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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 can keep up on the science and the experience with the Meditation Newsletter. Your first name and e-mail address - that's all it takes.

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Benefits of Meditation

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

The Meditation Site Pages

The Best Meditation Music? - What's added matters - get my recommendations for the best.
Techniques of Meditation - Some of the techniques. The best one is the one that works for you.
Inducing Consciousness - Become more conscious, within and outside of your meditative practice.
Meditation Tools - Products out there that can help you with your practice.
The Meditation Newsletter - Free for now, and always free for those who subscribe now.
Spiritual Poems - A collection of spiritual poetry.
The Best Meditation CD Is - Find out here.
Four Ways To Use Meditation CDs - Have you tried these?

This Month's Meditation Tip

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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Holosync Audio Technology - "Meditate more deeply than a Zen monk, create profound positive changes in your mental, emotional, and spiritual health, and dramatically raise your threshold for stress." (I've used their products, and I'm impressed. I know that some say this isn't a "regular" 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)

Newest Pages

Meditation at Work - How to make it work for you.
Why Meditate? - Robert Smith gives us six reasons.
Three Meditation Tips - Including a memory technique that clears the mind.
New Ways to Meditate - Ways that weren't available before.
A Truth Meditation - Be more honest with others and yourself.
Seeing the Truth - Start with self observation and end in right action.
A Meditation for Conscious Awareness - Be here now...
Some Beautiful Words of Wisdom - And some thoughts on what makes them so.
Relaxation Exercises - An article by Robert Smith on techniques that really work.
The Meditation Program - A Review - One of my favorites.
Learn to Meditate Today - Easy ways to get started.
A Free Guided Meditation - Actually there are three to try, and suggestions for doing your own.
Two Reviews of the Holosync Program - Including my own.
A Dozen Different Types of Religion : My interpretation and notes on the mystical aspects.
A Different Kind of Daily Meditation - Watching your mind as the day goes on...
Relaxation Music - Choosing The Best - You'll find examples and recommendations.
Free Meditation Music - How it can help you relax and heal.
The Best Meditation Audio? - And the nominees are...
Six Brainwave Entrainment Tips - Get the most from those binaural beats recordings.
Easy Meditation Techniques - New to meditation? Try these first.
Meditation for Relaxation And More - See what else.
A Short Lesson on How to Meditate - For Beginners - Keeping it simple.
Who Are You? - Here's a clue: you're not who you think you are.

Some More Pages:

Meditation Articles
How to Meditate With a Mantra
Meditating Outside
Relaxation Techniques
Ways to Relieve Stress
How to Live the Simple Life
Types of Meditation
The Best Classical Music for Relaxation
Spiritual Humor
Guided Meditation
Spiritual Awakening
Meditation for Children in 5 Easy Steps
The Monkey With the Wooden Apples
Mindfulness and Mental Health
Tips for Better Meditation

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