Tag: meditation

Blog Post #23: The Ridiculously Easy Science of Vipassana Meditation! (Goodbye PTSD Flashbacks and Depression)

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Hi Readers! Why it's taken me so long to do this post, I have no idea. For those of you who have been following along on my adventures, you've figured out by now that I'm a huge vipassana meditation nerd. It changed my life when medication, yoga, counselling, self-help books and other meditations could not … Continue reading Blog Post #23: The Ridiculously Easy Science of Vipassana Meditation! (Goodbye PTSD Flashbacks and Depression)

Tracy’s Travel Adventure – Malaysia: Ipoh, Malacca, Kuala Lumpur and of course…more Vipassana :)

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Hello Readers, I hope you all are doing well. I'm currently sitting in the Kuala Lumpur airport waiting to board a flight to Colombo in Sri Lanka. How fast time flies does it not? It feels as though I just arrived here and yet, it's already been a month! Why Malaysia? Why Kuala Lumpur and … Continue reading Tracy’s Travel Adventure – Malaysia: Ipoh, Malacca, Kuala Lumpur and of course…more Vipassana 🙂

Tracy’s Travel Adventure: Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City, Vipassana and Hội An

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Read time: 8 minutes *Note: I’ve provided links to the products that I personally carry with me while travelling. As an Amazon Affiliate, I may earn from qualifying purchases; however, all those that I linked below are ones that I truly think are worthwhile. There’s no extra cost to you and it helps me keep … Continue reading Tracy’s Travel Adventure: Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City, Vipassana and Hội An

Tracy’s Travel Adventure: Korea!! (Seoul, Vipassana at Dhamma Korea and Busan)

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Read time: 10 minutes *Note: I’ve provided Amazon links to the product in this post. As an Amazon Affiliate, I may earn from qualifying purchases; however, all those that I linked below are ones that I truly think are worthwhile. There’s no extra cost to you and it helps me keep travelling/writing about my adventures. … Continue reading Tracy’s Travel Adventure: Korea!! (Seoul, Vipassana at Dhamma Korea and Busan)

Tracy’s Travel Adventure – Japan Mini Update

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Read time: 2 minutes TLDR: in Chiba, Japan currently Will be changing blogging frequency to once a month so I can focus on my meditation practice. Dear Readers, Goodness me it has certainly been a while! I thought I'd only be gone for a couple weeks in the vipassana retreat in Kyoto for 2 weeks … Continue reading Tracy’s Travel Adventure – Japan Mini Update

Blog Post #22: The Feeling of Presence – Moving Beyond Psychological Time

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photo from Pixabay Read time: 5 minutes **March 2025 Edit: I've been wondering now whether I should keep this post up as I no longer fully resonate with the writings here. As I've gone deeper into Vipassana meditation, I realize that being in the "Now" will only give partial benefits in attaining real sustained peace. … Continue reading Blog Post #22: The Feeling of Presence – Moving Beyond Psychological Time

Blog Post #21 – Brain Patterns During My Recent Spiral

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Read time: 4 minutes TLDR: Sometime a deep spiral might require a temporary solution - for me, this one required me writing it out For those in deep depression/anxiety, medication might be necessary to be used at the same time as building strength with meditation/mindfulness Preamble: Hello Readers! I wrote this post a couple weeks … Continue reading Blog Post #21 – Brain Patterns During My Recent Spiral

Blog Post #20: Quieting the Inner Dialogue – The Power of Now

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photo from Excellence Times Read time: 7 minutes TLDR: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle is a book that has been fundamental in strengthening my mental health Joy is present in every moment, but is often clouded by incessant thinking Becoming mindful, aware and accepting of the present moment (thoughts included), helps to quiet … Continue reading Blog Post #20: Quieting the Inner Dialogue – The Power of Now

Blog Post #19: A Peek into My Mind and Thoughts on Challenging Days

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Featured image by Lee Peterson Read time: 5 minutes TLDR: We all go through stressful periods regardless of how we look externally Making a personalized "I'm overwhelmed and what to do" checklist can be helpful for these moments Preamble: Hello Readers, I wanted to take a moment to share what my mind goes through on … Continue reading Blog Post #19: A Peek into My Mind and Thoughts on Challenging Days

Tracy’s Travel Adventure (Part ???) – Hong Kong Interlude (Mar18-Jun04/24)

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Dear Readers, Wowowowow! I really can't believe how fast time flies. It feels like I just arrived in Hong Kong, but it's actually been almost 3 months and now I'm headed off to Taiwan. I wanted to do all my travel adventure posts in chronological order, but my time in Hong Kong has been so … Continue reading Tracy’s Travel Adventure (Part ???) – Hong Kong Interlude (Mar18-Jun04/24)