| Meditation can be practiced by anyone for stress | | | | automatic stress response. Meditation will cause |
| relief. It is possible for a person to improve the | | | | the heart rate to slow down, blood pressure to |
| quality of their life by adding regular sessions of | | | | stabilize and the muscles to relax. The breathing |
| meditation to their schedule. Meditation will help to | | | | will slow down and deepen. |
| reduce overall stress by adding a measure of | | | | Meditation is not the same as lying on the couch |
| calm and peacefulness into the daily life. | | | | and relaxing. Meditation is a technique to helps |
| When someone is in a stressful situation, their | | | | people to relax when they are awake. Meditation |
| body goes into a fight or flight mode. This | | | | is a focused technique for quieting the mind and |
| automatic stress response brings on an adrenaline | | | | body. As a person practices meditation, it |
| rush, quickens the heart rate, tenses muscle and | | | | becomes easier to reach that peaceful and |
| makes breathing shallow. If a person is in actual | | | | relaxed state of mind. The state of meditation |
| physical trouble, this automatic stress response | | | | becomes deeper as a person practices it. |
| helps that person react quickly. | | | | Deeper meditation has greater benefits. Deep |
| When a person is frequently in a stress mode on | | | | meditation will trigger more of the potent alpha |
| a daily basis, this takes a toll on the body and the | | | | wave activity in the brain. This alpha wave activity |
| mind. Stress related illnesses and conditions include | | | | produces a tranquil state of mind and body. The |
| heart disease, high blood pressure, peptic ulcers, | | | | alpha wave state is soothing to a person and |
| poor immune response, sleep problems and | | | | when it occurs, the person is in a deeply relaxed |
| chronic fatigue. Chronic stress may also trigger | | | | state and has a feeling of well being. |
| psychological conditions such as anxiety attacks, | | | | Many benefits result from regular meditation. Self |
| psychological distress, eating disorders, depression | | | | confidence, energy levels and productivity all |
| and mood swings. Doctors are linking stress with | | | | receive a boost from meditation. Health will |
| many diseases. | | | | improve or stabilize because stress levels go |
| The stress of modern life comes not from being | | | | down which will reduce stress related conditions |
| attacked by a large predator where the | | | | and illnesses. A person's mood can improve when |
| automatic stress response could come in handy, it | | | | anxiety levels are reduced because stress is no |
| comes from daily frustrations over events that | | | | longer a chronic condition. Many people report that |
| do not usually require a flight or fight response. | | | | they have better memories and concentration |
| Instead, a person may be frustrated while sitting | | | | with regular meditation. |
| at a slow computer or over the children who are | | | | Meditation is simple to do and does not require |
| fighting over the television, where the adrenaline | | | | any special equipment. Meditation can be done |
| rush and speedy heart rate do more harm than | | | | anywhere, even in a car or at the office. All the |
| good. When this type of stress happens on a daily | | | | person needs is a quiet space where he or she |
| basis, it is considered chronic stress. | | | | will not be disturbed for ten minutes to up to a |
| Meditation activates a relaxation response. The | | | | half hour or more. Even a short session of |
| relaxation response reverses the effects of the | | | | meditation is better than no meditation at all. |