Meditation as a Lifestyle

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 Therapy - Part II

Meditation uses the power of the mind to heal the body directing energy to the affected parts. Visualization and concentration aid and accelerate this process. Building and maintaining a positive attitude is a prerequisite for success.

Meditation: A First Step To Embracing A Healthy Lifestyle

Meditation helps insure everything you do is working with you, not against you, as you create your new healthy lifestyle. Know that you can make the changes necessary for self improvement. Start living your life as if it truly were your own!

Audio-Visual Entrainment, History and Physiological Mechanisms

Abstract: Since the discovery of photic driving by Adrian and Matthews in 1934, much has been discovered about the benefits of brain-wave entrainment (BWE) or audio-visual entrainment (AVE) as it is commonly known today. Studies are now available on the effectiveness of AVE in promoting relaxation, hypnotic induction and restoring somatic homeostasis, plus improving cognition, and for treating ADD, PMS, SAD, migraine headache, chronic pain, anxiety, depression and hypertension.

Seven Things You Should Consider For Your Meditation Room

Meditation is one of the great skills everybody should learn as it helps you in developing a more effective mind and to help keep you at a state of calm. If you are serious about meditation having a room dedicated to the practice does one of two things. The room will after periods of time bring about a sense of calm as soon as you walk into the room because of the association between the room and peace. The meditation room will also encourage you and remind you to stick with the practice. All too often people start out on the meditation journey only to abandon the practice a few months in because they are feeling great.

White Noise Machines

Because of industrialization, our society has had to deal with the harsh environmental dilemma called noise pollution. Noise pollution poses dangers to our health, as it leads to stress. And as we all know, repetitive stress can cause serious illness.

Meditation Techniques

Studies have shown that meditation can help improve a person's energy and can even put them in a calmer state. However, the benefits of meditation can only be realized when it is done properly.

What is Meditation?

Meditation has been used universally around the world for the entirety of human existence. Evidence from writings, paintings and folklore show that humans of every culture have been able to clear their minds, focus their intent and touch and use the energy around them since the dawn of our species. While many of the modern meditation techniques are attributed to Eastern influences and teachings, the practice of meditation in shamanism, pagan rites and modern religions is well documented.

Are You Too Stressed? Try An Ancient Method To Relax And Revitalize!

In as few as five minutes you can reduce your stress with an ancient method of relaxation called qigong (pronounced chee gong). It has been practiced in China for thousands of years. Qigong can be easy to learn and highly effective for reducing stress and increasing energy. It is an ancient system of quiet slow movement done while in a meditative state of mind. As little as five minutes can return noticeable results.

Meditation for Those Who Do Not Want to Meditate

I have met many people who do not want to meditate; yet they seek peace of mind. They just do not want to concentrate here or focus there. Their main point of contention is that they just do not have the power of concentration. I simply ask them, if they lacked power of concentration, how come they still retained their jobs? How could they possibly work for so many hours at a stretch?

The Power of Meditation In Your Everyday Life

It is said that we have over 60,000 thoughts daily and that much of those are the same as those that we had the day before. In other words we exist in a perpetual chatter in our minds. It is little wonder then that all our miseries and our pains we experience are created in the chatter that we keep repeating to ourselves.

How Meditation Will Help You in Learning the Path to Enlightenment and Ascension

The world is made up simply of energy. That is right - what causes the beats in our heart, what makes our minds work, what gives us those feelings is simply energy. Buddha talks about enlightenment and Buddhist Monks will spend this and the next life time learning how to become enlightened or more importantly how to ascend our spiritual body into the next.

Learning to Breathe

When it comes to alternative health practices, one of the simplest and most effective techniques you can use is to practice proper breathing. This may sound absurd to you at first, but many people actually breathe the wrong way. After years of being told to “suck in your gut” to look thinner and supposedly more attractive, most people have trained themselves to breathe with their chest rather than with their diaphragm. As a result, both lungs are not being used to their fullest capacity. This can then lead to a decrease in the amount of oxygen reaching your major organs.

Meditation - Why Is It So Hard?

An article that reveals why many people do not get the most from their meditation sessions. If you feel like you do not benefit as you should from your own meditation then read this article now!

Yoga and the Mind/Body Connection

Yoga encourages the mind to calm itself as well. By concentrating on breathing, your mind doesn't wander, and it is encouraged to stay connected to the body, in the now. The more we daydream and reminisce, the less our mind is open to the good things happening now.