As a National Science Foundation Trainee, Carol McMahon earned a Doctorate in psychology from Penn State University. Research grants followed and Carol published widely in distinguished journals including the American Journal of Psychology. Her book WHERE MEDICINE FAILS (paperback 2009), was a driving force in the holistic health movement. Discovery of a feedback method of meditation redirected Carol’s life to teaching, testing and refining the method. This culminated in: STRAIGHT LINE MEDITATION: HOW TO RESTORE AWARENESS AND WHY YOU NEED TO by Carol with martial arts Master Deac Cataldo. Carol is married, has a daughter, holds eighth degree black belt Mastery in Karate. Her book is available free of charge to retreat centers and prison libraries. She cordially invites you to experience meditation’s full power at Straight Line Meditation and The Best Way To Meditate sites.
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Psychology BS, MS. Ph.D. - Experimental Psychology, Penn State University. Author of WHERE MEDICINE FAILS (paperback edition 2009), and STRAIGHT LINE MEDITATION: HOW TO RESTORE AWARENESS AND WHY YOU NEED TO (2009). Holds eighth degree black belt mastery in Karate.
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Spiritual traditions agree God is omnipresent. How then do you see God? Nothing more than awareness is required, but awareness of profound depth. This article explains how a highly efficient method of meditation anchors attention, builds awareness, and delivers the prize. First, let’s look at
What is the sure way to happiness? It is awareness. Awareness opens your eyes to beauty and your senses to pleasure. It opens your mind to truth and your heart to love. You might think you already have awareness. Most people think they do. If you think you’re aware, you’re in for a surpr
Enlightenment breakthrough is peak performance meditation. If you’re eager for the challenge or just want to upgrade your practice, these guidelines will help. First, consider what breakthrough is. Let’s define the task.
There are countless ways to meditate, more than two hundred in India alone. Among these, one stands apart. One based on science, not tradition, guarantees success. Feedback makes it a sure thing. Here’s what you need to know. First, what is feedback?
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They say practice makes perfect but when it comes to meditation, all bets are off. You can meditate with no increase in practice skill. You can even lose skill over time. As Buddhist tradition says: “After twenty years you can finally say you’ve begun to learn how to si
The temple was crowded; the Indian stick dance about to begin. I stood chatting with a meditation teacher, formerly an engineer. His own practice, he complained, was heavily burdened by a wandering mind.
He wasn’t alone here. The same complaint echoes through the centu
As anyone who meditates will tell you, mind’s wandering gets in the way. You sit down to attend (to a mantra, a candle flame, the breath for instance). Then instead of attending you drift and dream, wander in circles, while away time. If you could stop the wandering<
We’ve all heard of it. Many have seen it. It’s the light seen in deep meditation – the “light” of enlightenment. To us it’s a metaphor. “Seeing the light;” like “opening your eyes,” and “awakening,” are j
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