The most effective meditation habit consists of a 20-minute session in the morning and a 20-minute session at night. Morning Method Overview: 20 minutes breaks down into four 5-minute chunks, which are each used differently to maximize value from the exercise. 0 – 5 minutes: Counting practice to focus and center awareness 6 – 10 minutes: Visualize your Best, most Masterful Self 11 – 15 minutes: Visualize your Future, most Actualized Self 16 – 20 minutes: Visualize your Highes

"You should wake up before 5am!" I’ve heard this more than a handful of times already in 2018. I’m definitely a morning routine person, but 5am is pretty early. This post is an exploration of mornings and whether getting up at 5am is worth experimenting with or not. What is a morning routine, and why should you have one? For most of us, our days consist of interruptions, notifications, and meetings. This can make it hard to get a solid couple of successive hours of creative

There’s a subtle difference between pain and discomfort, and we discussed it on the STRIVENT Weekend Adventure Hike today while trekking along the Upper Meadow Trail 8 mile loop in the Rancho San Antonio Park. Pain is real. Pain weakens the integrity of a structure. For instance, putting pressure on bones or ripping tendons. This is real pain that can do long term damage that needs to cease immediately to prevent injury. Discomfort is psychological though. Discomfort is t