This article, part of an ongoing series, looks at the benefits of meditation for mental health. Issues such as depression and anxiety may be improved by the regular practice of meditation. Using search terms such as “meditation for depression” or “meditation for anxiety” can turn up some useful resources. You may also wish to review […]

Guided meditation can take various forms, often based on the many different styles and techniques in existence. These include styles from well-known traditions such as transcendental meditation and Buddhist meditation. It’s true that most meditation traditions are rooted in religious practice. That does not mean, however, that you must be an adherent of a certain […]

In this, part of an ongoing series of articles, we’ll discuss meditation for beginners, including how to meditate and the benefits of meditation. It’s true of pretty much anything that the more you do it, the better you get at it. Meditation is no exception. But, unlike a lot of things, the benefits of meditation […]

Meditation Wellness, but why? We thought this article was a really interesting take on current attitudes toward wellness and how we expect different practices and habits to make us feel. And in the end, what’s worthwhile? Meditation wellness. We were not surprised at that conclusion. 🙂 “After everything she tried – screaming at the moon, […]

In this article, we discuss different types of meditation, including Vipassanā meditation, transcendental meditation, and Buddhist meditation—all different streams of the Eastern meditation tradition. Our meditation bench may prove helpful to you in pursuing these practices. Vipassanā meditation, transcendental meditation, and Buddhist meditation are part of an Eastern tradition that has long fascinated Westerners. Eastern […]

This article on meditation, the fourth in our series, deals with the use of guided meditation for sleep. The use of meditation music, such as that found on YouTube, will also be addressed. It could be termed one of the great modern mysteries of the body: If sleep is so crucial to human health, why […]

This is part of a series of articles on aids to meditation, such as the meditation pillow or meditation cushion, and the meditation chair, meditation bench, or meditation stool. We hope you’ll find these pieces useful. While the primary concern of meditation is not the practitioner’s physical comfort, a meditation pillow (also called a meditation […]

What to choose between a meditation chair, bench, stool or cushion? Like many truly worthwhile things in life, meditation isn’t available only to the wealthy or the well. It’s accessible to people in a wide variety of situations and contexts.The benefits one can get from meditation are not dependent on specialized equipment, club membership, or […]

Can YouTube meditation music help you in your daily sit-down practice? We here at Spoko are very happy to be launching the first of our in-house articles. We look at these as a chance for us to enrich our relationships with our customers, and share things that are important to us—things that we think will […]