Meditation Can Change Your Life
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Reaching Your Inner Spirit With Meditation
Commonly linked to spiritual disciplines, this health practice is more recognized today as people around the world experience positive effects and more practitioners openly share their expertise. We shall take this journey together; in learning, in life, in peace.
Defining Moment
~ A suggestive relaxation
~ A method of centering and focusing the self
~ Calming the mind, to give us clarity in daily life
The meditation path or journey may be either shared or individual, providing the opportunity to tune into your life and surroundings. This in turn positions you to have a more positive outlook on life.
Noted Health Benefits
Alternative medicine at its best
Looking at the ever-expanding list of benefits indicates to me that I should ask, "Are you willing to take the first steps to learn to meditate?"
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Finding Your Niche
Author David Fontana notes that you should be kind to yourself and accept the positive, as well as the negative aspects of meditation as personal growth-the normal process of change. A good rule of thumb, when seeking anything new is to ask lots of questions, research, discuss it with your physician (medical or holistic), and take the approach that is best designed to your particular life situation.
The Reading Room
A little something for everyone
Google News About Meditation
- Meditation helps kids pay attention, leading researcher says
- By Gordon Hoekstra, Postmedia News February 16, 2012 Meditation, long deemed the exclusive domain of monks and Eastern culture fads, is now being shown by scientific research to have positive, long-lasting effects on the human brain ? even among ...
- Horsham Downs meditation pyramid planned
- A Morrinsville dentist hopes to build a 15m-high meditation pyramid and adjacent 400-seat auditorium on the outskirts of Hamilton despite opposition from city council staff. Neighbours at Horsham Downs also oppose the plans, with some wary that noise ...
- Meditating on Iran: Hossein Alizadeh and Pejman Hadadi
- At a time when unsettling rumors of impending war seem inescapable, there's something altogether fitting about a concert presenting two giants of Persian classical music at a West Berkeley center for yoga and meditation. Tehran's Hossein Alizadeh and ...
- Music and Meditation for Tibet
- Tibetan singer Dechen Shak-Dagsay led the audience in a meditation, and then sang the title track of her album, "Jewel," a Tibetan mantra. "I had the feeling as if out of Carnegie Hall, I'm sending this prayer out to the world that there can be peace ...
Be The Change
By learning to meditate, really getting in touch with ourselves can provide us with a renewed confidence and a fresh optimistic outlook. There was a time, especially before all my reading and writing, that I would have thought just taking a deep breath and moving on was getting in touch with my feelings. It is fairly obvious that it is much more and by learning this alternative practice the health advantages seem to be limitless.
A Few Techniques
Try one or two to see what works for you
Guided: As a beginner actively working towards enlightenment this avenue of working directly (instructor lead class; hands on) or indirectly (via the Internet, CD/DVD's) as you learn can strengthen your resolve and head you down the right path. Trust how you feel as you try different types of meditation...alter and evolve as you grow.
Mantra: Design a word or short phrase that is significant to you, spoken out loud or inner-whispered this routine can alter your experiences. Using your phrase while meditating bestows upon you added focus. You need not just have one mantra either.
Sitting: Find a comfortable position on the floor, a pillow, or even a chair. Make sure to situate yourself for comfort, not totally relaxed or you may end up falling asleep rather then meditating.
Transcendental Meditation: Founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi presented his theories and started the TM movement in the late 1950's. His definition from a Science of Mind interview in 1993...TM provides a way for the conscious mind to fathom the whole range of its existence-active and silent, point and infinity. It is not a set of beliefs, a philosophy, a lifestyle, or a religion. It's an experience, a mental technique one practices every day for fifteen or twenty minutes.
Walking: For those of you that find it hard to sit still, this style may be the route you take. Push out the negative thoughts, get into a rhythm with your stride, discover how your mind follows.
Fundamentals of Meditation Practice
Be in the present moment, balance your mind
From The Meditation Society of Australia
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What Tweeps Are Saying About Meditation
Fundamental Terminology
Aum: A sacred sound (also referred to as om) commonly used as a mantra during meditation representative of the absolute or oneness of the universe an approximation of the sound of the universe's vibration.
Dharana: Literally, "the act of holding" "firmness" meaning to hold one thought firmly in mind. Concentration.
Guna: The three primary qualities or threads existing in the universe - sattva, rajas, tamas - these threads intertwine the physical world and the universal conciousness producing life. Can apply to the mind, personality traits, food.
Jupiter Chakra: Located on the spine near the genitals this energy center involves water, sexuality, passion, and the creation of life.
Medula oblongata: An inch long prolongation of the spinal cord into the brain.
Prana: Life force or vital energies of the universe that animates all physical matter, including the human body. The soul of the universe.
Sheetali pranayama: 'Cooling breath' - a pranayama technique that lowers the body temperature by inhaling through the mouth while letting the breath flow in over the tongue
Vedas: Ancient sacred texts of Hindu India. The earliest Vedas were oral traditions handed down from generation to generation amongst the nomadic Aryan peoples who eventually moved into the Indian subcontinent and merged with the indigenous culture.
Yantra: Literally, any instrument used for "holding, restraining, or fastening." In Yoga, a yantra is a visual symbol used to "hold or restrain" the mind from wandering during meditation.
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peacefullyhappy
Feb 11, 2012 @ 8:28 pm | delete
- Wonderful lens! I meditate daily. :)
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Jessica Meditation
Oct 11, 2010 @ 2:43 pm | delete
- This is a very nice lens. I meditate daily and find it very relaxing and stress relieving. I have tried different meditation techniques and find Chakra Meditation very healing. But of course all meditation types are beneficial, and can improve your health as you also point out in this lens. Lovely lens.
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Anna Houck
Sep 17, 2010 @ 1:30 pm | delete
- Hello there! I would just like to know How to deal with distractions like pain and itching during meditation?
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clouda9
Sep 17, 2010 @ 2:43 pm | delete
- @Anna Houck I am not sure how long you have been practicing meditation...this I do know, the more you practice, the more the distractions will fade. As far as pain goes make sure that you are sitting in a position that allows comfort. I have knee problems so I don't cross my legs on days that they are really aching, sometimes I even have to sit in a chair rather then on the floor. I hope this helps, thanks for stopping in today.
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aidenw
May 7, 2010 @ 12:58 pm | delete
- Namaste. Meditation is wonderful. It helps me to relax and have a positive outlook on life. You did a great job on this lens.
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