09.28.08
Posted in Meditation at 8:24 am by Meditation
Since ages past, meditation has been practiced by countless people for its many benefits. Incorporating meditation into your everyday life could make a huge difference in your mindset and attitude.
Almost all meditative practices teach that the spine must remain straight and slumping is not encouraged. The reason for this is that when you sit erect it promotes the circulation of your spiritual energy. This is believed to be your life energy or force.
Read the rest of this entry »
Permalink
09.24.08
Posted in Meditation at 9:00 pm by Meditation
The retreat
Just about everyone has experienced a time in their lives when it started to feel like everything had just simply become to much to deal with.
Sometimes there is such a buildup of challenges that you feel overwhelmed, and if just one more thing occurs, no matter how minor, it might just be the thing to make you “snap.” If that sounds a little too familiar, then it might just be time to consider taking the retreat route and seeking out a calming and peaceful meditation retreat for a weekend, a week, or more.
Read the rest of this entry »
Permalink
09.22.08
Posted in Meditation at 8:15 pm by Meditation
Spiritual journey
In more recent years, it seems that the general public is more open to the idea of nourishing and feeding the spiritual aspects of one’s life. Surprisingly, this often has no connection to people seeking out a religious affiliation, but has more to do with personally developing spiritual life practices, which is becoming increasingly important for many. There are numerous people who feel that the popular movie “The Secret” has helped to fuel this movement, with its teachings about the “Law of Attraction.”
Read the rest of this entry »
Permalink
09.21.08
Posted in Meditation at 1:50 pm by Meditation
Practice of meditation
Many times people will catch snippets of conversation about meditating or hear something about it in the media. But, in many cases, the public in general is not quite sure exactly what meditation practice is and how it might be beneficial in their lives. Often what people think of when they hear someone mention meditation is a group of monks sequestered in a far away monastery. However, these days, it is being practiced more and more among people from all walks of life.
Read the rest of this entry »
Permalink
09.20.08
Posted in Meditation at 12:57 pm by Meditation
What exactly is meditation? Meditation is a practice that calls for intense concentration on a single thought or object to help focus the mind. The individual tries to turn his or her attention inward.
Meditation techniques are said to be of Vedic Hinduism origin and are traditionally practiced in the eastern religions. However, western society has embraced this practice enthusiastically.
Read the rest of this entry »
Permalink
09.19.08
Posted in Meditation at 8:41 pm by Meditation
Spiritual healing
These days, more and more people are becoming aware of how valuable yoga, meditation techniques, self-awareness, and focus can be to a person’s spiritual growth and development. However, with a variety of things to take into consideration spiritually, it is easy to overlook some of the most basic and fundamental qualities and habits of life. One of these traits that should not be overlooked is that of being totally and completely honest in the course of one’s spiritual development.
Read the rest of this entry »
Permalink
09.17.08
Posted in Meditation at 6:58 pm by Meditation
the meditation
Even though we live in a world with more technological gadgets and amazing conveniences than you can shake a stick at, we also live in a time when people seem to be trying to live faster and cram more into shorter time periods. At the same time, with all of the mobile electronics, such as cell phones and laptops, many people never truly set aside their work. Now more than ever, people caught up in such frantic lives could use methods of meditation to help cope with it all.
Read the rest of this entry »
Permalink
09.16.08
Posted in Meditation at 6:45 pm by Meditation
What is meditation, and is it as complicated as it appears? The answer to the second question is definitely “no”. The first question will take a little more explanation, which will also help to explain why meditation is easier than it might seem to be.
During meditation, your mind and body are in a state of conscious relaxation and focus. You will experience sharpened awareness of both your outer surroundings and your inner being.
Read the rest of this entry »
Permalink
09.15.08
Posted in Meditation at 7:03 pm by Meditation
Meditation Techniques
In this day and age that we live in, people are constantly trying to get more done in less time, in an attempt to keep up with the frenetic pace of today’s world. As a result, many people are dealing with anger, resentment, depression and stress, or they simply “zone” out and end up living their lives on complete “auto-pilot” and not truly experiencing anything. An effective way of dealing with all of these issues, and many more, is to regularly engage in mindfulness meditations.
Read the rest of this entry »
Permalink
09.14.08
Posted in Meditation at 7:43 pm by Meditation
transcendental meditation
In many Western countries nowadays there is a rather strong and growing trend to learn how to meditate. There was an era, not so many years ago, when Westerners thought of the meditation practice as belonging to the hippie generation, but today it is considered more of a mainstream discipline that is becoming more and more popular. Even though many variations of meditating have been used for thousands of years, the Western cultures are finally becoming aware of the benefits.
In recent years, an increasingly expanding list of professional athletes, celebrities and business leaders have been learning how to meditate for themselves. These high-profile people have also been more and more willing to speak up and share the benefits they have received from meditation techniques. In some instances, coaches of professional or college sports teams, leaders and owners of businesses have introduced meditation practices to their teams and/or employees to help improve performance.
Nowadays, there are a variety of methods that people can seek out in order to learn how to meditate. Some years ago, the best option was to go on a week long retreat and be instructed by a group of trained instructors in various meditation techniques. In general, these retreats were expensive, making it hard for many people to take advantage of the opportunity.
Many different books have been published over the years to teach meditation. But, somehow trying to learn meditation through a book was a challenging task for many. As a result, many people were not able to experience the full benefits of meditation and in some ways were even left with a negative experience, simply because they were not utilizing the best learning method.
These days there are many guided meditations on CD, as well as MP3 downloads. These mediums are an easier and more effective way to introduce people to mediation. Most of the time, once they become familiar and comfortable with this practice, they are able to expand and meditate on their own or with special meditation music.
Another popular way to learn how to mediate is with DVDs or online videos. For many people, it really makes more sense to stick with the guided meditations that they can receive as an audio file, because many of the DVDs are simply an introduction to the meditation practice. In most forms of meditation, the person’s eyes are closed and so they will not be watching a video, although the DVD might include a section of meditation music for the person to use.
After someone has acquired the basic knowledge of how to meditate, they will be able to personalize their sessions to address their specific needs and to advance their spiritual development. They might also decide to learn other forms, such as transcendental meditation or Zen meditation, and often will meld various techniques and create their own unique meditation experience.
Permalink
