Imagine closing your eyes for a few minutes and afterward
feeling relaxed, alert - able to think clearly and concentrate.
The research shows that meditation can give you that and more,
but the benefits were there before science proved them. Now you
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Less stress (actual lowering of cortisol and lactate
levels)
Slower aging (possibly due to higher DHEA levels)
Reduction in irritability and moodiness
Rest (lower metabolic and heart rate)
Feelings of vitality and rejuvenation
Better learning ability and memory
Higher blood oxygen levels
Lower cholesterol levels
Lower blood pressure
Greater creativity
Less anxiety
Relaxation
A Meditation to Try Today
You can try this simple method to see the benefits of meditation
in just minutes: Sit comfortably, close your eyes, and tense
up your body for a moment. Now breath deeply through your nose
as you release the tension from every muscle one by one. As you
feel each part relaxing, watch for parts that may escape notice,
like a tight jaw. If tension remains somewhere, tense up that
part again, then let it relax.
Let your breathing fall into a comfortable pattern, and pay
attention to it. Be aware of your breath as it passes in and
out of your nose. Though your mind will wander endlessly, all
you have to do is continually bring attention back to your breath.
Is your mind is still too busy? Try naming the distractions
as a way of setting them aside. Try, for example, saying in your
mind, "itchy leg," "worried about work,"
or "anger," and then immediately return attention to
your breathing.
Do this meditation for five or ten minutes, or for 100 breaths.
When you open your eyes, you'll feel relaxed, and your mind will
feel refreshed. You'll be better prepared for any mental challenges.
You can start experiencing the benefits of meditation today.
Why not try it now?
Meditation in the News
Meditation for Pain Relief
Do those who meditate regularly get pain relief or have less
sensitivty to pain? It seems so according to some research recently
reported on by Pain-Topics.org;
"According to a study reported in the Journal of Neuroscience,
even a brief course in meditative techniques may significantly
reduce a person's sensitivity to pain [Zeidan et al. 2011]. While
there are considerable limitations in the research to date, meditation
might be a viable and helpful adjunctive approach for almost
any person with pain.
In the study, researchers — from the Wake Forest University
School of Medicine in North Carolina and Marquette University
in Wisconsin — applied a painful heat stimulus to the calves
of 15 healthy men and women both before and after they attended
four 20-minute mindfulness meditation training sessions during
the course of 4 days. Meditating in the presence of the noxious
heat stimulus significantly reduced pain unpleasantness by 57%
and pain intensity ratings by 40%, on average."
From the Brain Power News blog:
"The benefits of a daily meditation routine are many,
starting with stress reduction and a healthier brain and body.
But one of the things that many people notice when they meditate
is that it also clears the mind and makes it easier to concentrate
and work more efficiently. That makes a meditation a great tool
to use prior to starting each work day..." Read the
rest of this post here: Daily
Meditation for Work
Don't Tolerate Double Standards - How often do we treat
ourselves poorly in ways that we would not wish to treat others?
If you would not condemn your friend for a simple mistake, why
do that to yourself? If you can have compassion for others in
their struggles, why not see your own struggles in a similar
light? Your own self abuse, by the way, comes from a subtle arrogance
that tells you you are somehow better and therefore must be held
to a higher standard. Why not drop that ego idea, then simply
do your best and be as good to yourself as you are to others?
Feeling ashamed over who or what
you were in days gone by, is like a newly opened rose blushing
for having once been a bud. - Guy Finley
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meditation, but that's okay. You can still do both. At least
try the free demo. - Steve)
Beyond
Mental Slavery reveals mental processes that limit our
thoughts. This book is a how-to guide for clearer, more powerful,
and more useful thinking. (It's also my newest book. - Steve)
