Light Watkins
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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5 Books That Will Inspire You To Finally Take That Leap Of Faith
Have you thought about making a career change? Perhaps doing something you feel more passionate about? Or quitting your job and traveling the world? You're not the only one. Many of us indulge in → Read More
7 Super Simple Tips For Anyone Who Is New To Meditating
Are you determined to teach yourself how to meditate and start a new daily routine? Good! There are countless benefits to a daily meditation practice, though it might be challenging to get started. → Read More
9 Common Questions About Meditation That Will Lead You Astray
Now that meditation has escaped from hippie communes and infiltrated the highest levels of government (Rep. Tim Ryan), finance (Ray Dalio), business (Richard Branson), sports (Phil Jackson), → Read More
10 Amazing Benefits Of Meditating Every Morning
My morning routine has been the same for years: I wake up at around 6 a.m. in eager anticipation of my first meditation of the day. I start by freshening up in the bathroom, then I go back to my bed → Read More
How To Get The Effects Of Masturbating Without Doing It
There's no denying that people love to masturbate. It's the second most common human sex act, according to Martha Cornog in The Big Book of Masturbation. People masturbate for a variety of reasons, → Read More
15 Little Choices That Will Make You Happy Now
There’s a science to being happy, and it’s not as complicated as we sometimes think. According to research from happiness expert Sonja Lyubomirsky, only about 10 percent of our happiness comes from → Read More
The Only 12 Principles You Need To Sustain A Loving Relationship
A well-respected leader in the meditation community told me he had broken up and gotten back together with his partner 13 times in three years. That was a defining moment for me, because I realized → Read More
Sad? Angry? Happy? Here's A Meditation For You
If you think you always need to be calm in order to meditate, that's like saying you're too out of shape to hop on a treadmill. In fact, there are meditation techniques you can use to rebalance → Read More
15 Things I’ve Learned From Teaching Meditation For 10 Years
If you would’ve asked me during my childhood in Alabama what I wanted to be when I grew up, becoming a meditation teacher wouldn’t have been one of my answers. Even as an adult, I didn’t know I → Read More
Looking For A Meditation Teacher? 11 Questions To Ask
When I first met my meditation teacher in 2003, I knew instantly that I wanted to study with him. I had dabbled in meditation for years before, and even studied with several other teachers. But until → Read More
4 Reasons This Meditation Teacher Won't Do Ayahuasca
Every now and again, a meditation student of mine will ask me what I think about ayahuasca. For those who don’t know, ayahuasca is a non-addictive plant medicine that you drink in a controlled → Read More
7 Radical Ways To Reclaim Responsibility For Your Own Happiness
A recent Harris poll reported that only 33% of Americans describe themselves as being “very happy.” So does that mean that not all happiness is equal? Assuming there are different grades of → Read More
My No-Fail, 6-Step Accountability Plan To Make Your Dream A Reality
It took me three-and-a-half years to finish writing my first book, The Inner Gym. And if it wasn’t for my iron-clad accountability plan that I put into place after year three, I’d probably still be → Read More
7 Excuses People Make For Not Meditating (Is Yours On The List?)
Occasionally, we can all talk ourselves out of doing the very things that we know are good for us, whether it's eating clean, exercising, or staying committed to our spiritual practices. → Read More
8 Things I Wish Everyone Would Stop Saying About Meditation
Now that meditation is becoming more of a mainstream thing, there is a sea of confusion around many aspects of the practice such as:How best to learnWhat to do about all of the thoughtsWhether you → Read More
5 Signs You Went Deep Into Meditation
When you meditate, do you ever wonder whether or not it\u2019s working? Often, meditation can feel like you\u2019re just sitting there going over your to-do list, or thinking about the process of meditation → Read More
A Quick Mental Exercise To Brighten Your Outlook
During my first years living in Los Angeles, I made a daily ritual of jogging up Runyon Canyon, a rocky, inclined hiking trail nestled in the Hollywood Hills. My good friend Will joined me on most → Read More
7 Surefire Signs You're Following Your Heart
Why do we often second-guess the messages and directives from our heart? Isn’t the heart supposed to be looking out for our best interests — a sort of internal GPS for our personal growth and → Read More
8 Widely Held Beliefs You'll Reconsider After You Start Meditating
Daily meditation, like many other foundational practices, can uproot and shed light onto some of the nearest and dearest beliefs we hold about ourselves and the world we live in. Over time and → Read More
3 Simple Meditation Techniques (Pick One & Stick With It)
Ever wonder what you are supposed to be doing in meditation, or if you're even doing it correctly? There are actually several ways to meditate on your own. Generally speaking, the more structure you → Read More