Why Is It So Painful to Be Vulnerable? (The Disciple that Jesus Loved)

Very often even if we are great at being loving and compassionate, caring and strong, we are afraid to show our vulnerable side. Why is it so? And why is it so much easier to show your softer side to your friends rather than to your partner? Intellectually we can say that it is connected

Build the Kind of Relationship that Is Right for You

What do you do when you start dating Mr. Right, and he is already in a relationship? I have a lot of questions myself about this issue. So, let us just try to figure it all out. If you already don’t know me – My name is Ev, I have Asperger s, and I am

What is Mind?

We probably heard that mind is a FUNCTION of the BRAIN. And consciousness is a function of the mind. Why do I disagree? Let us talk:… I do not believe that we are to treat mind chemically!  – that is just a starting point for all of us. Yesterday I wrote a brief article on

Why Meditate?

First of all – its magic! Yes, I guarantee you this: try it for yourself and see if there is any sense in what I am saying…. Couple of days ago I was asked to talk about meditation to a group of high school students where I teach, because they all were (and some more

Can you stop helping everyone and just find ANOTHER HOBBY?

From early childhood I heard people talking about me and telling me that I am overly sensitive, and that I should better control my imagination. I thought it was a natural thing to feel what other people feel on every possible level: physical, energetic, emotional, and mental. I never imagined that other people do not

Neuroscience and Meditation – What Can Possibly Be in Common ?

What can possibly connect meditation to neuroscience? Ancient meditators used to dedicate their whole life to spirituality and studying their own nature, especially the nature of one’s mind. Inside what they called the mind tons of thoughts and emotions constantly traveled back and forth, like little people in little cars on little roads (well, that

Autism Talks

I truly believe that every good article written in any other language but English simply NEEDS TO be translated into English. But that is just my thing…. So, here we are – these are not my words any more, and you’d see the name of the author of these words signed beneath. Please, enjoy! I

Autism Talks – I don’t live in another world. I just see the world differently, that’s it

Have not done that in a while, but HAVE to do it now! I am translating this from Russian and reposting. This is my younger sister’s post about herself. Many of you know her and some of you are her friends on Facebook and in real life. Yet for all those who are not –

Can Your Breath Clear Your Mind? Может ли ваше дыхание очистить ваш разум?

Breathing meditations or breathing techniques are one of the building blocks of yogic philosophy. Дыхательные медитации или дыхательные упражнения – это один из главных элементов в философии йоги. Yogis strongly believe that correct breathing techniques influence on our brain-waives. Йоги искренне верят в то, что правильное дыхание влияет на наши мозговые волны. Let us expand