actually found it very difficult to justify spending the time to meditate, even though a part of me knew it would be good to keep plugging away. This was more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What To Do If Meditation Starts To Feel Like A Chore</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Light Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter who you are, in the beginning of your meditation career, committing to your daily meditation practice can oftentimes feel like a chore, even though you know it&#8217;s good for you. It&#8217;s common for people to admit that while they felt better when they were meditating (or when they were eating better, or working [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meditation Tips: How Meditating Helps You Sleep Better</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Light Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Light Watkins is a meditation expert, and teaches beginner meditation classes across North America. You may read more about him here. Follow Light onFacebook and Twitter]]></description>
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		<title>Meditation Tips: Is It Necessary To Have A Meditation Teacher?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Light Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<title>The Day I Discovered How To Use The Force</title>
		<link>http://beginmeditating.com/2011/10/the-day-i-discovered-how-to-use-the-force/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Light Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Use the force Luke. Let go of your feelings. ~ Obi Wan Kenobi Growing up in Alabama, I was a certified Star Wars junkie. I lived and breathed any and everything having to do with Star Wars. I’d collected all of the action figures they had. Every Christmas there was never any question as to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wait! Was I Sleeping Or Meditating?</title>
		<link>http://beginmeditating.com/2011/09/wait-was-i-sleeping-or-meditating/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 03:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Light Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve been meditating at least somewhat consistently, you’ve had moments (or entire meditations) where you didn’t know whether you were transcending – that is, stepping beyond your thoughts – or merely sleeping. Although it happens to everyone, new meditators in particular have the knee-jerk tendency to fight sleep off, or chalk it up as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meditation Tips: Why You Should Meditate Before The Big Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Light Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Light Watkins is a meditation expert, and teaches beginner meditation classes across North America. You may read more about him here. Follow Light onFacebook and Twitter]]></description>
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		<title>Meditation Tips: Do You Need to Change for Meditation to Work?</title>
		<link>http://beginmeditating.com/2011/09/meditation-tips-do-you-need-to-change-for-meditation-to-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Light Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://beginmeditating.com/?p=1638</guid>
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		<title>Meditation Tips: Where Do Thoughts Come From</title>
		<link>http://beginmeditating.com/2011/09/meditation-tips-where-do-thoughts-come-from/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Light Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<title>Catching The Big Fish</title>
		<link>http://beginmeditating.com/2011/04/catching-the-big-fish/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 03:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Light Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been getting better at packing for my monthly teaching tours. I used to take 3 or 4 books with me. Now I just take one. This past trip, I chose Catching The Big Fish by David Lynch. This is a book that has come up over and over in my work, because people (especially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What To Look For In A Guru</title>
		<link>http://beginmeditating.com/2010/11/what-to-look-for-in-a-meditation-teacher/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 23:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Light Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I met someone this past week who told me they&#8217;ve been teaching meditation for 20 years.  They even teach a university course on the topic.  Then this person started telling me what was most important as a meditator was to spend long stretches of time in one-pointed focus and concentration, away from society and everyday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Pursuit Of A Quiet(er) Mind?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Light Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Westerners tend to have this idea that a quiet mind will bring about happiness and bliss. But that&#8217;s backwards. First, let&#8217;s get clear on what it is we really want.  No one walks around with a blank mind. The nature of the Waking State is that you&#8217;re going to have thoughts &#8211; and lots of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why You Can&#8217;t Stop Your Thoughts</title>
		<link>http://beginmeditating.com/2010/11/is-it-possible-to-stop-thoughts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 10:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When people find out that I&#8217;m a meditation teacher, one of the comments I hear is &#8220;I could never meditate because I can&#8217;t stop my mind from thinking.&#8221; Well, I&#8217;ve got news for you: neither can I, and I&#8217;ve been meditating consistently since 2003. And neither can my teacher, who&#8217;s been meditating since 1967. As [...]]]></description>
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