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Enlightened Chanting: 13th Century Nichiren Buddhism

Often when meditation is mentioned people harbor some vague, albeit extraordinary, notion of hocus pocus incantation or yogis in India miraculously levitating a few inches off the ground by the sheer force of their consciousness.

While I cannot vouch for aberrations from the law of gravity, consistent meditation offers extraordinary benefits that might amount to practical magic in your life. The practice is helpful for anyone controlling errant thoughts that otherwise might swarm with chaos. Meditation clears clutter that might overwhelm a person in the alternative.

ALL ARTICLES BY John Royce Holtz

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Sound Therapy as a Catalyst for Lasting Change: 4 Ways to Begin Healing

Most of us carefully consider what we eat amidst the choices of healthy and not so healthy options. Have you ever, though, evaluated the sounds that you are bombarded with in nearly every moment as promoting or depleting your health? To be holistic in our pursuit of health, we must observe everything we take in, and one of those things is sound.

We are all enchanted (one way or another) by sounds. What makes our bodies and muscles come alive with music? What helps us pick out the voice of our loved one in a room with a hundred other people?

ALL ARTICLES BY Melissa Hill, FDN-P