Meditation 101
Meditation has been around for thousands of years. Historically, meditation was supposed to help the holy men, the sages, the medicine men acquire a deeper understanding of the mystical and sacred powers of the world in which they lived. Today, meditation is commonly used as a tool, a strategy, a process to reduce stress.
Meditation is an accepted mind-body practice in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) or integrated medicine. However, I doubt whether your insurance company would pay for any instruction you receive about how to medicate.
Anyone can practice meditation. It is simple and you don't need extra equipment. The beauty of meditation is you can practice it anywhere. You can meditate on a commuter train, in your doctor's waiting room, or in a closet.
A person uses certain techniques when they meditate such as a specific posture, focused attention, or repeating a mantra. Its purpose is to eliminate the stream of thoughts that causes chaos and stress for you as they crowd your mind. The result is improved physical and emotional well being.
I've given a series of 30-minute teleseminars on stress and strategies for controlling your stress that you can download or listen to them on your computer. They are free and are very informative. You may also give these links to your friends and family: Coping with Different Types of Stress .
Meditation is one of the best ways to manage stress because it gives you a sense of calm, peace and balance that benefits your overall health. The beauty of it is that these benefits can last from your meditation session to your entire day. It clears away your information overload that builds up every day and creates chaos and more stress.
Meditation is most meaningful for me because it helps me reduce my negative outlook and emotions. It also helps me focus on the present.
More on meditation in my next post.
This is a good time to ask your questions so I can share the answers with others.
To your well balanced success in health and in life.
Ruthan Brodsky
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