Baring it All with Naked Yoga
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- Baring it All with Naked Yoga
- Spirit Voyage Provides In-depth Instruction and Information about Yoga with General Yoga Books
- Meditation And Its Effects On Mind Body And Spirit
- Knoxville Yoga Teacher Training
- Meditation: A Path to a Stress Free Life
- Join a yoga class to stress out and relax
- Common forms of meditation
- Deepest State of Meditation - 3 Secrets to Help You Improve Your Meditation
- Basic Rules for Practicing Yoga
- What kind of music can you use for meditation?
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- 5 Tips to Help You Meditate
- Guided Meditation For Optimum Benefits Of Meditation
- Life Transforming Tale of Path to Enlightenment
- A History of Meditation
- The A-Z of Meditation
- Irritated? Annoyed? Stressed? Don't Scratch That Itch - Meditate
- Meditation Is Not Just for Hippies
- Tackle Your Panic and Anxiety Attacks With the Right Way to Meditate!
- Meditate Your Way To Promotions And Raises By Managing Stress
- Yoga for novices
- Few Different and Important Types of Yoga and Meditation
- Religious and Entrained Meditation
- Keep Your Body Fit Practicing Yoga on a Regular Basis
| Posted: 03 Jan 2012 07:01 AM PST Article by Paul Wells A Brain Balancing Kundalini Set with Sarah - Inside Yoga Today Ep. 26 
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| Spirit Voyage Provides In-depth Instruction and Information about Yoga with General Yoga Books Posted: 03 Jan 2012 05:00 AM PST Article by Karan Khalsa 'Y' stands for Yoga, a Sanskrit word which means an ancient philosophy of physical, mental and spiritual well-being. 'O' reminds of 'Om', the most sacred Sanskrit word considered as the spoken quintessence of the universe. 'G' depicts the word Guru, the teacher who teaches and guides someone in the path of life by enlightening human soul with valuable knowledge. 'A' is the reminiscent of the word 'asanas', the physical poses and postures which help an individual to keep a balanced mind, body and soul. Yoga, the 5000 years old Indian practice, is acquiring increasing level of popularity worldwide for its scientific base and methodology. An impressive number of yoga books are written on every form of yoga like Ashtanga Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Sivananda Yoga etc. to help the practitioners in attaining the goal more easily and effortlessly. The Spirit Voyage yoga books are meant for those who want to include yoga in their daily lifestyle to experience lifelong happiness and health. Ashtanga yoga for beginners, Gong yoga, Kripalu yoga, Jivamukti yoga and Kundalini yoga are some of the topics on which these books primarily give emphasize on. Books are men's best friend. Nothing can be best than a book which acts as a friend, philosopher and guide in any field. Books illuminate the soul with sound knowledge. And when it is Yoga, books are possibly the best source of knowledge. For the beginners, it would be too hard to learn or practice yoga all by himself without taking guidance from a proper instructor or yoga teacher. In that case, yoga books are of great help. Myriad of yoga DVDs are also available with audio and video instruction on how to practice yoga or the different yoga poses known as 'asanas'. Yoga is an art and philosophy of ancient India. Like other arts, vast knowledge and study is required before implementing it in the practical life. If not vast knowledge, then atleast basic knowledge should be known by the practitioner. He should be aware of some general facts an! d figure of yoga like what is the best timing to do yoga, how to prepare oneself before starting yoga practice, what to do and what not to do, what kind of yoga music can be played, what is the proper eating habits or diet and etc. These all necessary informations on yoga as well as on meditation are given in those books. Meditation is an integral part of yoga practicing. Meditation completes the whole process. It ensures best result while done with soothing and relaxing meditation music. By putting some soulful music into yoga practicing, one can easily achieve the highest potential and ultimate freedom from this material world. Yoga books offered by Spirit Voyage, the online music company, contain in-depth instruction, information and images required in yoga practicing. Yoga, practiced with calm and serene yoga music, evokes and awakens the spiritual sense within which helps one to uncouple himself from this world and sets the voyage for the ethereal world of divine purity and infinity. Start the journey to that world where only the Supreme power reigns with the help of yoga books, Yoga DVDs and CDs offered by Spirit Voyage. The pure spiritual tunes of meditation music transform the atmosphere and touches the right chord. Voices of the world renowned mystic singers like Deva Premal, Wah!, Snatam Kaur, Donna De Lory and Gurmukh enrich this collection and make it highly demanded all over the world. About the AuthorThe author writes for Spirit Voyage which is engaged in offering various kinds of yoga music and meditation music. The company offers different CDs and DVDs for practicing kundalini Yoga and other yoga forms. 
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| Meditation And Its Effects On Mind Body And Spirit Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:11 AM PST Article by C. Gray Flynn For anyone who meditates, they know that it is a seriously life changing practice. Meditation can: increase your life span, improve your health, reverse signs of ageing, boost brain function, increase performance, make you happier, bring you peace, give you greater insight and give you greater control over your life to achieve the success you want. Meditation reveals the truth of things and enables you to manifest the life you want. It sounds to good to be true, but it is well known that all the great sages known through history used meditation to actualise their potential and reach the great heights that they did. What is also true is that we now live in an age where the secret power of meditation is no longer hidden from ordinary folks. And for anyone who seriously wants to step up his or her life, meditation is a way. Easy right? Well yes and no. It is true that meditation is a discipline, and dedication to it brings tremendous rewards. But, like any discipline, meditation takes time to master. The mind is constantly busy with what I call mental noise. Without even realising it, it is running a constant stream of thoughts to our subconscious mind. The trouble with this is that, for most of us, the thoughts tend to be around stressors and negatives in our lives, and because the brain keeps running these thought without thinking about it, it literally becomes addicted to these thoughts, and in turn these thoughts create more stressors, which in turn feeds these negative thought patterns again. Its not that we want to think these things, they cause us pain, but our brains have become patterned to these thoughts and has no other 'programme' to run - unless we give it one. Now trying to change our programming is very hard to say the least. This is where meditation comes in. Meditation will literally wipe out those programmes. In time, your mind will become tranquil, and with that tranquillity your life, as you know it, will change. You will become attuned to the real you. You will be ! on your way to actualising your greatest potential. Now I know this may seem like a grand statement, but I promise you, it is true. Since meditating regularly, my life has literally opened up. I possess a calm I never thought I would have. This benefit alone is enough, but this is just the beginning. It is as if the doors of possibility have swung open right in front of me and life is presenting to me on a whole new level. I am realising I can have exactly what I want now. I also realise that the idea of sitting quietly for an hour a day might seem impossible to some. For me it took quiet a long time to actually dedicate myself to it as a discipline. But since doing so, I have come across a new meditation technique that makes the benefits of meditation so much easier to achieve and it has to do with certain sound frequencies. Without getting too technical, the benefits of meditation are a result of the brain being conditioned into certain brain wave states and what science has discovered is that the brain can be entrained to enter into these brainwave states by certain sound frequencies, otherwise known as binaural beats. The scientific term for this is Brainwave Entrainment and it is basically meditation made easy with all the benefits of disciplined meditation. Brainwave Entrainment (binaural beats) put you into deeply relaxing meditative states (alpha, theta and delta) and it is in these brainwave states that the mind is reconditioned to the benefit of the listener as follows: PHYSICAL/HEALTH BENEFITS: It 'grows' the brain by thickening the connections between the corpus callosum. It lowers blood pressure, reduces cholesterol, reduces metabolic rate, boosts the immune system, smoothes the skin, and releases youth hormones DHEA and Melatonin, while reducing the degenerative hormone Cortisol. MENTAL/EMOTIONAL BENEFITS: Most people's brains work in mono, meaning that one side of the brain dominates, but by increasing the connections between the two hemispheres through meditation ! or brain entrainment, the brain actually begins to work in stereo. It is believed that the brains of the world's greatest thinkers worked in this way. By causing the brain to dip into Alpha, Theta and Delta states more frequently, mental clarity peaks, creative thinking is enhanced, as is intuition. Through regular use stereoscopic brain functioning puts one into peak performance states by getting the two sides of the brain to work together rather than individually. Fortune 100 companies, leading world minds and NASA are all known to use brain entrainment to engage peak performance levels. A relaxed mind causes a sense of well being, mental stress subsides, mental clarity increases. It causes the mind to calm down, become clear, and can even bring about a sense of elation. This is the optimal state for succeeding in whatever you are focused on. This is key, for focus is the key to changing your life, and brain entrainment and meditation train the brain to become more focused. For more information on meditation and brainwave entrainment: Positive Mind States This article maybe reprinted with the authors'name and website intact. Thank You. About the AuthorAbout Me -- I have spent many years in the study of personal development. Diagnosed with leaukemia 11 years ago. I used the power of meditation, autosuggestion and visualization to heal myself. I knew I could do this because I realised it was the way I was using my mind in the first place that made me ill. For more information please visit Positive Mind States 
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| Knoxville Yoga Teacher Training Posted: 03 Jan 2012 03:00 AM PST Article by David E Morgan Yoga is becoming more and more popular in Knoxville, TN. The need for trained yoga teachers who have completed a qualified yoga teacher training (YTT) or yoga teacher certification (YTC) program is also increasing. (Yoga Teacher Training and Yoga Teacher Certification mean the same thing, the title of the program depends on the preference of the yoga school.) To fill this gap to get more certified yoga teachers, there are now several yoga teacher training programs in the Knoxville area. What to look for in a Knoxville Yoga Teacher Training program 1. The most important thing to look at when researching yoga teacher training programs in Knoxville is, who is the director of the teacher training? Have you studied with this person and do you like their style? Does their philosophy of yoga resonate with you? Are they easily accessible? Do they live by the words they speak, or at least try to? 2. Next, look at training dates for your Knoxville yoga teacher training. Do the dates fit your schedule? Some yoga certification programs offer the whole training at once, some offer it on weekends only, and others offer weekend trainings in combination with some yoga teacher training requirements through the week. 3. Can you afford the yoga teacher training, or are there payment plans or scholarships available to make your yoga training more manageable? 4. Is the yoga teacher training offered at a Registered Yoga School (RYS) through the Yoga Alliance? The Yoga Alliance is the most respected yoga organization in the country. If you're serious about learning and teaching yoga, then do yourself a favor and go for a 200-hour Yoga Alliance-recognized program at a Registered Yoga School. Why Do Your Yoga Teacher Training in Knoxville, TN? Unless you want to be part of a lineage of yoga like Ananda, Kundalini, Kripalu, Sivananda, Kriya, and so on - where you will need to go to a yoga center or ashram outside of the Knoxville area to study - it is a good i! dea to s tudy hatha yoga in the area you intend to teach yoga. Iin this case, we're talking about studying and teaching yoga in Knoxville, TN. Why? Because the local Knoxville yoga school will have insight into how to reach people in the area, how to market to them, and how to attract people to your classes once you graduate from your yoga training program. If the yoga teacher training has a service project as part of the requirements, some of the people you meet in your community classes may very well become your first clients. Not to mention, a director from the Knoxville area will have a list of connections for places you can contact and possibly teach once you graduate from the YTT. You'll also get support from the people you go through training with once the program is finished, because most of them will live in the area. You'll become lifelong friends with many of your fellow yoga teacher trainees. In the case of Knoxville, where yoga is behind the growth curve of the East and West Coasts, the majority of students in yoga classes are beginners. That means the focus of your 200-hour basic yoga training should be at least in part on how to teach safe classes to beginners. Once you have completed a 200-hour training and built a base of students who have started yoga with you, it will be easier to target niche audiences as your interests and the interests of your students grow. About the AuthorDavid Morgan is director of the Knoxville yoga teacher training at New Moon Yoga LLC in West Knoxville. 
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| Meditation: A Path to a Stress Free Life Posted: 03 Jan 2012 02:00 AM PST Article by Bertil Hjert A common man considers meditation as a worship or prayer. However, this is not the real meaning of meditation. The real meaning of meditation is awareness. In fact, any action that you perform with awareness comes under the category of meditation. From listening to the voice of running water carefully to keeping tabs on the way you breathe, everything is meditation. When performed without any sort of distraction to the mind, meditation is known to be as effective. One should not consider meditation as a technique. It is a way of life. The deep meaning of meditation is cessation of the thought process. The process perfectly explains a state of consciousness, where the mind of an individual is free of thoughts that are scattered all around and in various patterns. The person who meditates will ultimately realize that all the different activities of the mind are diminished in to a simple activity. There are several benefits of meditation that one can enjoy. These include the following: 1. Control over stress 2. Management of pain 3. Relief from drug addiction 4. Relief from cancer and other chronic illness 5. Relief from high blood pressure 6. Relief from heart disease 7. Psoriasis control 8. Infertility control 9. Relief from tension and headaches 10. Relief from premenstrual syndromes or PMS 11. Help during respiratory crises. 12. Relief from fibronyalgia 13. Relief from ulcers 14. Insomnia and irritable bowel syndrome The true purpose of meditation is something that's little known by most people across the globe. Most people simply love the feeling when they sense fascination and experience mystic visions, heightened mental functioning in conjunction with psychic intuition. The actual purpose of meditation is to let the individual meet his or her true self. In short, meditation works towards bringing them back to themselves. The benefits of meditation can be enjoyed once! the ind ividual, who performs it become healthier, happier and realize a great sense of self awareness. One would definitely benefit from enhanced functioning of mind, greater intuition and an easy access to all the unknown resources and efficacies. When meditating, you don't require to force yourself to focus completely for longer periods of time. In case, you try to do this there will be a negative impact on the meditation. Whenever you are lost in your own thought or get confuse, you just require to acknowledge these thoughts and try to return back to the attention of the meditation object gently. This process can be repeated as many times as you get distracted. This will help you to make your mind calmer and the distractions will tend to cease naturally. Insight alone is not enough to transform your life. Meditation will let you understand layer perspectives of your life. It also enhances clarity of thought. However, acting upon the guidance is extremely important in order to benefit from meditation the right way. Meditation is surely going to change your life and bring in lots of benefits to you. All you require to do is to meditate the right way! About the Author For more Articles, News, Information, Advice, and Resources about MEDITATION and YOGA please visit MEDITATION BUZZ and YOGA TIPS 
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| Join a yoga class to stress out and relax Posted: 03 Jan 2012 01:00 AM PST Article by Ayaz Khan Yoga has emancipated the lives of millions of individuals the world over by making them healthier, happier and stronger. Yoga and its benefits are not just limited to these three words. Its real effects go far deeper into the human conscience. A person, when he practices Yoga, not only becomes aware of his short-comings, both physical and mental, but also atains the knowledge to fight these faults and emerge as a better human being. The person will treat each and every problem as it comes and will find life a much more happier journey to travel. Yoga in any form, be it Hatha Yoga, Kundalini Yoga or Asthanga Yoga relaxes an individual to prepare him for the day ahead and the challenges that lay before him. Yoga, thus has tremendous benefits. Yoga and Yoga asanas are not as easy as they look but are really tough to master. Practicing incorrect Yoga poses can be a challenging task if done without proper guidance. The beginner runs the risk of injuring himself/herself and the injuries are really painful. Yoga, including Kundalini Yoga, Hatha Yoga and Asthanga Yoga is an ancient art that helps in creating a sense of union in body, mind and spirit. It brings us that much needed balance that we require in order to cope with the day-to-day challenges. An important part of Yoga is Meditation. Any Yoga routine begins and ends with meditation. Meditation Music brought to you by Spirit Voyage, a premier music company, will immensely help an individual to concentrate better during the meditation. Starting Yoga by going to a yoga class is a perfect beginning anyone can imagine. A Yoga class is beneficial for many reasons. There are teachers who work one-on-one with his students and offers knowledge, both spiritual and physical which guide a person throughout the day. Yoga classes are bonding time where one can gain valuable insights in Yoga by fellow practitioners. Today, many Yoga classes play various Yoga music and meditation music sung by popular artists like Snatam Kaur, Guru Singh and Gurmukh! , which help in creating a perfect environment for practicing Yoga. Any person who is interested in emancipating his/her life can safely start with Yoga. The best part of practicing Yoga is that it can be done regardless of the age or body type. Ofcourse, there are some restrictions for the person who has just come out from some illness but anyhow, Yoga can be done if anyone believes in oneself. Size and fitness level do not matter because there are modifications for every yoga pose. Proper clothing is also a necessity when one thinks of starting Yoga. Clothes that do not slip, that can handle the pressure, the stress and strain of various Yogic procedures are preferable. Spirit Voyage offers the right clothings for men and perfect clothings for women who want to begin practicing Yoga. Spirit Voyage offers a host of Yoga DVDs which play a significant role in preparing a positive environment in the Yoga classes. Mind and Meditation is a Yoga DVD collection which gives valuable insights into Yoga and its various facets. Another Yoga DVD that has a substantiative credibility is Yoga Shakti and it can benefit immensely when played along with the Yoga routine. Yoga music in a Yoga class makes the right conditions for the body to come at par with the mind and make the practitioner emerge happier, stronger and fitter. About the AuthorThe author writes for Spirit Voyage which is engaged in offering various kinds of yoga music and meditation music. The company offers different CDs and DVDs for practicing kundalini Yoga and other yoga forms. Anaahat Yoga In Hindi - Naukasana 
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| Posted: 03 Jan 2012 12:00 AM PST Article by Tom Health Meditation is a state of concentration which often means to focus his thoughts and attention on an object or an idea or thought. This form of intense and deep concentration often leads people to higher states of awareness or enlightenment. Meditation is commonly associated with many Eastern religions and practices. There are now two main types of meditation, namely, concentration and attention. The difference between the two is the subject of the person involved in meditation. In memory, most people focus their attention on background experience and perception. The concentration, meditation individual usually focuses on an object or thought. Hinduism The meditation is practiced both spiritual and religious in Hinduism. Yoga is the practice of meditation and mastery of philosophy in Hinduism. Under yoga, there are many other types of meditation that are suspected of aiding a person to elevate themselves spiritually and physically. The main objective of many people who meditate is to achieve a state of calm and serenity. Buddhism In Buddhism, this form of concentration is a way of life. Many Buddhists practice meditation in two forms that are somewhat linked with each other. Shamatha and Vipassana are used to attain enlightenment. Both ways the culture's ability to focus on thoughts and himself. Usually, it is the breath that many people at focus on meditation, while others focus on goodness. Christianity The prayer can also be seen as a form of meditation. The prayer of the rosary and adoration are forms of concentration which can be credited as meditation focusing on a pre-selected object. Although Christianity is not primarily an old east of religion, many countries is to follow and integrate some of their cultural meditations in it. Islam In Islam, meditation is a time where an individual May recall and heal itself, and for a time abstract thoughts and creativity. Some forms of meditation in Islam also include reflections of the world where ! the indi vidual focuses on the receipt of divine inspiration and thoughts that can cause the development of the centre-auto. Among the many different kinds and types of meditation, any individual does not need to be fully guided or trained in a specific mantra or a school of thought. Individuals can meditate on their own without the proper conduct of a yogi or teacher, but it can be confusing for some without guidance. Often, meditation is not used to describe concentrate on a problem of thought that the individual needs a solution. For more information on meditation depression and where you can go to get help, please visit my website at http://business.liveer.com/ and http://blog.zjgglive.com About the AuthorFor more information on meditation depression and where you can go to get help, please visit my website at http://business.liveer.com/ and http://blog.zjgglive.com 
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| Deepest State of Meditation - 3 Secrets to Help You Improve Your Meditation Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:00 PM PST Article by Alex Lee With so many different techniques, choosing and starting a Meditation sometimes becomes a tough chore. Most beginners find it hard to enter state of meditation, that is when one's brain wave enter the Alpha state. This state is where one's brain wave is at 8 Hz - 12 Hz or light relaxation state. Deeper state of meditation is achieved when one's brain wave is reduced between 4 to 7 Hz, this is the Theta state or deep relaxation state. However, the deepest state of meditation is when one's brain wave reaches between 0,5 - 3 Hz. This is called Delta state, the lowest human brain wave and is considered as deepest state of meditation. One could get the most benefit of Meditation if he or she gets into Alpha or Theta state. In these states, not only physical body gets the benefit, one's spiritual growth will also be accelerated. Here are 3 secrets to enter these states. First secret: understand the ultimate goal of Meditation itself, which is to become one with The Source. If one realizes that he is one with The Creator, he or she will not worry about which is the best meditation posture or which is the best meditation technique. Meditation becomes an enjoyable private moment and nothing will come between You and The Source. All worries, sadness, anger or any other discordant energy will not be part of your reality, replaced by Pure Unconditional Love. Second secret: choose a meditation technique that involves an initiation using Divine Energy. If you receive an attunement with this Energy through a competent Master, not only your major Chakras are activated, but also your Divine Chakras. With activated, well balanced and fully developed Chakras, one will be able to expand his consciousness to the Universe and beyond. As the result, he or she could enter a deepest state of meditation in just seconds. A regular self-taught or classroom type meditation will also give you some benefit, but result will take quite a while, sometimes years. Third secret: make Meditation a daily routin! e. Just like anything else, it takes some effort to master meditation. Unlike any other regular technique, a Divine Energy based technique will improve your sensitivity and your psychic ability in no time, faster than any other technique could. If one could feel the flow of energy or even see it with Third Eye Chakra, meditation becomes very amusing. Most people don't even want to open their eyes and stop meditating, because when the energy activate their pineal, the sensation is very pleasant. For this reason, making meditation a daily routine will not be tough at all. After all, You don't need to spend hours, meditation with Energy from The Source will only take 15 minutes of your time daily. About the AuthorAlex I.Lee is the founder of Divine Love & Light Meditation Technique, a very simple meditation technique, making it easy for Everybody to experience deepest state of meditation in just a matter of seconds. For more information on Divine Love&Lights Meditation go to Self Healing Meditation Techniques 639 Hz Frequency Connecting/Relationships 
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| Basic Rules for Practicing Yoga Posted: 02 Jan 2012 10:00 PM PST Article by Aman Roy Yoga is the art of living a sound and healthy life. By enhancing the present status of mind, body and soul and by uniting these three prior elements in a single chord one can lead a perfect righteous life. Different forms of yoga like Hatha yoga, Ashtanga yoga or Kundalini yoga are practiced for ages to help in synchronizing mind, body and soul. Originated in India thousands of years ago, this art and philosophy of yoga implies teaching all people, the steps towards a stress-free life. Regular practicing of various yoga exercises like yoga postures or asanas, breathing exercises or Pranayama, ensure a calm and relaxed state of mind. A healthy mind indicates a healthy body. And yoga when practiced with meditation promises double benefit as meditation wards off all the unwanted thoughts and worries from human mind, thus making it pure like a crystal. Both yoga and meditation yield best result if a little bit of yoga music or meditation music can be incorporated in the practicing. The main aim of yoga is to achieve the ultimate physical, mental and spiritual well-being of a human being. There are some basic rules which should be kept in mind while practicing yoga. It is advisable for those who learn and practice yoga all by himself, to know these basic yoga norms, or else it may turn harmful. The Yoga DVD offered at the online music company, Spirit Voyage, contains these valuable tips on yoga along with the details illustration of every yoga postures. These DVDs are suitable for all, be it beginners or practitioners. People from allover the world who are day by day showing interest on yoga, find these Spirit Voyage yoga CDs and DVDs truly beneficial. Yoga In Motion by Shakta Kaur Khalsa or Refining the Spirit DVD by Yogi Bhajan are just appropriate for all the yoga aspirants. The best time to practice yoga is morning as it makes a person free for the whole day from the tension of taking time out for doing yoga. If doing yoga in morning is not possible for someone then he must choose a p! articula r time and stick to that time everyday. It is advisable to practice yoga on a regular basis because irregularity will not bring the proper result. There is no need to practice yoga twice in a day but at least 15 to 20 minutes in a day should be alloted for doing this at the beginning and then gradually increase it to 1 hour. Try and find a clean, airy, calm and noiseless corner at home, play some soothing yoga music and make the atmosphere perfect for doing the sadhana. A mindful work like doing yoga must be done silently. So, talking or conversing with other person at that time is better to avoid. Though there is no restriction on normal food habit but the meal-timing is an important factor in yoga practicing. Doing yoga with full stomach is strictly disapproved by the yoga gurus. One can take a light meal an hour before doing yoga. It is always advisable to maintain a proper diet and stay away from any kind of spicy food, fast food, coffee, alcohol or drugs. Try to keep the mind fresh and tension-free at the time of doing yoga otherwise it may hamper the concentration level. Generally during illness one should stop yoga practicing and for women, it should be stopped during their menstruation periods. Ashtanga Yoga: The Practice Manual by David Swenson or Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff, Sharon Ellis can help the practitioner by enlightening him with vast knowledge on yoga. Apart from Yoga books, Spirit Voyage also offers a collection of Yoga DVD, CD on every form of yoga be it Kundalini yoga or Ashtanga yoga. The soulful music of these CDs and DVDs paired with the heart-touching soulful voices of Snatam Kaur, Wah!, Donna De Lorry, Gurmukh, Deva Premal and other legendary singers enrich the collection and make the sadhana more blissful. Another collection of soothing meditation music promises to fill up the heart and reunite the human mind, body and soul with the divine power. About the AuthorThe author writes for Spirit Voyage which is engaged in offering various kinds of yoga DVDs and soulful meditation music. The company offers different CDs and DVDs for practicing Kundalini Yoga and other yoga forms. 
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| What kind of music can you use for meditation? Posted: 02 Jan 2012 09:01 PM PST Article by natishanel Meditation is a highly rewarding stress relaxation technique. It is also highly empowering. Through meditation, you automatically enter a state of mind that is completely calm, peaceful and relaxed. When the mind relaxes, the body automatically follows. As a result, you reach a state of complete physical and mental harmony. There are various ways in which you can reach a state of meditation. You can do it through prayer. In fact, it is believed that this was the earliest form of meditation. You can also meditate by doing yoga, Tai Chi or by sitting cross-legged on the ground in an atmosphere that is conducive to meditation. However, one of the easiest ways to achieve this state of mind is through music. From ancient times, man has been highly sensitive to the effect of music. Music can easily transport you from your physical circumstances to a different world. For example, listening to Rock can make you more alert and active. At the same time, Country Blues may make you pensive and sad. Thus music can directly influence our minds. The best kind of music which you can use for meditation is the kind that brings you into greater harmony with the vibrations of the universe. The logic is clear. You already know that meditation is possible in an atmosphere that is calm and relaxed. So when you are trying to create a particular kind of atmosphere, the tempo of the music that you choose must be suitable to that kind of atmosphere. Music for meditation must contain tranquil and soothing sounds. It must induce peace and relaxation in you. The best kind of music for meditation is a matter of personal choice. Whether you like the sound of a waterfall or the harmonious strains of a violin, the appropriate meditation music is available on CDs. The Internet makes it possible for you to buy appropriate meditation music on CDs. Popular music shops may also contain a good selection of meditation music. Some CDs may simply be a compilation of harmonious sounds. Others may contain spoken wo! rds that guide you towards meditation. Today, the world of meditation music has expanded so much that you can even purchase meditation music CDs that work specifically to release past hurts by combining guided imagery with positive affirmations. Meditation music sometimes forms a part of a complete musical therapy session. The reason why experts recommend the use of music to induce meditation is clear. When you are new to the process of meditation, it is difficult for you to reach that state of acute inner consciousness. Music can easily guide you to that profound meditative state. It can make you feel one with the universe and guide your soul away from that which is commonplace to that which is transcendental. About the AuthorMusic for Meditation - Enhanced Healing is committed to providing our visitors the finest quality in relaxation music & relaxation videos, holistic vitamins and aromatherapy products. We are also dedicated to delivering holistic lifestyle information through our Health & Wellness articles. 
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| Oprah on Meditation - 5 Keys to Healthy and Happy Life Posted: 02 Jan 2012 08:00 PM PST Article by Alex Lee I watched Oprah Show on TV the other day and was quite surprised that she included Meditation, as one important element to have a healthy and happy life. Here are the list of 5 things Oprah mentioned in the program that you could do: 1. Well Balanced Diet2. Exercise3. Meditate4. Sleep Well and Great Sex5. Positive Attitude Why Meditation? Meditation has been known since the beginning of time and was widely practiced throughout various advanced civilization. Lately, modern doctors in big, reputable hospitals in the United States and Europe often includes Meditation as complement to their modern health treatments. Meditation is proven to speed up the recovery time in many health problems. During meditation, our body will do a self healing session. When you relax, your brain is resting and for some people they will go into Alpha or even Theta condition. This is a deep meditation state. Meditation is considered as a reset button, where your body function is reset to its normal setting again, after a busy working day. Certain meditation technique such as Reiki, or Divine Energy Healing will add more benefit to your meditation. These techniques often comes with Self Healing session. When you do a self healing session, the healing energy will not only heals certain area of your body, it will boost your immune system. With better immune system, one will be much healthier and not easily get sick. During deep meditation, our brain is producing Human Growth Hormone. With enough supply of this hormone, one will be rejuvenated. He or she will look and feel younger and healthier. That is why if you include meditation as your daily routine, you will get the incredible benefit. Spiritually, one who meditates also tends to be more ready to face certain unpleasant things in life, such as death. This is because meditation often times increase one's awareness and makes him or her more capable to overcome fear. Without feeling any fear, one's life will be much happier. Alex L! ee is th e founder of Divine Love & Light Meditation Technique, a very simple self healing meditation technique, making it easy for Everybody to experience deepest state of meditation in just a matter of seconds. For more information on Divine Love&Lights Meditation go to Self Healing Meditation Techniques About the AuthorAlex Lee is the founder of Divine Love & Light Meditation Technique, a very simple self healing meditation technique, making it easy for Everybody to experience deepest state of meditation in just a matter of seconds. 
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| Magical State of Hypnosis on World Hypnotism Day Posted: 02 Jan 2012 08:00 PM PST One of Canada's leading hypnotherapist Guru and pain control experts, Padman Pillai, is hosting a Free hypnosis seminar on January 4th, 2012 to explain how the power of one's mind can heal physical and mental ailments. The event is one of many taking place around the globe as part of World Hypnotism Day. Padman will highlight his skills by doing free healing treatments on a handful of individuals who have chronic or undiagnosed pains. He swears that "No attendee will bark like a dog during the seminar." Using self-hypnosis techniques Padman has overcome years of chronic lower back pain and severe scoliosis. Registration: Due to limited space for this Free event, registration is recommended. Currently, 19% of Albertans suffer from chronic pain and associated disabilities (Statistics Canada), causing stress on both the individuals and the health care system. Padman says, "Life doesn't have to be an unconscious reaction to the chance encounters of your everyday life. There is a safe and proven solution to escape the pain and struggle of an inauthentic life." Padman Pillai is one of the world's only hypnotherapists to bring meditation, hypnotherapy, forgiveness, healing as well as Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) together to effectively help people overcome their challenges and gain greater control and freedom in their lives. This unique combination of skills has made him one of the most sought after hypnotherapist in Canada. Padman is a former pharmaceutical marketing executive and research scientist. He earned a Master of Science degree at the University of London and was elected to the associate member of Royal Institute of Chemistry., U.K. He currently is studying the Healing Master program at the Trivedi Master wellness, U.S.A. For more information, visit www.edmontonhypnotherapy.com. Read More @ Source 
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| Posted: 02 Jan 2012 07:00 PM PST Article by Jay Franco Meditation has been proven to have significant benefits. Regular meditation can help you reduce stress, sleep better, and be more spiritually aware. Some people find it hard to start a regular meditation practice though because most people are running around busily all day long and don't usually take time to sit down and relax. But if you really want to improve your health and manage your stress you need to make it a priority to start meditating regularly. These tips can help you make meditation a regular part of your life: 1. Schedule a time to meditate - If you tell yourself that you will get around to meditating after the kids are in bed or that you'll get up early and meditate before work chances are good that you won't actually do it. You need to schedule a time to meditate the same way that you would schedule a doctor's appointment or other commitment. You are making a commitment to yourself and your health. So set aside a block of time, even if it's just 15 minutes, during the day when you can meditate. 2. Go slowly - When you're used to running around all the time and not used to sitting still and quieting your mind and body it can be difficult to do. So don't force yourself to meditate for long periods of time at the beginning of your meditation practice. Start by just closing you eyes and breathing deeply for a minute or two. Then go to five minutes. Then try 10 minutes. Build up the amount of time that you meditate slowly and let your body get used it. 3. Let go of your conscious thoughts - When you are trying to meditate and you find yourself thinking about all the tasks you have left to do that day or wondering if you remembered to pay the phone bill don't focus on those thoughts. Take a deep breath and just let them go. If you start focusing on those thoughts instead of meditating you will break your concentration. 4. Create a special place to meditate - This can be something as elaborate as an entire room set aside just for meditation or it can be as simp! le as a special shelf in a closet holding a special candle that you sit in front of. No matter how little space you think you have you can carve out a little niche for yourself that will be your special place to relax. 5. Use props to help you meditate - You can't force yourself to sit and relax, but you can use props that will help you relax and mediate. Buy a special scented candle that you burn only during meditation. Light some incense. Buy a plant that you love and keep it in your meditation space. Turn on some music that you find very soothing and relaxing. About the AuthorJay Franco has been a Yoga enthusiast since an early age. He is constantly trying to find practical ways of implementing this ancient knowledge into his Western lifestyle.His website is: http://www.yogascienceofbreath.com Tao of the Traveller 
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| Guided Meditation For Optimum Benefits Of Meditation Posted: 02 Jan 2012 07:00 PM PST Article by Dr. Rose Windale A lot of people are familiar with the concept of meditation and its tremendous benefits. A lot of people know a lot, but perhaps not enough as even though there may be books or CD's or magazines to get information from, determining the right technique or approach that will suit you is not that simple. Deciding to do meditation on your own will most likely be disappointing as you may not attain the results that you desire. If you choose this path, there is a possibility that you will eventually be disheartened and frustrated. This article does not mean to antagonize meditation. It only has to do with the considerable possibility that if you do it on your own, there are less chances for you to be satisfied. Meditation works for anybody. But the thing is, to get the optimum benefits from meditation, you need to have the right teacher, one that will constantly be behind you to ensure that you get the best out of meditation. Guided meditation may well be the best option that you can take. Considering the vast sources of information out there about the basic principles, practices and philosophies of meditation, it may seem that you are standing before a hundred crossroads. Chances are that you will take the wrong path despite all the information you have acquired. Neither will joining a group prove completely effective. Most likely, you will not entirely grasp the essence of the whole procedure as you are not individually taught. Guided meditation by far is the best choice that you can make. The first thing to do when you decide to go for guided meditation is to find a teacher that would willingly work with you on an individual basis. In this approach that you opt to take, be sure that the teacher wants to modify his/her program to cater to your personal needs and help you go from there. Consider these guidelines before you decide to take the path of guided meditation: 1. What do you want to achieve from meditation? Be specific about your goals. 2. What is the suitable guided medi! tation c ourse or program for you? 3. Confer with the teachers of guided meditation. Inquire about a program that will cater to your needs. 4. Ask about the duration of the guided meditation course as well as its cost. Consider, too, the guarantees and if there is a refund policy. 5. Find out of the guided meditation course provides continuous and ongoing support and guidance. See to it that your teacher will work with you to ensure that you get the results that you desire and deserve. It is more than just a set of exercises for you and then to just leave it at that. Furthermore, make sure that guidance and support will go on as part of the guided meditation program for you to progress in the future. Paying for a guided meditation course is paying for a service. And if you are not satisfied, say so and expect to get a refund of your payment. An effective guided meditation teacher should be capable and confident of his/her capacity to give you the benefits that you expect from meditation. It's totally out of the question when somebody says "It's all up to you". About the AuthorThe author of this article Rose Windale is a Health and Wellness Coach who has been successful with several natural health programs for many years. Rose decided to share her knowledge and tips through her website http://www.healthzine.org. You can sign up for her free newsletter and enjoy a healthy and happy life. 
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| Life Transforming Tale of Path to Enlightenment Posted: 02 Jan 2012 07:00 PM PST A life transforming tale of first century Celtic boy and girl and their path to enlightenment by Jill Frew, Ph.D. has been released. This new book published by Dog Ear Publishing tells the story of a young girl and boy on the Isle of Skye in the 1st century BC, Soillse and Fรฌrinn. Through their lessons with the nearby druid, the young people learn of the Diamond Core or seventh heaven and its consciousness of enlightenment, how to change their outer lives, and step into true love and their highest destinies. According to the druid, there is an inner spark of the Creator light in the center of each human heart that creates all it shines through, love and fear alike blended into every person's outer life. Unconscious fears from everyone's fall from heaven are creating the outer troubles of their lives. But miraculously, this same creator flame heals all fear brought into it, resulting in release from these outer difficulties. Mired in the violence and overwork of tribal traditions, Fรฌrinn and Soillse learn to face their fears, persist through life's difficulties, and break through into freedom from fear for all time. The simple meditative healing method and stages of the path of transformation to true love and world service are clearly illustrated in the lives of Soillse and Fรฌrinn. These can be learned and applied by every reader. Structures of light that regulate the impulses of intelligence, emotion, and action, phases of child and life development, the Celtic pantheon, the Ogham alphabet, Celtic tree lore, and the hidden Celtic streams of change and healing are also explained, the result of twenty-five years of intensive meditation and research by the author. This book is a call to the people of Alba to raise the standard of love and renew their ancient spiritual traditions. It is also a call for people of every land to move through the transformation process in order to create their own happily-ever-after and together create heaven on earth. Alba Reborn: Book One, A Druid Path of Return is a moving story spanning the early years of Soillse and Fรฌrinn's lives, but more than that, it is a primer of teachings from the realms of light of the Otherworld. Author Dr. Jill Frew, a clinical psychologist and energy healer, has lived through the transformation process she teaches. It is her hope that readers will be inspired by Firinn and Soillse to embrace the transformation process and heal their own inner fears. She is also author of Guardians of the Celtic Way (Inner Traditions, 2003). Her hope is to found a spiritual community in the Borders of Scotland based on principles of love. See www.thehomestarcommunity.org Read More @ Source Solfeggio Harmonics - 285 HZ - Quantum Cognition 
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| Posted: 02 Jan 2012 05:00 PM PST Article by Shovan Adhikary Why Meditation? *Tough Mind, Hard Discipline to help us to realise our fullest humanhood. * Meditational practices developed - Early in India - 5th to 12th Century in Syrian &Jordanian deserts - 10th Century in Japan in medieval European Monasteries - 18th & 19th Century Poland and Russia. - Primarily developed by Mystics - Mysticism is search for and experience of the individual himself and the totality that makes up the universe. - To transcend the painful and negative aspects of everyday life and live with a serenity, an inner peace, a joy and a capacity to love. - Mystical training schools * Zen, Hesychasum, Yoga, Sufi, Christian, Hindu, Jain Mysticism - Tuning and training the mind as an athlete tunes and train his body is the primary aim of Meditation. - Greater Efficiency in everyday life - Comprehension of Another view of reality.
How A Meditation Feels- 15 Minutes ? * Simply count your breaths 1...2...3...4... * And start again 1...2...3...4..... * Mind keeps on thinking rather than simply counting the breaths * Mind is an unbroken horse that would go any where except where you wanted it to go - Saint Teresa of Avila * A ship on which sailors mutinied and locked the captain and the navigator below the cabin. - Plato * The wind turns a ship From its course upon the water The wandering winds of the senses Cast man's mind adrift And turn his better judgment from its courses When a man can still his senses I call him illuminated - Bhagavad Gita
Psychological Effects of Meditation : 1. The attainment of another way of perceiving 2. Relating to reality and a greater efficiency and enthusiasm 1. Bring a strong serenity and inner peace that remain stable even in the face of much adversity. 2. Strengthens the will, purpose, goal oriented behavior, ability to bar distractions and fa! cilitate s the personality reorganization, endless growth to real maturity. 3. Increased levels of competence and confidence 4. Deautomatization of perception and behavior.
Types of Meditation : Four Paths Of Meditation 1. The path through the intellect (Jnana Yoga in East), HASIDISM in Hebrew 2. The path through the emotions (Bhakti Yoga) 3. The route of the body 4. The path of action (Karma Yoga)
The Path Through The Intellect (JNANA YOGA) : 1. Use intellect to go beyond the intellect, the will, direct the thought process to transcend themselves. * Werner Heisenlury: The completely unexpected realisation that a consistent persuit of classical physics forces a transformation in the very basis of physics. 2. Student maches an intellectual understanding of the two realities - two ways of perceiving and relating to the world - by a series of training (meditation) deepen the understanding. 3. Same time strengthens his personality structure by discipline. 4. These three parts of the intellectual path combine to force his understanding of the two ways of relating to reality to become a total orgasmic comprehension. 5. In Bhagavad Gita this if first path taught by Krishna to Arjuna. 6. Christian Mysticism - Richard of St.Victor brought the path of intellect. 7. Habad Hasidism - Hebrew tradition HABAD - HOKMA (wisdom); BINAH (intelligence) DAAT (Knowledge).
The Path Through The Emotions (BHAKTI YOGA) : 1. Most widely followed of the mystical paths 2. Christian Monastics spends years practicing his devotions ceaselessly working at his ability to love, to feel, to accept, expand and express his 'Caritas'; his caring is on this route. 3. So is the student of Bhakti Yoga in the East 4. Sufi Poet Rumi - The astrolabe of mysteries of God is love. 5. Baal Shem Tov ( The founder of Hasidism) o Insists on importance of love and feeling in approaching one. 6. This path concentrates on meditati! ons that loosen the feelings and expand the ability to care and to love. 7. The more free, untroubled and complete human being is, the more he has over come the stunting of his growth due to his cultural training and early experiences, the more he will naturally love and the better he will relate to others. 8. Learning to love self, Others and god and learning to full care for one leads to full caring for all.
The Route Of The Body : 1. Learns to be aware of one's body and bodily movements and to heighten this awareness through practice until this practice fills the field of consciousness to the exclusion of anything else. 2. Eastern Forms :HATHA YOGA TAI CHAI and DERVISH Dances 3. On the complete absorption in one's bodily integration and bodily movement, the meditator is brought slowly and gradually to doing just one thing at a time. 4. This path integrates the different bodily aspects with each other and with the personality in particular.
The Path Of Action (KARMA YOGA): 1. Consists of learning how to 'be' and to perceive and relate to the world during the performance of a particular type skill 2. East Archery, Flower Arrangement Aikido and Karate in Zen Tradition Rug weaving in Sufi tradition Singing and prayer in Christian Tradition 3. During performance of a specific skill, the long, hard practice disciplines and strengthens the personality. 4. The pure concentration on doing what you are doing and being aware of nothing else - gradually forced in to consciousness.
How Do We Meditate : 1. The meditation of contemplation Advertise on this site Powered By AdBrite Advertise on this site Powered By AdBrite Advertise on this site Powered By AdBrite Advertise on this site Powered By AdBrite Advertise on this site Powered By AdBrite Advertise on this site Powered By AdBrite Your Ad Here 2. The meditation of breath counting 3. The meditation of! the bub ble 4. The meditation of the veda type 5. The mantra meditation 6. The meditation of 'Who Am I '
The Meditation Of Contemplation : 1. ONE POINTING: Eastern Schools to look at something actively, dynamically, alertly but without words. 2. CONTEMPLATION: is a structured meditation of the outer way. Take an object, hold it comfortable eye range and feel free to move closer or farther and just look at it. 3. While looking again and again your will be thinking about something else or translating your perception in to words - so keep coming back to looking. 4. Patanjali, an Eastern sage called this technique 'Fixed Attention' and described it as 'Binding the mind staff to a place". 5. Zen people call MAYKO the illusions that we project on reality as an aid to escaping from the directions. 6. In the words of Bhagavad Gita - to hold the senses and imagination in check and to keep the mind concentrated upon its object. 7. Objects- flower, paper match, brass knobs, cross, a fire, jewel 8. 10 minute periods for the first 2 weeks on a daily basis, 15029 minutes for 2-3 months.
The Meditation Of Breath Counting : 1. Zen technique - structured meditation of outer way 2. Doing just one thing as complete by and fully as possible 3. Just be fullyaware of counting the exhalations of the breath 4. Thoughts, feelings, impressions, sensory perceptions are a wandering away from instructions 5. Count 'one' for the first exhalation, 'and' for the next exhalation, 'two' for the second exhalation 'and' for the next exhalations and so forth 6. Close eyes - 15' at a time daily for a few weeks 7. To 30 minutes for two months. Read about yoga : http://cosyspace.webs.com/yoga.htm About the AuthorSAhttp://cosyspace.webs.com/yoga.htmhttp://cosyspace.webs.com 
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| Irritated? Annoyed? Stressed? Don't Scratch That Itch - Meditate Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Article by Willie Horton Copyright (c) 2009 Willie Horton I constantly tell my clients that meditation is like your life in miniature - in other words, everything you encounter during meditation mirrors your daily life. So, for example, during meditation, your conscious mind will distract you - with an average of 50,000 random thoughts whizzing through it, it's bound to! If you let those random thoughts simply pass on during meditation, you learn how to be more focused during the ordinary day, when you really want to and need to concentrate on the things you have to do - to do them to the best of your ability. Again, what if you're having a bad session of meditation - as a lot of my clients tell me "I can't get into it the way we did during the two-day workshop"? Well, if you can avoid getting annoyed with yourself during meditation, you will develop your ability to stay balanced and calm when you're having a bad day at work, when things aren't going your way - or where something that might otherwise seem like the end of the world has just happened. Learn not to react to bad stuff during meditation and you will not react to the crap that life throws at us regularly. As a result, you learn how to act. Then, of course, some of my clients get all excited about getting really deeply into flow during meditation. Fine, I say, but, just like a bad session, the good session passes too! Don't get hooked on it - that's not the purpose of meditation. The purpose of meditation is to discipline your mind - remember the normal mind is unruly, all over the place. The purpose of meditation is to gain control of your mental capacity - not to have a good time. So, just as you learn, through meditation not to react to a good session, so, in your everyday life, you become more balanced, not spaced out with joy when something good happens - because just like the crap in life, the good stuff arises and passes away as well. In meditation, all manner of things can want us to join in in their little drama. Noise can! be a ma jor distraction - but only if you let it, because listening to and hearing noise during meditation can be one of the most effective ways of gaining control of your mind. Again, your body will start acting up - during a workshop a few weeks back I asked the group to start their meditation in a sitting position that they wouldn't have to change during the exercise. The mere suggestion that I wanted them to stay completely still resulted in all kinds of shuffling and bodily rearranging - we all thought one of the guys had started dancing, he was moving so much. After we discussed the insanity of allowing your mind play tricks on you like that, the second session was perfectly still - everyone got the message, everyone understood that you choose whether to be distracted or not - exercise the choice during meditation - it gets really to exercise the choice between mindless reaction and real action during our everyday lives. I also mentioned to the group that, being adults, they could choose whether or not to focus all of their attention on a particular area of their body - one area at a time. I mentioned to them that, during one of my recent one-to-one sessions, I had told my client, Peter, that if, as I had asked him, he focused all of his attention on the top of his head, he would not have scratched his nose! Understand? He should not have even noticed that there was an itch, if all of his attention was where he had decided to focus it. If you learn not to scratch the itch during meditation, something really interesting happens - the itch passes away! Like every minor irritation in our ordinary lives, the itch simply arises and passes away. But, boy do we let minor irritations become major ones. Just after the group session that I mentioned a moment ago, one of the guys, Paul, got a 'phone call from his wife. She explained that their because their daughter was not well enough to go sailing with her school that afternoon, the school's principal had banned the child from going on a theatre trip th! at eveni ng. The kind of injustice that sends parents into spasm! She asked Paul to get onto the school and sort the teacher out - and, believe you me, Paul is the kind of guy that not only would have no problem doing that, he'd positively relish it. But, Paul decided not to get involved in the school principal's little drama - as he said to his wife, the teacher would find some other way of getting at their daughter - sooner or later. To quote Paul directly, he said "I'm not going to scratch that itch!" You and I know plenty of people who are, literally, only itching for you to get involved in their dramas! Don't we? One of my clients calls them energy vampires - they suck you in and bleed you dry. But, if you learn not to scratch the itch in meditation, you learn not to react to that nonsense in everyday life - let them pass - just like the itch, they'll go away if you don't give them any energy. Your energy - your mental and spiritual energy - is yours. Yours to master, yours to focus and direct, yours to give freely in taking appropriate action in everyday life - yours to deny to those who would wish you to react - yours to conserve and refocus when outside events distract you. Learn, through meditation, how to harness and focus your energy - and that ability will become an integral part of your everyday life, changing you from a reactive normal 'not all there' person, who can only muster up 1% of their energy, into a cool, calm, focused person with presence. What you learn in meditation and apply in daily life, will change your daily life - dramatically. About the AuthorWillie Horton was born and educated in Dublin, Ireland. An ex-Accountant and ex-Banker, he has worked with business leaders for thirteen years, enabling them understand how their state of mind creates their lives. Clients describe the results as 'unbelievable' and 'life-changing'. Willie now lives with his wife and children in the French Alps. For more information, visit:http://www.gurdy.net Acquiring Supernormal Mind Powers (Parts 1 & 2) 
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| Meditation Is Not Just for Hippies Posted: 02 Jan 2012 03:00 PM PST Article by Alex E. Campain Meditation Is Not Just for HippiesWhen most people hear talk of meditation, they envision pot-smoking hippies with long dreadlocks, chanting Buddhists with saffron robes, or soul-searching New Agers with muddle-headed notions about reality. Anyone who wishes to promote the therapeutic and scientific benefits of regular meditation sessions faces an uphill battle against a pervasive view of meditation that has pretty much been cemented with caricatures involving effeminate men and ditzy women.In this short article, we will examine what Western medicine has to say aboutmeditation, and we will offer a few simple, practical guidelines on how best to begin the practice of meditation. Do not fear -- you will not need to go under the wing of some guru with a funny accent, nor will you need to invest in incense or expensive mats. Meditation is something the modern man or woman can do for personally verifiable benefits, including a significant reduction in the amount of stress experienced in a world that is daily becoming more complex andconfusing. Meditation is no stranger to Western medicine. In any modern hospital,meditative practices are encouraged in patients to reduce the effects of stress, such as a weakened immune system. The medical community has reached almost unanimous agreement on the idea that psychological stress has direct and measurable negative effects on the physical body. It has been observed that meditation may in fact be a natural sedative or anesthetic on par with milder drugs (though it would be most unwise to try to meditate your way through trauma surgery!). Meditation has been shown to have favorable effects on heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, metabolism, brain-wave state, and many other physiological processes. Medical studies of meditation go back decades. Dr. Herbert Benson, of no less a prestigious medical center than Harvard Medical School, paved the way in the '70s with his acclaimed book The Relaxation Response, a landmark study on the power of med! itation to combat and counteract the effects of stress. Anyone who is skeptical of the physiological benefits of regular meditation would do wellto pick up a copy of his book (and even some of his later books) foran eye-opening reading experience. Also in the '70s, the Australian psychiatrist Ainslie Meares published an article in the Medical Journal of Australia about the regression of cancer following a program of prolonged meditation. Add his best-selling book Relief Without Drugs to your reading list. In more recent times, the neurophysiologist Dr. James Austin published his book Zen and the Brain, which illustrated how Zen meditation has observable effects on the circuitry of the brain. Medical imaging technology has confirmed this. These findings are not the work of pseudo-academics or quacks on the fringe of modern medicine. If you still need convincing, consider the 2006 article from Harvard Medical School, which reported how meditation increases gray matter and slows down the aging of the brain. So how do you take the first steps on the road to seeing what meditation has to offer? It is important first to disabuse yourself of the many, often contradictory, spiritual and metaphysical notions surrounding the practice of meditation. You do not need to convert to a new religion to enjoy thestress-reducing benefits of regular meditation sessions. Simply find yourself a quiet place where you can remain undisturbed for thirty or so minutes a day. You may choose either to sit upright in a comfortable chair or to lie down on a cozy couch. Begin by closing your eyes and taking a few deep breaths. This will aid in quietening surface mental chatter. Then work from your toes to your scalp, imagining each part of your body releasing itsstress and tension. This whole process should take around five minutes. If you feel a numbing or heavy sensation as you drift into a higher state of relaxation, do not worry -- this is normal. Next you have to concentrate on one specific thing to th! e exclus ion of all else. Favorite choices include your breathing, your navel, a mental word (known as a mantra), or a visualized object. You may even wish to concentrate on nothing in particular and merelylet your mind empty itself of its own accord. The last thing to note is that it is important not to fight intruding thoughts -- simply release them calmly. As time goes by, reaching a state of mental tranquility will become easier andeasier. You will be a different person. To Our Massive Success In Life!-Alex E. Campainhttp://www.NewGPTMarketing.com About the Author Alex E. Campain Has Help Thousand Of People In Their Search For Self Improvment& Personal Devolopment Experience Peace 
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| Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:00 PM PST Article by Sue Jonson Yoga uses many aspects of a healthy attitude and various techniques of breathing. It's roots are in India about 7,000 years ago. According to classical understanding yoga is a spiritual way to approach mental, spiritual or religious objectives. Today yoga workout routines are particularly used to for recreation, to obtain to know one's body much better and also to experience an additional way of living. In medicine in particular the muscle exercises (asanas) and also the breathing workouts (Pranayama) play an important role,together using the cleaning workout routines (Chikitsa Yoga). Yoga has it roots in india. The Indian sage Patanjali wrote down particular principles on yoga workout routines.on the birth of Jesus.. The so-called "Eightfold Path" forms the basis of yoga. This includes five easy and five difficult rules of conduct, numerous actual workout routines, breathing workout routines, the turning away of attention from sensory perceptions, concentration workouts that focused meditation and mystical union while using spiritual center of all existence. From the 12th century, numerous types of yoga developed with various emphases. For instance you are able to find two developments which have completely different goals. Ashtanga yoga is a variation of hatha yoga, with more challenging workouts that are carried out synchronously with respiration. A actually famous variation of the western yoga is known as the "power yoga". These excercises are far away from the original yoga practiced a long time ago. These days practicing yoga is not to compare to thr previous way of practicing it. Finding the classic objective of yoga, a spiritual path to actual and psychological balance, is in a lot of yoga therapies still in first place.Yoga can be utilized to increase coordination and agility, as a relaxation approach for concentration and sleep disturbances, and as a cure for different diseases and conditions for example asthma and back pain.Yoga may be teached or learned in various methods depending on! one's d elight of learning things.. Generally yoga for beginners starts with some basic yoga excercises to get relaxed and to prepare for the posture methods, which then stick to. A well-known physical exercise for instance is the so-called lotus position. Each physical exercise addresses various areas from the physique and could be combined with breathing workouts (pranayama).Every excercise ought to be made conscientious to obtain the best results out of yoga. Everything is intended to have a feeling of his entire body. The very best point about these exercises is that right after your yoga instruction you will end the session having a phase of deep chill. Yoga can not be utilized within the same way for everybody simply because each body is different and needs a specific kind of yoga excercise. To get the very best outcomes out of yoga you ought to stick to the workouts and follow the instructions given to you by the trainer or what is written in the book. Typically you need to repeat your workouts two or three times a days depending on your yoga skills. Making a general statement concerning the effectiveness of yoga is hard, because there are numerous application areas, and as many different forms of yoga. Classical Yoga is scientifically recognized and encouraged by numerous health insurance businesses.There are already studies about the positive effects of Yoga like a supportive measure within the remedy of hypertension, multiple sclerosis, back pain, and tuberculosis. Yoga itself provides a very powerful method to heal the body and soul, but it ought to not be employed as single treatment technique.The use of Yoga in complaints, for example, with the aim of lowering blood pressure ought to be discussed with a doctor.Additional RessourcesNever ever heared of yoga?How to begin with yogaYoga for freshmen About the AuthorDo you want to start with yoga and dont know how ?Or do you just want to inform yourself about this extraordinary method of relaxation ?Then visit my blog now :) 
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| Few Different and Important Types of Yoga and Meditation Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:00 AM PST Article by Arlene Myers Meditation is a universally-accepted process of cleansing, healing and restoring the mind, body and the spirit practiced not just in today's modern world, but in ancient cultures. Yogis, or people trained with the ancient art of meditating, proclaim meditation as the highest state of mind, where clarity and self-awareness is achieved, producing a kind of mystical peace and tranquility. Meditation and yoga, which is a highly structured mental and physical meditation, are propagated by many schools of thoughts. As such, there are various meditation and yoga principles from the Eastern to the Western cultures and from spiritually-evolved cultures like Oriental, Indian, Tibetan and Grecian. Though they have different names for the types of meditation and yoga they are propagating, these techniques often possess similar objectives and steps. Here are a few different and important types of yoga and meditation which was practiced in the ancient world but still survives and given some modern twists today.Prayer Meditation is considered one of the oldest and most effective types of yoga or meditation, not to mention the most basic process of connecting within one's inner self as well as the surrounding, and the relationship between the two. This is not surprising since all religions in the world have embraced some form of meditation as a major process in the understanding and attaining of their spiritual goals. Whether it is a simple prayer, a chant or a mantra, prayer is the simplest, easiest and most accessible yoga and meditation one can perform at any time. One of the most popular types of meditation and yoga is Mindfulness Meditation. It is a meditation technique where one focuses on the field or background and embrace all the perception around that field. In mindfulness meditation, the person is trained to have an open focus of all the inter-related senses coming from the immediate environment while concentrating on a unifying object or a foundation from which to channel all t! he other senses that is being absorbed or experienced. In contrast to mindfulness meditation is Concentration Meditation, where one channels all the energy and focus on one specific object or subject, blocking all distractions around. In concentration meditation, the person holds attention on a single specific focus of thought, which could be a prayer bead, or a thought-based anchor for concentration like a mantra or repetitive prayer. While concentration meditation trains the mind to withdraw all attachment beyond the self to develop full self-awareness, mindfulness meditation encourages the mind to recognize elements beyond the self to be able to know the whole self as a constitution of all the other elements. About the Authorhttp://www.yourbestmeditation.com/ 
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| Religious and Entrained Meditation Posted: 02 Jan 2012 10:00 AM PST |
| Keep Your Body Fit Practicing Yoga on a Regular Basis Posted: 02 Jan 2012 09:00 AM PST Article by Raj Malhotra Yoga is an amazing tool that can help you achieve not only a fit body, but also a peaceful mind. The amazing results of a daily yoga practice have spread like wildfire around the world with more and more people turning to yoga as the most effective and fulfilling form of maintaining a fit body and leading a healthy life. The entire world is reaping the myriad health benefits offered by this 5,000 years old ancient art and philosophy, Yoga. People practice yoga at studios all over the world, or sometimes with the help of a good yoga DVD, even in the privacy of their own homes. This ancient Eastern discipline has enormous power to change an individual's life in a positive way. Regular practice of yoga ensures a fit and healthy body and a blessed life. The various yoga asanas provide strength to many of the body's systems including the muscular system, the skeletal system, the endocrine system, the nervous system and even the subtle energy system. Yoga, as a physical exercise, benefits the practitioner by offering a fit and healthy body. Yoga practice increases the level of blood circulation all throughout the body. It also improves the immune system, cardiovascular system, respiration system, digestion and lymph system. Yoga increases the red blood cell count which provides more oxygen to the cells and tissues of the body. It is the sign of a healthy body. Regular practicing of yoga also burns unnecessary fat and controls cholesterol level. So, the more yoga is practiced, the more one will develop flexibility, stability, strength and endurance. By integrating physical activity with breathing excercises (pranayams) and mental focus, yoga creates an integrated approach to working all the physical and mental systems at once. Besides providing muscle strength and flexibility, stamina, weight loss, and radiant skin, the breathing exercises in yoga have been known to treat specific diseases including cardiovascular problems and respiratory problems. Stress is a huge factor in many physical p! roblems including obesity, heart disease, cancer, and many nervous system imbalances. Yoga, when practiced with the right gentle yoga music can create such a sense of calm and ease, having a deeply healing effect on the human mind, body and soul. It helps the mind to relax by removing the clutter of thoughts and worries long enough to allow the healing power of the yoga to take effect. Stress is literally washed away through this practice, leading to deep healing. For people unable to attend yoga classes, try doing yoga at home with a good yoga DVD. There are great yoga DVD options or even Audio Instruction CD options that can work as excellent guides for practicing yoga at home. Spirit Voyage is an online company which offers a wide range of yoga CDs and DVDs for yoga aspirants worldwide. These CDs and DVDs will provide detail audio-visual instructions and tips on all the yoga poses or asanas. The company also offers CDs and DVDs for various yoga forms such as Kundalini yoga, Ashtanga yoga etc. Some great yoga DVDs to try at home are: Kundalini Yoga by Gurmukh, Healthy Sexy Beautiful Kundalini Yoga by Dr. Gabrielle Pelicci, AM PM Yoga by Rodney Yee and Sun Salutations by Shiva Rea. Yoga is often accompanied by the practice of meditation. There are actually five steps or techniques of yoga - movements of joints, postures or asanas, deep breathing or pranayama, relaxation or savasana and meditation or dhyana. Following these five steps regularly, you will be gifted with a healthy body, calm mind and awakened spirit. Meditation is a very effective intellectual or mindful part of yoga. Meditation helps to compose the mind by increasing the level of concentration. It is extremely effective at warding off stress, tension, and anxiety. The basic guideline for practicing meditations in many yogic traditions is to try them out for at least 40 days. Yogi Bhajan taught that in 40 days you will break a bad habit, in 90 days you will create a new positive habit, in 120 days you embody the positive habit, and by ! 1000 day s you attain mastery. Tranquil meditation music can be played while meditating as the serene sound of the meditation music can create the perfect ambiance for such mindful and soulful practices. Spirit Voyage also offers a vast collection of pure spiritual music for both yoga and meditation. It has different music sections on Kundalini yoga music, instrumental yoga music etc. The Mp3 collection, music CDs and DVDs are perfect for both beginners and regular practitioners. Renowned artists and musicians like Snatam Kaur, Satkirin Kaur Khalsa, WAH!, Deva Premal, Donna De Lory and many others have lent their beautiful voices to many of their albums. Practice yoga with this yoga music collection and lead yourself to live a happy and healthy life. About the AuthorThe author writes of Spirit Voyage which is engaged in offering various kinds of yoga music and meditation music. The company offers different CDs and DVDs for practicing Kundalini Yoga and other yoga forms. 
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