For taking control of your mind and reprogramming “it” to improve “you”, I’d recommend DynaMIND by the amazing husband-wife team of Jonathan Kramer & Janet MacDonald. It’s basically a refinement of the Silva Method and when you’re finished with the 3 day hands-on workshop (going to alpha level, learning: dream control to solve problems, getting rid of bad habits, improved intuition, how to wake up without an alarm clock, amazing memory techniques, and tons more), you’ll, literally, have greater control of that amazing instrument in your head.
When you think about it, the mind is like a muscle. The more you exercise it, the better control you have over its manifestations.

Suffice to say, these 2 instructors have very strong minds. Have a peek at the remarkable reviews from over the past 25 years or so. I was in awe of some of the new skills peeps learned in said workshop. The key is to PRACTISE “going to level” where you’re able control your mind and reprogram it — to accomplish anything.

Visit them here: http://www.scienceofhappiness.com
Tell them Pat Maxwell said hello.

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If you are interested in meditation but have issues focusing, you could always try listening to a dharma teacher. Tara Brach is based out of my hometown and I love her podcasts. They are full on insight and have helped me deepen my practice.

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I’m very sorry to hear about your loss and appreciate that you’ve shared it. In many ways, it’s when we face these challenges in life, we learn exactly how well we’ve learned our lessons from yoga.

What you say here is very important, As Neha says above, the most important of all things yoga, When I first wrote this article, I did include “Breathing Can Get You Through Anything.” I’m not entirely sure why I didn’t keep it.

You explained it perfectly, and I thank you for adding to the five lessons I have here. Wishing you a long, full easy breath.

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Imbibe each moment as fully as possible.

I refer of course to the deep, focused breathing associated with yoga–but this rule applies, as your article asserts, to life more broadly.

One week ago I lost one of my closest friends, the woman who introduced me to yoga. She was a yogi in the truest sense: not only did she know and execute the asanas with unwavering poise, but her outlook on life was finely yogic. She cherished living in every moment, breathed it deep, and exuded her bliss. It is only now, after her sudden and untimely death, that I fully understand what she was getting at when she would tell me, “Just breathe. Think only about what you are doing in this moment. And above all, just breathe.”

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