Spiritual Wellness


Spiritual Wellness means developing a sense of purpose and meaning to life. The following are key points* to achieving Spiritual Wellness:

  • Learning how to experience love, joy, and fulfillment.
  • One's ethics, values, and code of living.
    * These things may or may not be part of formal religion.

For information on various aspects of Spiritual Wellness, please select a link from one of the topics below:


Meditation

  • Discovery Health - How to get started with Meditation.
  • Meditation - Use this site to answers questions regarding meditation. Learn exactly what is meditation, all the types of meditation,how it works and how you can begin practicing.
  • Meditation Exercises and Resources - "Meditation done in a relaxed state is an excellent enhancement to your life. Making it a routine in your life will bring about balance and wholeness / wellness. Choose from a variety of meditation systems - Transcendental, Vipassana, Remote Viewing, Tai Chi, Kundalini Yoga and more."
  • The Portland Insight Meditation Community - This link will take you to online audio guided meditations. Robert Beatty recorded four guided meditations several years ago to help listeners gain insight into aspects of the Buddha's teachings while promoting awareness within the body. These meditations are now freely available for download through this website.


Spiritual Wellness


Yoga

  • The Yoga Space - A Yoga, Meditation & movement studio.
  • What is Yoga? - Learn about the basics of yoga.
  • Yoga Finder - Listings of various yoga studios in the Portland area.
  • Yoga in the Pearl - Offers a variety of yoga classes including prenatal yoga, pilates and healing therapies. A retail section offers clothing, books, candles, and more.
  • Yoga Journal - This site contains information about Yoga and also how you can get started.

*Key points provided by Andrew P. Jenkins, Ph.D., Central Washington University.