Archive for the ‘Meditation’ Category

What does it take to become a master meditator? What traits and characteristics are a must and what attitudes must you adopt to achieve this lofty goal?
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As life has become more hectic, stress has also become one of America's most serious health problems. It is widely acknowledged that stress is a major cause of hypertension, heart attacks and strokes, lower back pain, ulcers and even diabetes. And stress has become so prevalent that it affects not only adults but also children and teenagers. To effectively manage stress, we need to learn how to deal with it in a positive fashion with the ultimate goal of achieving a more balanced life. Practicing relaxation meditation on a regular basis can be an important part of stress management. Here are a few guided meditation techniques to help you remain calm in the face of life's many problems.
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Self hypnosis is a subject that is not only surrounded by many myths, but many people also have the wrong conception of what it is and what it can do. Even a casual mention of this subject to the everyday person can elicit a response that shows how little the subject is known and understood. Many people in fact consider it to be magic and even the mass media has portrayed it as such. However, properly used, self hypnosis can help a person achieve growth in their personal lives, and it can also help in developing the self.
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Herbal remedies are very popular in the world today. Whether you are looking at a billboard, the internet or the television advertisements that come on in between your particular favorite shows on the tube, herbal remedies appear to be making a comeback. This is partially due to them being made to answer to tough scientific standards and therefore being vetted for personal use and partially because of a backlash by the marketplace against the designer drug culture that has been created by the pharmaceutical industries. While both of these are reasons that herbal remedies are starting to become more popular, they do not really make any direct commentary on whether herbal remedies work.
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We tend to be very driven. When we are consciously aware of and in control of this quality, it can be very useful. Of course, being aware of and in control of your compulsions, impressions, and experiences might be better described as 'driving'. For most of us, we are 'driven' as opposed to 'driving'. When this is the case, it is hard to truly learn anything new… we attempt to understand it in terms of what we have already learned.
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Stress is a cause of many physical, mental and emotional problems that society faces today. The effects of stress also ripple out into other parts of our lives, and eventually start to affect our relationships and also the quality of our life. Being able to relax and let go of this tension in the physical, mental and emotional dimensions can really help us improve our quality of life.
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A chakra meditation can either focus on one chakra or, more typically, each of the 7 chakras in turn.
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Much attention should be paid to spinal alignment, at the beginning, and during, your meditation sessions. In some Yoga classes, you may be instructed to sit in Padmasana (lotus posture). As you will learn, this is not entirely correct for every student, but the reasons for choosing Padmasana are logical.
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It is tough enough trying to break away from an 8-to-5 job and find time to get to the gym, so just imagine working at home all day dealing with kids and housework and trying to do the same. Married and single spouses alike are so busy dealing with the daily challenge of maintaining a home and raising a family they do not have time to take care of themselves! Fortunately, no matter how much housework the stay-at-home mom or dad is tasked with, the basics of Yoga provide a great opportunity to increase flexibility, relieve stress and improve mental awareness. It does not matter if you are mopping a floor or washing dishes — Yoga techniques can improve your mind and body just as it has with millions of other men and women of all ages.
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Belur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar, founder of Iyengar yoga, has been practicing this relaxation technique for over 60 years and is considered to be one of the foremost meditation instructors in the world. He was born into a poor Iyengar family in the village of Belur Karnataka, South India. Iyengars are a community of Brahmins (a priestly class) who study the vedas and ancient religious texts that indicate a Supreme Being, as well as subsidiary gods, whose existence depends upon the all-powerful God.
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