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Meditation
by Ian Gawler Paul BedsonPowerful medical research tells us that meditation reliably prevents illness, maximises performance, is a profound healing technique and leads to peace of mind. It restores our natural state of balance and once this is achieved there is a flow-on effect. Soon we experience physical balance and good health, emotional balance and poise, mental clarity and confidence and spiritual harmony. Easy to learn, reliable in their benefits, the techniques presented here will help you to relax effortlessly and meditate profoundly.
Meditation
by Linda Wasmer AndrewsHave you ever tried to focus on a particular task, only to find your thoughts racing and your mind wandering? In fact, most people have trouble concentrating on one thing at a time, which creates stress and affects our daily activities. One solution to this problem is meditation, or the practice of intense concentration. The ability to meditate can be applied to almost anything in life, from playing sports to painting pictures. Find out how meditation can help you to be stressed less and enjoy life more. Step-by-step instructions for breathing and meditation exercises are included.
Meditation - Neuroscientific Approaches and Philosophical Implications
by Harald Walach Stefan SchmidtThis volume features a collection of essays on consciousness, which has become one of the hot topics at the crossroads between neuroscience, philosophy, and religious studies. Is consciousness something the brain produces? How can we study it? Is there just one type of consciousness or are there different states that can be discriminated? Are so called "higher states of consciousness" that some people report during meditation pointing towards a new understanding of consciousness? Meditation research is a new discipline that shows new inroads into the study of consciousness. If a meditative practice changes brain structure itself this is direct proof of the causal influence of consciousness onto its substrate. If different states of consciousness can be linked with properties and states of the brain this can be used to study consciousness more directly. If the sense of self is modifiable through meditative techniques and this can be objectively shown through neuro-imaging, this has profound implications for our understanding of who we are. Can consciousness, in deep states of meditative absorption, actually access some aspect of reality which we normally don't? Meditation research can potentially foster us with a new access to the phenomenological method in general. This has even been branded with a new catch-phrase: Contemplative Science. It brings together the most modern neuroscientific approach and the most advanced phenomenological methodology of studying the mind from within, through highly skilled self-observation that has gone through many thousand hours of honing the capacity to look carefully, without distraction. This book addresses these issues by bringing together some of the leading researchers and thinkers in the field. The scope of the volume reaches from first person neuroscience to Indian philosophy, from pedagogic applications to epistemological aspects and from compassion meditation to the study of brain activity.
Meditation And The Bible
by Aryeh KaplanA highly radical interpretation of the Bible demonstrating the methods of meditation used by the Prophets to attain their unique states of consciousness. First English translation from ancient unpublished manuscripts, with commentary.
Meditation As Medicine: Activate the Power of Your Natural Healing Force
by Joan Borysenko Cameron Stauth Khalsa Dharma SinghProven effective by scientific research and presented here by Dr. Dharma Singh Khalsa and Cameron Stauth, the practice of Medical Meditation revolutionizes the healing process. By balancing and regenerating the body's ethereal and physical energies through simple meditations, Medical Meditation unites the mind, body, and spirit into a powerful triad. Each Medical Meditation here has a specific physiological effect, targeting afflictions from arthritis to ulcers to cancer. Dr. Khalsa details the five unique attributes that endow this type of meditation with far more power than standard meditation. The combination of special postures and movements; exact positioning of the hands and fingers; particular mantras; specific breathing patterns; and a unique focus of concentration can change your entire biochemical profile, easing you into a calm, healing state. Practiced in conjunction with conventional or alternative medical treatments, cutting-edge Medical Meditation activates the healing force within you.
Meditation Book: Themes for Total Relaxation (Book-in-a-box Ser.)
by Fran Stockel Charla DevereuxBased on the best-selling Book-in-a-Box kits, The Meditation Book will help you to enter a tranquil state and feel completely calm and composed. It tells you all you need to know to make meditation a part of your daily life.
Meditation For Dummies
by Stephan BodianTake an inward journey for a happier, healthier life Meditation has been used for centuries to reduce stress, increase energy, and enhance overall health and well-being--so it's no wonder more and more people in today's fast-paced and stress-centric world are adopting this age-old practice. If you want to achieve a greater state of calmness, physical relaxation, and psychological balance, Meditation For Dummies is your life raft. Covering the latest research on the health benefits of meditation, this new edition explains in plain English how you can put meditation into practice today and start reaping the benefits of living a more mindful life. Whether you're new to meditation or a seasoned practitioner coming back for a refresher course, this plain-English guide provides a wealth of tips and techniques for sitting (or lying) down with your mind to meditate successfully. From preparing your body for meditation to focusing your awareness and being open to the present moment, it covers everything you need to put distractions to rest and open yourself up to a meditation practice that works for you. Provides the latest research on the causes of happiness and how meditation can improve your mood Includes a new chapter on the growing trend of meditation in the workplace Explains how meditation and other mindfulness practices have made their way into hospitals, schools, prison, and military groups Illustrates the benefits of taking time to consciously cultivate mindfulness through meditation If you're ready to find some zen and benefit from all meditation has to offer, this friendly guide sets you up for success.
Meditation For Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-To Book
by Dan HarrisABC News anchor Dan Harris used to think that meditation was for people who collect crystals, play the pan pipes, and use the word namaste without irony. After he had a panic attack on live television, he went on a strange journey that ultimately led him to become one of meditation's most vocal public proponents. <p><p>Science suggests that meditation can lower blood pressure, mitigate depression and anxiety, and literally rewire key parts of the brain, among numerous other benefits. And yet there are millions of people who want to meditate but aren't actually practising. What's holding them back? <p><p>In this guide to mindfulness and meditation for beginners and experienced meditators alike, Harris and his friend Jeff Warren, embark on a cross-country quest to tackle the myths, misconceptions, and self-deceptions that stop people from meditating. They rent a rock-star tour bus and travel across the US, talking to scores of would-be meditators, including parents, police officers, and even a few celebrities. They create a taxonomy of the most common issues ("I suck at this," "I don't have the time," etc.) and offer up science-based life hacks to help people overcome them. <p><p>The book is filled with game-changing and deeply practical meditation instructions. Amid it all unspools the strange and hilarious story of what happens when a congenitally sarcastic, type-A journalist and a groovy Canadian mystic embark on an epic road trip into America's neurotic underbelly, as well as their own.
Meditation Is Not What You Think: Mindfulness and Why It Is So Important
by Jon Kabat-ZinnWe think we know what meditation is--especially in an era when "mindfulness" has improbably rocketed into the mainstream. Millions of people around the world have taken up a formal mindfulness meditation practice as part of their everyday lives. But there's no hard-and-fast rule that says you have to meditate in a certain way, in a particular place, or following a specific tradition. So what is meditation anyway? And why might it be worth trying? Or nurturing further if you already have practice? Meditation Is Not What You Think was originally published in 2005 as part of a larger book entitled Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness. Updated with a new foreword by the author, these questions (and their answers) are particularly relevant for the current era . If you're curious as to why meditation is not for the "faint-hearted," how taking some time each day to drop into awareness can actually be a radical act of love, and why paying attention is so supremely important, read on for a master class from one of the pioneers of mindfulness in the mainstream world.
Meditation Made Easy
by Camille Maurine Lorin RocheTips on how to make meditation simple and pleasurable. Provides info on creating mini meditations, overcoming boredom and racing thoughts, customizing personal practices, and more.
Meditation Made Easy
by Lorin RocheYou′ve probably heard about the benefits of meditation: Sharper thinking, reduced stress, improved concentration, lower blood pressure, even increased sexual pleasure , all of these positive effects have been confirmed by science. In this uniquely accessible guide, Lorin Roche shows that meditation is that easy , and pleasurable. Roche answers questions and debunks meditation myths, and gives three easy-to-follow techniques for getting started 塴he Do Nothing Technique," "Salute Each of the Senses," and "Feeling at Home Exercise". He and shows you how to integrate "mini meditations" into spare moments of the day, from savouring morning coffee to taking advantage of the five minutes before a meeting. He explains how to overcome meditation obstacles, customise meditation to your own needs, and use your breath, voice, and attention as meditation aids. And he shows how meditation will give you the power to explore your inner passions , and enrich your sense of self.
Meditation Made Easy: Coming to Know Your Mind
by Matteo PistonoAn introductory step-by-step guide to meditation, suitable for beginners as well as those wishing to refresh their knowledge and practice.Meditation Made Easy is a clear, how-to book on meditation aimed at complete beginners and practicing readers looking for easy, approachable meditation techniques. In this book, readers will learn: How to develop a consistent meditation practice at home and while traveling Basic instructions and techniques of meditation Instructions for seated, walking, and supine meditation postures How to use the breath as an object of meditation How to deal with distraction and lethargy in meditationThis book is for readers who do not know how to start a practice, or for those people who do not have access to teachers. It is especially useful for the multitudes of yoga practitioners who want to meditate but have never received solid instruction in the yoga studio. Using traditional Eastern practices, but aimed at a Western audience, the methods in this book can be utilized on the meditation cushion as well as in daily life when stress and challenges arise. Previously published in the Hay House Basics series.
Meditation Now: A Beginner's Guide
by Elizabeth ReningerFrom the creators of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Mindfulness Made Simple comes a new book to help busy meditators release tension, relieve stress, and reconnect with peace and tranquility. Meditation Now: A Beginner's Guide provides friendly advice, step-by-step guidance, and a range of ten-minute meditations that fit easily into tight schedules. <p><p> Filled with time-honored practices and insightful discussions, Meditation Now: A Beginner's Guide makes it easy to learn meditation, with: *Step-by-step instructions for 18 meditation techniques that can be practiced anytime, anywhere *14 "Take Ten" meditations to promote mindfulness in everyday situations like traffic jams and work presentations *Essential advice and guidelines for overcoming common obstacles like boredom and relating skillfully to thoughts and emotions *3 focused 28-day meditation plans for those months when you need extra emotional support, happiness, or relaxation *Inspirational quotations and practical tips that motivate you to deepen your practice <p> With Meditation Now: A Beginner's Guide, peace, clarity, and wisdom can be yours with just ten minutes of restful breathing a day.
Meditation Now: A Beginner's Guide: 10-Minute Meditations to Restore Calm and Joy, Anytime, Anywhere
by Elizabeth ReningerTen minutes to a calmer, more peaceful you From the creators of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Mindfulness Made Simple comes a new book to help busy meditators release tension, relieve stress, and reconnect with peace and tranquility.Meditation Now: A Beginner's Guide provides friendly advice, step-by-step guidance, and a range of ten-minute meditations that fit easily into tight schedules. Filled with time-honored practices and insightful discussions, Meditation Now: A Beginner's Guide makes it easy to learn meditation, with: Step-by-step instructions for 18 meditation techniques that can be practiced anytime, anywhere 14 "Take Ten" meditations to promote mindfulness in everyday situations like traffic jams and work presentations Essential advice and guidelines for overcoming common obstacles like boredom and relating skillfully to thoughts and emotions 3 focused 28-day meditation plans for those months when you need extra emotional support, happiness, or relaxation Inspirational quotations and practical tips that motivate you to deepen your practice With Meditation Now: A Beginner's Guide, peace, clarity, and wisdom can be yours with just ten minutes of restful breathing a day.
Meditation Plain & Simple: The Only Book You'll Ever Need (Plain & Simple Series)
by Lynne LaurenMeditation is a practice that calms the mind and the body in a natural way. Its aim is to quiet or still the mind, which leads to calm awareness without the interference of troublesome thoughts. Meditation can help you focus, relax, and cope with life's twists and turns.Meditation, Plain & Simple is a wise and helpful primer to the practice of meditation. Lynne Lauren not only explains why it is important to meditate, but also demonstrates how simple meditation is for the average person. It can be done anywhere by anyone, and you don&’t have to sit on the floor or stand on your head. In addition, she provides a brief overview of the different types of meditation along with more than 50 meditations and visualizations that can be used in different circumstances to reach particular goals.This book is a lovely introduction for anyone who wishes to slow down, de-stress, and discover how rich life can be!
Meditation Saved My Life: A Tibetan Lama and the Healing Power of the Mind
by Sofia Stril-Rever Phakyab RinpocheIn 2003, Tibetan lama Phakyab Rinpoche was admitted to the emergency clinic of the Program for Survivors of Torture at Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital. After a dramatic escape from imprisonment in China, at the hands of authorities bent on uprooting Tibet’s traditional religion and culture, his ordeal had left him with life-threatening injuries, including gangrene of the right ankle. American doctors gave Rinpoche a shocking choice: accept leg amputation or risk a slow, painful death. An inner voice, however, prompted him to try an unconventional cure: meditation. He began an intensive spiritual routine that included thousands of hours of meditation over three years in a small Brooklyn studio. Against all scientific logic, his injuries gradually healed. In this vivid, passionate account, Sofia Stril-Rever relates the extraordinary experiences of Phakyab Rinpoche, who reveals the secret of the great healing powers that lie dormant within each of us.
Meditation Station
by Susan B. KatzWinner of the 2020 International Children's Mind/Body/Spirit Book Award!Your racing train of thoughts may try to take you down the railroad tracks, but you can stay in the Meditation Station, where children ages 4-8 learn how to calm their bodies and minds.All aboard for Meditation Station! It's time to learn how to manage our busy minds, difficult feelings, and frustrations by staying with our breath and in our body. Your train of thoughts might be racing, but you can manage it with some simple steps. Take a deep breath in, and then let the breath out slowly. That is how you will learn what meditation is all about. The next train is coming. Can you hear it chugging along? Stay in the meditation station--don't hop on the train! Just wave goodbye to your racing mind and find inner calm.
Meditation Techniques of the Buddhist and Taoist Masters
by Daniel OdierA guide to the mental disciplines and visualizations that Masters have used for ages in their quest for illumination. * An insider's view of specific meditation techniques and the steps necessary for a wide variety of * Buddhist and Taoist meditation practices. * By the author of Tantric Quest (15,000 sold) and Desire: The Tantric Path to Awakening. The esoteric practices followed in the quest for divinity generally remain a secret to the world--kept cloistered away for only the most ascetic practitioners. Now Daniel Odier, having immersed himself in the life and spiritual practices of Buddhist and Taoist monasteries throughout India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Japan, reveals actual teachings passed on by the sages who are living expressions of their tradition. Looking beyond doctrine, dogma, and philosophical treatises that ignore direct experiences of the practice, Odier provides a direct path to the heart of the religious experience that can be discovered through meditation. Beginning with the simple and fundamental steps necessary to prepare for meditation, Odier guides the reader through the specifics of the mental disciplines and visualizations that Buddhist and Taoist masters have used for ages in their quest for illumination. To devote oneself to meditation, in the sense understood by Buddhists and Taoists, is to realize the understanding of how every fiber of our being converges with all creation. Meditation Techniques of the Buddhist and Taoist Masters is a valuable guide to all who are in search of that realization.
Meditation and Relaxation in Plain English
by Bob SharplesOdds are that you or someone you know could truly benefit from Meditation and Relaxation in Plain English. After all, who wouldn't like to have less stress - and more enjoyment - from life? Meditation and Relaxation in Plain English teaches us how to achieve just that, with potent tools that are easy to learn, enjoy, and keep doing. And these practices do so much more than more than allow us freedom from anxiety and stress: they allow us to be a better friend to ourselves, and to the people around us.
Meditation as a Way of Life
by Alan L PritzAmong primers on meditation, this book is exceptional in how it guides readers who treasure inner growth and are looking for reliable direction on how to achieve it in an authentic and sustainable way. The author, a student of the Indian yogi Paramahansa Yogananda, distills the teachings of many other spiritual traditions and religions, including Christianity, into an interfaith perspective that will appeal to all seekers of the divine. Specific elements include the foundations of spiritual practice; the benefits of energy-building exercises, affirmations, and healthy lifestyle regimens; instructions in mantra practice and inner-sound meditation; techniques for effective prayer; and guidelines to measure inner practice. The book's accessible narrative and universal themes make it enjoyable to read and life enhancing to apply.
Meditation as a Way of Life
by Alan L. PritzAmong primers on meditation, this book is exceptional in how it guides readers who treasure inner growth and are looking for reliable direction on how to achieve it in an authentic and sustainable way. The author, a student of the Indian yogi Paramahansa Yogananda, distills the teachings of many other spiritual traditions and religions, including Christianity, into an interfaith perspective that will appeal to all seekers of the divine. Specific elements include the foundations of spiritual practice; the benefits of energy-building exercises, affirmations, and healthy lifestyle regimens; instructions in mantra practice and inner-sound meditation; techniques for effective prayer; and guidelines to measure inner practice. The book's accessible narrative and universal themes make it enjoyable to read and life enhancing to apply.
Meditation for Beginners: How to Meditate for People Who Hate to Sit Still
by Ntathu AllenDiscover an ancient technique for modern success and happiness with this clear, easy-to-follow guide. Includes a free guided meditation!Meditation is a powerful technique to calm your mind, increase your ability to solve problems, and handle all of life’s challenges. It has been used for thousands of years to help regular people like you and I live happier, healthier, and more fulfilling lives.Hundreds of clinical research studies show that regular meditation lowers your stress, improves your creativity, and reduces symptoms of depression and anxiety. If you could put these results in a pill, meditation would be the #1 bestselling drug on the planet!Meditation for Beginners shows you the easiest and fastest way to learn to meditate like a pro—in as little as five minutes a day!Here’s what you’ll learn in this short but powerful book:How to get rid of overwhelming feelings, reduce stress, and face life’s biggest challenges in a more relaxed, positive, and cheerful mannerHow to get back the energy and zest for life you had as a teenagerHow to create more “mental space” so you can think more creatively and solve difficult problems in life with ease and graceHow to find your own inner balance so you can get what you want in life while letting go of the things that no longer serve youSimple tips to develop a personal meditation practice which you can use anywhere and anytime to regain peace of mind and a sense of harmony in your relationships and your life
Meditation for Busy People: Sixty Seconds to Serenity
by Dawn Groves?This concise, jargon-free guide introduces a simple method for fitting meditation into a complex and overbusy lifestyle. The Meditation for Busy People (MBP) method is practical, portable, and suitable for any time frame -- from seconds to hours. It's also flexible enough to perform while sitting, standing, or walking. In a supportive, friendly style, the author shows us how regular or even sporadic meditation can allow us to manage life's everyday demands with greater ease. You'll quickly learn how to: fit meditation into your already crowded schedule, practice simple meditation techniques at work, home -- anywhere, conserve and replenish your energy, and reclaim your right to enjoy life instead of endure it.
Meditation for Busy People: Stress-Beating Strategies for People with No Time to Meditate
by Osho Osho International FoundationMeditation for Busy People offers simple strategies to reduce tension, minimize chronic stress, and quickly relax and unwind.Nobody needs meditation more than people who have no time to meditate. <P><P>These busy people may have tried meditation but given it up, as it seems so difficult to integrate into a hectic lifestyle.Most traditional meditation techniques were developed thousands of years ago for people living a very different lifestyle than today. Few people today find it easy to just sit down and relax. Meditation for Busy People is filled with methods that can actually be integrated into everyday life. A morning commute becomes a centering exercise, and the street noises outside an apartment window in the city become an aid rather than a distraction to finding the silent space within. Both active and passive meditation techniques are covered, and the aim of all the techniques is to teach the practitioner how to find the stillness in the storm of everyday life. Many methods are specially designed to be integrated into the reader's everyday routines, so that they soon can tackle even the most hectic day with an attitude of relaxed calm and playfulness.
Meditation for Daily Stress: 10 Practices for Immediate Well-being
by Michel PascalDeclutter your mind and break the cycle of stress addiction with this simple, innovative meditation method. Drawing on his experience living at the Kopan Monastery in Nepal, meditation teacher Michel Pascal shares his easy new method of meditating in the moment to calm the mind and break the cycle of stress addiction. Meditation for Daily Stress is a guide to a revolutionary technique for finding peace, quiet, mindfulness, and centeredness in our daily lives and fending off anxiety and depression. Pascal prescribes a series of visualization and breathing practices that can be used throughout the day to unplug in the moment, before stress takes hold. Learn ten simple practices you can do even for just a minute at a time, including: - Meditate Like the Horizon to unplug your brain when it is running all the time.- Meditate Like a Dolphin to discover your inner peace in high-stress moments.- Meditate Like a Mountain to feel more grounded when your mood is up and down.- Meditate Like a Wave to help you deal with difficult people and difficult interactions.- Meditate Like a Kiss to feel less stress in a romantic relationship.Exploring both spirituality and physicality, mind and body, this is an essential read for busy people who want to start a daily practice right away for a healthier, happier life.