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How to Soothe Your Mind Before Meditation

How to Soothe Your Mind Before Meditation
January 1, 2025
Sarah McLean
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How to Soothe Your Mind Before Meditation

Here is some advice to settle down before you meditate: Choose a good time to meditate. The best times are early in the morning just after you wake up, and then again at happy hour

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Five Essentials for a Successful Meditation

Five Essentials for a Successful Meditation
February 1, 2023
Sarah McLean
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Five Essentials for a Successful Meditation

From the Introduction ofSoul-Centered: Transform Your Life in 8 Weeks with Meditation by Sarah McLean There are five essentials to a successful meditation that will put you on the

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The 1 Year Odyssey: Creating a Meditation Community Online

The 1 Year Odyssey: Creating a Meditation Community Online
March 10, 2021
Sarah McLean
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The 1 Year Odyssey: Creating a Meditation Community Online

The Lockdown It’s been just about a year now, give or take a day or two, since my visiting European friends, Sue and Suzi, left Santa Barbara. The U.S. was locking down and they

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What is a Soul-Centered Life?

What is a Soul-Centered Life?
April 28, 2020
Sarah McLean
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What is a Soul-Centered Life?

Everyone wants to be happy, free, and fulfilled. And, here’s the thing, we already are – our soul, our being is naturally like that. And it is creative, wise, patient, and lovi

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An Open Invitation to President Trump: Learn to Meditate & Reclaim Your True Power

Learn to Meditate
June 30, 2017
Sarah McLean
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An Open Invitation to President Trump: Learn to Meditate & Reclaim Your True Power

Dear President Trump, I know your time is valuable, that’s why I want to let you know about a superpower that you can access to maximize your time and allow you to serve as the v

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An Open Invitation to President Trump: Learn to Meditate & Reclaim Your True Power

Learn to Meditate
June 30, 2017
Sarah McLean
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An Open Invitation to President Trump: Learn to Meditate & Reclaim Your True Power

Dear President Trump, I know your time is valuable, that’s why I want to let you know about a superpower that you can access to maximize your time and allow you to serve as the v

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