| Heart disease is one of the leading causes of | | | | Although not essential, before you start off in |
| death in the Western world today. There are | | | | meditation, you should choose a Mantra. A Mantra |
| many lifestyle changes that you can make to | | | | is a chant which helps you focus, concentrate and |
| lower your risk of heart disease and in this article | | | | empty the mind. It makes your senses sharper |
| we will concentrate on one of them - Meditation. | | | | and eases you into a state of deep meditation. |
| Patients in many hospitals in the UK who have | | | | An easy way to start is to choose a simple |
| suffered a heart attack receive an after care | | | | Mantra like the sound "OOOOOOOOOOOOM", |
| package. Included in the after care package is | | | | repeated over and over. |
| information on diet, exercise, and stress. The main | | | | The next step in meditation is to find a quiet place |
| way they teach you how to manage stress is by | | | | to sit, where you will be undisturbed. Sit down |
| including CDs on mediation and relaxation. | | | | either on the floor or a chair try to choose a |
| The power of meditation has been clinically | | | | seated position which allows your spine to be |
| proven to reduce blood pressure by as much as | | | | almost straight and erect with your pelvis tilted |
| 10 points. Furthermore it is claimed that | | | | slightly forward. You may also use a cushion, and |
| Transcendental Meditation is the most effective | | | | sit on the edge of the cushion, tilting your pelvis. |
| form of meditation. | | | | Relax each part of your body in turn starting with |
| Many of the other benefits of meditation are less | | | | your toes and working all the way up to your |
| easy to measure but never the less, from the | | | | head. |
| anecdotal evidence, there are many benefits both | | | | Once you are sitting comfortably, close your |
| in health as well as spiritual. Some of these include | | | | eyes, breath deeply allow your diaphragm |
| a higher level of contentment and inner peace, | | | | (tummy) to expand as you inhale, and contract as |
| improved creativity, improved concentration and | | | | you exhale. As you do this repeat your Mantra |
| improved immune function. | | | | out loud. Continue doing this for a few minutes. |
| It is easy to make meditation a part of your | | | | Continue mentally repeating your Mantra and try |
| every day lifestyle and all you need to do is to | | | | not to force your concentration on your Mantra. |
| set aside half an hour a day away from all | | | | It should come easily and without effort. Soon |
| distractions. To get started go along to your local | | | | your mind will become empty |
| library and pick up a few books on yoga or | | | | To be really effective you should meditate twice |
| meditation. You will also find that there are a lot | | | | a day, once in the morning before breakfast and |
| of websites devoted to the topic of meditation. | | | | in the afternoon before dinner. |
| The main problem you might encounter is that | | | | Peace be with you and happy meditation. |
| among the few good sites there are a few sites | | | | For more ideas about how you can relax using |
| specifically dedicated to lightening your wallet and | | | | meditation visit How to Meditate. |
| furnishing you with little information in return. | | | | |