Meditation

The meditative state is our natural state. When we reach this state, we recognize what lies at the root of all our experiences, and we become fully aware. Meditation awakens the fundamental and innate intelligence of being - the light of our spirit - and it becomes the cornerstone of everything we perceive.

Formally, meditation entails entering a state of awakening and freedom of the spirit. Meditation gives you breathing room from the countless activities you do every day, and directs you to the true experience of your being. Not that your everyday activities or experiences are contradictory or incompatible with the state of being aware, but in meditation, they are set aside for a simpler grasp of your being.

If your mind is bogged down by ideas, experiences, and impulses, only conflict can arise. When your mind is clear and capable of deep reasoning, that’s when you have...

For most of us finding the energy to just get through the day can be a challenge. Sometimes the best read of the zen-o-meter is whether or not the activity or emotion we are engaging in throughout the day nurtures our energy or drains it. For example, playing with the kids in the park, makes you feel more alive. Fighting your way through the grocery store, drains the life blood out of you. When you get out of bed you only have so much energy to get through the day. Many things will come at you that you have no control over. So this month we will explore controlling one emotional habit that is guaranteed to drain your soul. Learning to master this beast will leave you with more energy for you to spend the way you want.

Judgment never feels good. Often we do it subconsciously without giving it a second thought. However, most of the time it's a very conscious act. Most po...

When we first beginning to meditate, there are many habits that we fall into that prevent us from achieving a peaceful, state to make any real progress. There are habits of worry, restlessness, judging ourselves or our practice of meditation, excessive movement which can become distracting, overeating, overindulging in smoking or drinking, complaining, and finding fault. There also are certain habits that we can do to assist our mind to get into a place of meditation, and to begin to make some progress in your practice. Here are some hints:

Consistency of Time: It is better to meditate at the same time every day. It is also usually easier to meditate early in the morning because the Earth is more still, your mind is quieter and the day-to-day activities have not started yet. But if you can’t do it early in the morning, be consistence with th...

We live in a hectic and uncertain world, with violence and chaos surrounding us every minute of the day. We are getting busier and busier and being bombarded with commercialism and adverts from every angle. Just like many of us I have been looking for a way to break the constant information overload to help give my mind a chance to relax and after many years of studying and test trying the art of meditation by many of the great religions like Budhism I have found a simple six step formula that helps me to unleash the inner peace that really wishes to come out.

Step 1 - Find a cool quiet place

The first step in unleashing your inner peace is to find somewhere that will allow you to feel safe whilst meditating and undisturbed. Some of the sorts of places you might consider are sitting on the ground in the garden, near a river, or if you are like me a...

Meditation is a very important aspect of our lives. We spend all day in a stressful environment. We seldom take the time to stop and release much negative energy that we are holding onto. When we hold onto this stress and negativity, it has an effect on our physical bodies, which can lead to disease. Many people may focus on diet and nutrition when it comes to health, however we cannot forget about stress and its role in total health.

When we take a moment out of our day to meditation, we will unload the weight that we had to take on during the day. Being an elementary school teacher, you can imagine the type of stress I have to deal with on a daily basis. I like you may have a stressful job, if I don’t meditate and use the exercises to release, or mentally detox, I am setting myself up for a heart attack or other ailment. My father and brother both died of heart attacks at ...

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A blood test will show positive because of the antibodies. A polymerase cell response/reaction ( P.C.R ) which tracks DNA in the body will confirm if the virus is gone because after ten treatments or more there should be no viral DNA left.

The Electro-Cure Machine is a vehicle which induces atoms of medication into the body - The machine itself has no side effects. Any medication used by you, probably Acyclovir or Famcyclovir may have side effects - ask your doctor. The Electro-Cure machine cuts the dosage to ± 1/1000 of oral dose - which means longterm saving! Speak to your doctor.

Remember that it is the medication curing you, but a large percentage of the active ingredient ...

It has been validated that 20 minutes of meditation is the equivalent of 3 hours of sleep. If you are on a plane and onto your next important board meeting, think about how efficient you can be by utilizing 20 minutes of that time to regenerate and renew yourself and be clear and focused for the upcoming event.

First thing we have to do is demystify meditation. Truly, it’s not this thing that these pious monks do high on the hilltops in Tibet, nor is it exclusive to Eastern philosophy. What is meditation? Actually, let's rather refer to it as relaxation and that brings me to telling you about Herbert Benson, cardiologist, researcher, educator, a mentor. He had a private practice in Massachusetts and in 1962 some TM students, who requested to do a research study on the effects of TM on his patients, approached him. The first time they approached him, in his own words he threw the...

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The response times and costs involved in emergency medical transport differ vastly from advanced medical transport. There is usually an extensive ‘paper trail’ of verifiable billings to be maintained, and the most cost-effective means are often considered the most viable by the service providers. However, the fact remains that it is a valuable service that can save lives and avert untold suffering where normal medical services will not suffice.

The commercial and bureaucratic angles aside, emergency or critical care medical transport personnel, such as nurses and paramedics, are trained in the special requirem...

Fasting for our minds

Everyone has heard of fasting.
The practice of taking a hiatus from food.
Doing so has lots of beneficial effects on our bodies.

Mostly ridding our body of toxins.

What about ridding our minds of toxins?

Sound like a good idea?

Here, do this:

Don't think a negative thought for seven straight days.

Can't do it?
Of course you can't...
What this means is if a negative thought comes into your mind, let it go.

Don't let a single negative thought stay in your mind for
more than a moment or two.

Often when I hear people speak about meditating, they complain
that they can not concentrate.

OK fair enough, do the following, this is like a visualization:

Picture a train, lets say it has almost a hundred cars...
You are on one side of the train tracks...

Meditation begins as postures and breath control and mantras. But it expands, just as the mind expands when we empty it of clutter and stretch it with hope and awareness. The more aware we become, the larger the capacity of the mind becomes, and the more we are able to meditate. The more we meditate, the larger our consciousness expands, so that the dynamic process is never-ending and ever-increasing.

Meditation can begin to follow us to work, in the form of a mood we carry away from our meditations. Or it can follow us when we play, allowing laughter to increase because we have less stress, thanks to meditation. Meditation is a state of mind, and a process of focus. So we can learn to expand meditation into everything we do, because we are always in some state of mind or another, and we are always focusing upon something. Meditation just gives us the chance to turn that automat...

"Meditation is merely hypnosis without suggestion.." -is what most hypno-therapists will tell you.

And whilst this in some (very few) instances may well be true, it is unfortunate that this view is promulgated, as this only describes a very limited aspect of meditation, and does not consider the phenomenal number of forms of meditation that are in fact out there. It also does not consider the true nature of most forms of meditation.

To illustrate this I would suggest that one consider the incredible number of guided meditations that are offered, sold, and promoted by various profit and not-for-profit organizations. Of course to fully understand the impact of this one has to consider the makeup of most of these guided meditations, which include a few primary elements :

1. Usually designed to create an alternate state of consciousness.
2. Usually designed with a ...

I know, I can hear you saying it now, "Why would Meditation Help Me? Isn't Meditation for the Great Eastern Gurus?" The categorical answer is NO! Every single person on this planet should learn to meditate to help you in your day-to-day growth, to help you cope with the world and to help you deal with your anxiety.

Let me explain …

The whole role of meditation is to help find your inner peace that is the art of putting all that chaos in your mind and you life into some sort of order. The first step of meditation is bringing you to a point of calm, a point of peace upon which you can build and manage control. Once you have achieved that you can further explore your own mind. Our mind today often swirls with information, facts, stress, worries and much more simply because of the way in which we live and the bombardment of information from commercial...

To get started it is important to choose proper place and time. Although in principle any place is good, a quiet room in the house or a quiet corner in a room is desirable. Even for seasoned practitioners it is difficult to meditate in a noisy environment. As to the time early morning is the best period when the body and mind are rested and fresh; evenings are the next choice. As with exercises it is better to do meditation before eating. Once the time is chosen meditation should become a daily habit and be observed with strict regularity. After sometime it will become a part of everyday routine like brushing teeth or taking shower. The next thing to choose is the body posture. Sitting is the most logical choice but there are varieties of sitting posture that can be adopted. Each posture has its distinct influence on the state of the body and mind. Some may deride the signif...

Meditation and exercises are meant to keep a person healthy and are primarily preventive measures. People have used them in every age in every society. Exercises are more familiar and have now become an integral part of a healthy life style. The advances in technology have made different types of exercises more convenient and easily accessible to meet the varying needs of people in different walks of life. Meditation on the other hand is not as common largely because it deals with the body at a different level. For this reason technology has not had any impact on it; science has not made enough progress to deal effectively with the body beyond the physiological level. But meditation can be as effective as exercises. As with exercises meditation can be practiced at different levels. An athlete preparing for a competition does exercises with a different degree of intensity compa...

Plants, including their leaves, flowers, fruits, and roots, produce strong and concentrated liquid substances called essential oils that emit a pleasant aroma. These aromatic substances are named as such for they are believed to contain the very essence of the plants from which they are taken.

Since the earliest times, essential oils are extracted from plants and are used as perfumes, incense, medicine, and flavorings. They were used in healing certain diseases, in embalming, in massaging, and in several spiritual and religious rituals.

The aromatherapy benefits of essential oils are still widely known today. Both the physical and metal health of persons who are suffering from emotional distress and physical pain are believed, and even scientifically proven, to be enhanced through the use of these fragrant plant extracts. The aroma of the essential oils helps relax the per...

There are all sorts of ordinary opportunities for calming down in the day to day rush of life. Escalators can be a very useful meditation device on a busy day! They are free, easy to use and available in Metro stations and department stores. Escalators provide a perfect opportunity to settle down and relax, after all there’s nothing much to do but stand there. There’s not enough time to finish the crossword or do some knitting, but there is time to reconnect with yourself.

The process couldn’t be easier, the hard part is remembering to do it.

Step 1: Get on the escalator safely, carefully avoid tripping over the toddler or bashing into the little old lady’s shopping trolley. This is probably the hardest bit of the whole process.

Step 2: Now you’re settled on the escalator, lightly grip the rail and bring your attention to your abdomen, becoming aware of the rythmn of...

Therapeutic benefits of essential oils have long been known and proven. Ever since ancient times, these strong and aromatic oil extracts from plants were being used to relax the body and sooth the mind. Hieroglyphics of the ancient Egyptians and old Chinese documents prove that even the earliest civilizations were aware of the various benefits of essential oils, including their healing benefits.

Modern studies confirm their health benefits, although there are still many debates about their therapeutic claims. Aromatherapy, which is a practice of healing through the use of therapeutic essential oils, however, remains to be popular around the world.

What are the benefits of essential oils?

Distilled essential oils extracted from roots, flowers, petals, leaves, seeds, bark, and stems of the plant contain high oxygenating components that help transport oxygen and differe...

The challenge new meditators have when learning meditation is whether to use guided mediation or to use unguided meditation. Our objective in this article is to look at both meditation types so that you can choose which meditation style will suit your requirements.

Guided Meditation involves somebody guiding you through the meditation process. That is they literally talk you through the whole meditation process. There are some advantages and disadvantages to this technique. One of the reasons you may consider guided meditation is to help expand your understanding of the various meditation techniques.

The Guided Meditation technique can be presented in a number of ways. You may do a guided meditation session in a small group with a meditation practitioner or you might do a guided meditation session using a meditation cd or meditation dvd.

If ...

Meditation is one of the most important activities you need to do each day. One of the most important tools you need when starting to learn how to meditate is a meditation cd and it is really important that you choose the right type of meditation music. Whilst many experienced meditators will not use meditation music, beginners will find it easier to get to that state of calm and focus using the right meditation music.

#1. The Tempo of the Music

The number one issue that must be considered when selecting Meditation CD’s is the tempo of the music. When choosing your meditation cd’s you need to make sure that the meditation music you choose is written and played at 60 beats per minute. Research has found that meditation music played at 60 beats per minute will help produce alpha waves on both the left and right side of the brain. The...

Learning to meditate is one of the most important skills you can master and the sooner you learn to meditate the sooner you will gain more control over your life. Meditation in essence is about finding your inner peace but there is more to meditation than just finding your inner peace. You can use meditation to help you in every aspect of your life. There are four core meditation techniques that every new meditator should learn.

These four meditation techniques cover different aspects of your life. For example one of the techniques I will cover include Deep-Breathing Meditation which you use to help you to relax and to prepare your mind for meditation and Affirmation Meditation allows you to reprogram your mind from being negative to positive.

Whilst this is a simplistic view of these two meditation techniques, it highlights the issue that there a...