| We all have some days when nothing seems to | | | | this state each night just as you are dropping off |
| go right at all. Having a bad day may seem like | | | | to sleep, but you do not stay in that state long |
| something that is easy to cope with, but when | | | | enough to start gaining the benefits that go with |
| you have too many one after another your | | | | it. Insight meditation teaches you to reach that |
| stress levels can rise dramatically. That is when | | | | state and then to hold yourself in that state. |
| the problems can start, stress in small doses is | | | | When you reach the alpha state, your body is |
| something we can manage but too much can | | | | very relaxed and your mind is able to focus on |
| affect all areas of our life. It reaches into your | | | | the more positive aspects of your life. Although it |
| home life and causes arguments with your loved | | | | does take practice, you will be able to control |
| ones, and if it spills into your work life, you could | | | | your thoughts and stop them from wandering |
| end up in all sorts of trouble with the boss. | | | | toward your negative experiences. As you |
| Doctors know that stress can affect a person | | | | become more practised at focusing on the |
| badly, causing all sorts of illnesses. It is the way | | | | positive elements of your life, you will find that a |
| we deal with stress that prevents us from | | | | lot of the daily stress that you experience will |
| becoming very ill. Some people can just get on | | | | fade away. The alpha state allows you the |
| with life and manage to overcome stress, where | | | | freedom of mind to simply let the stress drift |
| others just fall apart. Helping you to cope with | | | | away. Soon you will find that twenty minutes |
| stress is where insight meditation can be a | | | | each evening will work wonders for your health. |
| tremendous help. There is a state of mind known | | | | Insight meditation is a safe and natural way to |
| as the alpha state. This is somewhere between | | | | deal with stress without experiencing the possible |
| being wide awake and fast asleep. You experience | | | | side effects of medication. |