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Balancing Your Work, Family and Social Life
Many of us have an image of personal balance as a set of scales in perfect balance every day. But that’s an unrealistic goal. You are in for a lot of frustration if you try to allocate within every day a predetermined portion of time for work,...
Five secrets of high blood pressure treatment
Thirty percent of human population has a high blood pressure and everyone has a 90% risk to acquire it during the rest of the life. As a result, half of all human deaths are due to the major complications of high blood pressure, mainly stroke and...
Loving Kindness - How To Evoke It
The practice of meditating on loving-kindness may be over two thousand years old. Although it may feel a bit mechanical at first, many who have used it experience greater feelings of compassion and love towards both themselves and others. Here's how...
Relaxation Magic - Hypnosis, Meditation, Visualization
Relaxation Magic – Hypnosis, Meditation, Visualization by Maryann Laraia Relaxation Magic Index Intro Where to start Details - Time, Setting, Clothing, Posture Passive Visualization / Meditation / Self Hypnosis Strengthen your ability to focus...
Where To Find Happy People!
Happy people are found taking their children or grandchildren to the park. You'll see them pushing the kids on the swings, and kicking a football back and forward.
You'll find happy people with their family, preparing a picnic lunch by the lake,...
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Stress And Anxiety
Stress and anxiety put people in the hospital every day. It may
not be common to go to the doctor to say "I think I have
stress," but the National Institutes of Health say that 80% of
illnesses are caused by stress, directly or indirectly.
Powerful hormones, including adrenalin, are released into your
blood when you're stressed and anxious. They cause a rise in
blood pressure, a faster heart and breathing rate, and faster
conversion of glycogen into glucose. These are all good things
if you need to escape a charging grizzly bear. Unfortunately,
when these effects are prolonged, as they often are in modern
life, the immune system is depressed, and the body suffers other
negative changes.
Some of the common negative effects of prolonged stress include
fatigue, pain in the muscles and joints, depression, anxiety,
headache, mental confusion, and irritability. These stress
reactions cause your body to use too much energy, which can
eventuaLLY result in physical and mental weakness.
Stress And Anxiety Relief
At Stanford University, an analysis of 146 meditation studies
was done. The conclusion was that meditation was not only
beneficial at the time of practice, but that it significantly
reduced anxiety as a character trait. Most of the studies
focused on transcendental meditation, but it's probable most
methods have similar results. (Reported in the Journal of
Clinical Psychology 45: 957974, 1989.)
In other words, meditation really can help you defend yourself
against stress and anxiety. Deeper meditation probably has the
most beneficial effects, but what if you're short on time, or
uncertain about learning to meditate? No worries. There are two
simple techniques you can learn in a few
minutes, and start
using today.
First, there is a breathing meditation. It starts with just
closing your eyes, and letting the tension drain from your
muscles. Then let go of your thoughts, as much as you can, and
breath deeply through your nose, paying attention to your
breath. When thoughts and sensations arise, acknowledge them and
return your attention to your breath as it goes in and out.
That's it. Just do this for five or ten minutes.
The second technique is a mindfulness meditation. When you are
feeeling stress and anxiety, stop whatever you're doing, and
take three deep breaths. Then watch your mind until you identify
what is bothering you. Maybe you're worried about something?
There could be a letter you need to write, or your neck could be
sore. Try to identify every little irritation.
Then do something with these stressors. Make a call that's on
your mind, take an aspirin, put things on tomorrow's list. Maybe
the best you can do is recognise that there's nothing you can do
right now - so do that. Take care of each irritation, so you can
let it go. Your anxiety will diminish immediately.
Practice, and you'll get better at finding what's just below the
surface of consciousness, bothering you. Once you address these
things, close your eyes, take three deep breaths, and you'll
feel more relaxed and able to think clearly. Try it now. It's a
powerful way to reduce your stress and anxiety.
About the author:
Steve Gillman has meditated and studied meditation for over
twenty years. You can find a good mindfulness exercise and subscribe to The Meditation
Newsletter at: http://www.TheMeditationSite.com
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Learning Meditation Home Page |
Introduction to the basics of meditation and the reduction of stress. |
www.learningmeditation.com |
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Meditation Room |
Choose freely and feel free to perform more than one meditation. ... Allow some time for your meditation. These meditations last from 3 - 10 minutes. ... |
www.learningmeditation.com |
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Meditation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
An introduction to different traditions, forms, techniques, and benefits. Includes links to other resources. |
en.wikipedia.org |
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World Wide Online Meditation Center |
Contains colorful, clear, concise meditation instruction on a variety of meditation methods from various spiritual teachings, plus tranquil meditation tapes ... |
www.meditationcenter.com |
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The Transcendental Meditation (TM) Program - Official website. How ... |
Meditation validated by over 600 scientific studies. The best meditation against stress. Online video! Personal instruction and lifetime follow-up. |
www.tm.org |
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Vipassana Meditation Website |
Homepage of the organization which offers Vipassana Meditation courses as taught by SN Goenka. |
www.dhamma.org |
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Welcome to Meditation Mount |
Meditation training programs and group meditation as a service to humanity. Worldwide organization based in Ojai, California. |
www.meditation.com |
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Guided meditations on mindfulness, peace, the 23rd Psalm, the way ... |
Come into the present moment with this 10-minute mindfulness meditation narrated by ... Experience a flow of positive energy with this meditation on peace ... |
www.beliefnet.com |
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Meditation Station Presented By The Meditation Society Of America |
Meditation Society of America's web site. Dedicated to sharing meditation techniques and concepts from all traditions. |
www.meditationsociety.com |
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Wildmind | Learn Meditation Online |
Wildmind provides a complete guide to simple meditation techniques. |
www.wildmind.org |
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Meditation |
An article By Dr Tom J. Chalko explaining the process and stressing the need for a spiritual teacher. |
www.thiaoouba.com |
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Free Learn to Meditate, online meditation - Meditation Australia. |
Details of activities, events, and classes in Wollongong University, Australia. Also offer a free online Meditation course. |
meditation.org.au |
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Meditation, Home, what is meditation, types of meditation ... |
Meditation Meditation is an alternative therapy. It can be broadly classified under the mind-body medicine. More and more doctors are prescribing meditation ... |
1stholistic.com |
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Sivananda Yoga - Meditation |
Introduction to the Official Web site of the Internationa Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers. Lots of information on Jnana Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga, ... |
www.sivananda.org |
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Stress Reducers: Articles index |
yellow arrow button, Choose a Virtual Meditation Slide Show for Your ... yellow arrow button, Meditation and Relaxation: 20 Minutes A Day Can Make A ... |
www.selfhelpmagazine.com |
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Zen Mountain Monastery: Zen Meditation Instructions |
Detailed instructions from Zen Mountain Monastery on how to practice Zen meditation. |
www.mro.org |
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Meditation and concentration |
meditation concentration ability. ... Online fire meditation use it and develop concentration ability; Online flash meditation look at the screen and ajust ... |
www.ababasoft.com |
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Siddha Yoga path - Gurumayi - Swami Muktananda founder |
Under the guidance and teachings of Gurumayi Chidvilasananda, Siddha Yoga meditation students embrace the spiritual practices of yoga. |
www.siddhayoga.org |
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Meditation Handbook |
Survey of seven meditation techniques for beginners. |
home.att.net |
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Healing Music|Meditation Music|Self Help products |
Healing Products offers healing music for your Mind, Body & Soul at low prices. Use sound and music to heal and relax. |
www.healingproducts.com |
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