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In Sri Lanka, children learn meditation at age 5 — at Sunday Dhamma school. The techniques are simple, effective, and perfect for any child.
Before apps, before guided audio, Buddhist monks stared at coloured discs to develop supernatural concentration. The kasina technique still works.
Western mindfulness scratches the surface. Sri Lankan masters teach jhana — states of absorption so deep that pain, anxiety, and time itself dissolve.
The Satipatthana Sutta is the most important meditation text in Theravada Buddhism. Sri Lanka has preserved its practice for 2,300 years.
In Sri Lankan forest monasteries, walking meditation is equal to sitting. The technique — called cankama — is precise, powerful, and deeply underrated.
Before apps. Before courses. Before 'mindfulness.' The Buddha taught one core meditation technique: awareness of breathing. Here's the original practice.
Daily? Twice daily? Three times a week? Researchers have studied the minimum effective dose. Here's the evidence.
ADHD brains resist meditation. But specific techniques can work — and the research is more promising than you'd expect.
Apps guide you. Silence scares you. Here's when to use guided meditation, when to go solo, and how to transition between them.
Before you check your phone. Before email. Before the world gets in. Five minutes that change how the rest of your day feels.
MRI scans show measurable brain changes after just 8 weeks of meditation. Here's what happens — explained without a neuroscience degree.
Navy SEALs use this 4-4-4-4 breathing pattern to stay calm under fire. It works for presentations, panic attacks, and everything in between.