Meditation

Meditation

A community portal about Meditation with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The term Meditation describes a variety of practices with a variety of goals. It usually involves turning the attention inward to the mind...

A community portal about Meditation with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The term Meditation describes a variety of practices with a variety of goals. It usually involves turning the attention inward to the mind itself. Meditation is often recognized as a component of Eastern religions, having originated Vedic Hinduism. It has also become mainstream in Western culture. It encompasses any of a wide variety of spiritual practices which emphasize mental activity or quiescence. Meditation can be used for personal development, or to focus the mind on God. Many practice meditation in order to achieve peace, while others practice certain physical yogas in order to become healthier.

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Meditation has been around for thousands of years and there are many different approaches. The most common forms of meditation usually involves focusing on a particular object, such as a word mantra, as in Transcendental Meditation; a divine image as in some forms of Tibetan Buddhist meditation; an inspirational phrase or image, as in Christian contemplative meditation; or mindful contemplation of breathing, as in Buddhist samatha meditation. In general, these forms of meditation attempt to cultivate an altered state of consciousness, in which you feel more relaxed and more centered in the present moment, and generally more spiritually uplifted by the contemplation of something ... Read Full Story
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When we experience depression we often describe it with phrases like: “I’m in a black mood”, or “It smothers me like a heavy blanket”, or “Its like being in a thick fog”, or “I feel like I’m wading through treacle.”             These and similar descriptions provide interesting clues about the nature of emotions like depression, anxiety or fear: Emotions have a structure, and that structure is encoded in imagery and physical sensations. Why is this important? Well, quite simply because when we uncover the structure of an emotion, we then have something tangible to which we can relate to and work with. Emotions like ... Read Full Story
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Meditation helps one overcome stress and attain peace of mind and the correct. It makes one positive and helps a person find his or her spiritual self. There are many techniques how to meditate and find relaxation. New names are the only thing that is new about these new age meditation techniques. So now, one has to choose the technique that is suitable for him or her. Instead of following what everybody is gong in for, it is best to judge and decide the best technique for yourself. In Hinduism based or concentrative meditation, a person is required to focus on the breath, an ... Read Full Story
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Our brain emits natural electrical frequencies under the 30hz. A electrical frequency represents a type of mental state. Scientists have classified four main mental according a range of frequencies: They are: Mental states Name Frequency State Play Gamma 40 Hz + High alert Beta 14 - 40 Hz Normal alert Alpha 8 - 14 Hz Light relax Theta 3 - 8 Hz Deep relax, meditation Delta 0.1 - 3 Hz Deep sleep Courtesy from mentallion.com However, can I modify my mental state to my will? The answer is yes, what we need is a stimuli, visual or sonorous, to increase or reduce our brain ... Read Full Story
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Brainwave Entrainment is a master of all trades. Brainwave Entrainment is a good element to add to one’s detox program because it improves one’s well being through MP3 audio clips that give off binaural beats, monaural beats and isochronic tones. Say what? Basically, Brainwave Entrainment works with the mind’s brain waves to aid in meditation, anxiety, health, weight loss, stress and addiction. It even works to improve memory. Specifically, the weight loss program can enhance one’s detox program . Read Full Story
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Monk, peace activist and author Thich Naht Hahn has long written that mindfulness can make for a more peaceful and contented existence. But did you know that it can make for better, more pleasurable, sex? Mindfulness refers to the practice of focusing on the present moment. Some Eastern philosophers encourage applying mindfulness to walking meditation - specifically that, as people walk slowly around a room in their house or along a street in...  
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The single major cause of emotional suffering and stress in our lives comes from the accumulated habitual emotional reactions to life events that we acquire through unconscious learning. We become victims of recurrent negative thoughts and patterns of emotional reactivity that operate automatically in the mind, and that operate outside the sphere of conscious choice. We become prisoners of our habitual thinking and suffer accordingly...  
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In reply to CARE Program Teaches Educators to Manage Their Emotions: Thank you for bringing attention to the challenges of teachers and students dealing with stress. With the help of the David Lynch Foundation (davidlynchfoundation.org) the Transcendental Meditation Technique has been successfully implemented in public and private schools and in after-school programs across the U.S. and around the world, with thousands of students enjoying...  
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It's never too late to have a (brain that's wired as if it had a) happy childhood2Therapists get this question a lot: "Okay, so now that I understand how my history made me a mess when it comes to relationships, what now? It's not like I can go back in time and change my childhood."The "what now" is that there's increasing evidence that the simple practice of mindfulness meditation can re-wire your brain. In key areas, you can literally change...  
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From their Facebook page: Please join us at our monthly meetings. The meetings include guided mindfulness mediation followed by a talk by Robert Chender, a lawyer and a certified mindfulness meditation teacher. No meditation experience is necessary; everyone is invited. Please feel free to write us at nycclg@gmail.com, or post...  
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