Meditation Techniques

Meditation techniques are easy to learn. Some emphasize controlled breathing while others emphasize passive breathing. Some emphasize concentrated focus on certain sounds or visual impressions. Others emphasize non-attachment to a constant witnessing of the mental process.

Some meditation techniques will work for you and others won't. If you try one form of mediation and you don't believe you're benefiting from it then try another.

Whatever you do, don't write off the process because it didn't work the first time, or think that your just not cut out for meditation. There's really nothing to fail at with meditation. It's all about finding the right technique for you.

Documented Benefits of Regular Meditation Practice

Your body will gain a deeper state of relaxation than during ordinary rest.
• If you were tested by an EEG (electroencephelogram), the changes would indicate a state of heightened awareness and coherence.
• If you practiced your meditation regularly you would achieve an increased baseline level of adaptability, stability and integration during all phases of activity.
• achieve greater clarity of thought which could also be described as an “increase in intelligence”
• achieve greater creativity, and perceptual ability
• produce a positive impact on your blood pressure
• enhance your immune system
• be less likely to abuse drugs and alcohol
• be less likely to experience various forms of anxiety and depression

Meditation does not involve sitting in uncomfortable positions for hours without moving and believe it or not, you ARE capable of the level of effort you need to benefit from meditation.

Actually, meditation can be more accurately called relaxation - something we're all familiar with, no matter how rare or infrequent!

Most of us have probably dabbled in meditation by participating in conscious relaxation – perhaps during an exercise class or to manage pain at the dentist or control anxiety before a test.

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