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Meditation
Meditation deals with contacting your spirit guide and the Chakras, or your energy centers. Just what is meditation? Meditation is an activity of the mental consciousness. It involves one part of the mind, observing, analyzing, and dealing with the rest of the mind.
Veronica DiFiorePublished 7 years ago in LongevityHow to Use Meditation to Treat Anxiety and Stress
Meditation can seem daunting to those who are unfamiliar with the practice, and often people believe that there is no way they can possibly clear their mind for long enough to achieve any benefit. We often visualise meditation as the Buddhist monks sitting with their hands upturned on their crossed legs, chanting 'Um' repeatedly. Of course, this image is correct for some methods of meditation practice, but this is not the image you should associate with meditating.
Anna PembreyPublished 7 years ago in Longevity10 Days of Silence
The first three days are easy! I am so cocky, virtually skipping through the residence shouting “I’m a great meditator! I’m a great meditator!” (in Noble Silence, of course). How liberating the strict timetable is; I am so free. So much delight in the minimal choices I have to make: round bowl or square plate? Meditate in the hall or in the dormitory? I’m going to sit in THIS seat to eat my breakfast. I make my bed all neat and French plait my hair. I am having so much fun.
Emma TapsellPublished 7 years ago in LongevityMindfulness and Meditation
Interest in mindfulness meditation, yoga, and related practices have skyrocketed throughout the Western world. Although meditation has been documented to have its origins in the Indian Vedas (1500 BCE), the oldest scripts of Hinduism, some argue that the practice could have existed as far back as 2600 BCE, where the Hindu deity Shiva is portrayed practicing Tantric Yoga (below). Only recently, with the help of medical technology, have scientists been able to discover the effects of meditation far beyond its psychological and spiritual background. We are now beginning to understand how this ancient practice effects humans and the mind on a biological level.
Justin GignacPublished 7 years ago in LongevityHow Can Rest Be a Threat?
After living in a super-heightened state of fight/flight/freeze for over four decades, I had to accept and acknowledge that resting was perceived as an internal threat to my brain and was as sure to activate my Sympathetic Nervous System as any mortal danger could. Theoretically, when we perceive (even unconsciously) that we are in danger, our sympathetic nervous system is activated and we fight, flee, or freeze, depending on our perceived and unconscious chances of survival. It happens automatically and the pathway to our logic, rational thinking brain is disrupted so we can act instinctively without thought. We also cannot feel emotions in that moment so that we are not overwhelmed with terror and unable to act (unless that is the reaction that will inevitably save our lives). It's a brilliant survival mechanism and, after the perceived danger has passed, our Parasympathetic Nervous System is then supposed to activate and bring us "back to earth," grounding us and putting us into a "rest and digest" state so that any and all cellular injury or upset can be reset, recalibrated, repaired, or replaced, depending on the body's needs. The brain can't tell the difference between reality and imagination so internal stressors are perceived as mortal dangers, this means that meditation can be perceived by one brain to be restorative and calming while to another brain it may be stressful and even horrifying.
Gabriella GracePublished 7 years ago in LongevityTop Three Times to Practice Meditation When You Didn’t Think You Could
In the midst of turmoil, stress, or chaos, do you ever wish you could transport yourself into a peaceful, quiet meditation room? Well, I have good news for you: most of the time you totally can. Even if you are not well-practiced in meditation, you do not have to be a Sufi or a Buddhist monk to bring some mindfulness into your everyday life. Mindfulness meditation practices are used by psychologists and social workers to help treat all kinds of mental illnesses and emotional distress, including anxiety, depression, and eating disorders. I will teach you how anyone can reap some benefits taking as little as a minute of your day.
Kristy LoxtonPublished 7 years ago in Longevity5 Reasons You Need to Drop What You're Doing and Meditate (For 5 Minutes)
Meditation. We all know what it means — it conjures up sort of mixed feelings maybe for the masses, and we aren't sure how to proceed.
Sky VettelPublished 7 years ago in LongevityLearning How to Breathe
I am grateful for the time that I have been able to spend breathing. It should not be a new concept, as much as it should be a well known practice. Breathing is something I was raised to believe was a practice of basic human being, for survival. Imagine my surprise when people would get upset or I would get upset, and the response of professional interventionists would be “Breathe” or “Slow down, so you can breathe.” As I continued to grow, I began to learn the value of the strength behind “air entering my lungs” and spreading oxygen through my muscles. I would feel renewed when I was able to stretch and allow my body to relax and I could take in the air to breathe, and feel the release of tension and trauma. It was like embracing stillness, which I had never been encouraged to do.
Regina Stone-GroverPublished 7 years ago in LongevityHigh Expectations
'According to Vedanta, there are only two symptoms of enlightenment, just two indications, that a transformation is taking place, within you, toward a higher consciousness. The first symptom is, that you stop worrying things don't bother you any more. You become light-hearted and full of joy. The second symptom is that you encounter more and more meaningful coincidences in your life, more and more synchronicities, and this accelerates to the point where you actually experience, the miraculous'. — Deepak Chopra.
Alva v.HarziPublished 7 years ago in LongevityAn Inflammation Theory for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
There are plenty of people out there who believe that PMDD can be successfully combated with mind over matter and that we should just buck up or get over whatever it is we’re feeling. They have no idea what they are talking about nor the challenges we face.
Cheeky MinxPublished 7 years ago in LongevityDare to DREAM BIG
'You are a cosmic flower. Om chanting is the process of opening the psychic petals of that flower'. - Amit Ray. embracing SILENCE
Alva v.HarziPublished 7 years ago in Longevity...'Gently DOWN the STREAM'
"To see a world in a grain of sand, and heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palms of your hand, and eternity in an hour." ―William Blake.
Alva v.HarziPublished 7 years ago in Longevity