| I've been practicing meditation for over 10 years | | | | - Ability to release negative feelings from the past |
| now, the keyword there being practice. I'm | | | | - Overall experience of well being and abundance |
| certainly no Guru or Buddhist monk that has sat in | | | | - Deeper understanding and fulfillment of purpose |
| quite contemplation for those 10 years. I'm just | | | | Not bad, huh? So here is a little bit about my |
| your average guy seeking some spiritual | | | | favorite forms of meditation. The sound based |
| connection. | | | | meditations work by inducing brainwaves that |
| So, here's the short version of my experience in | | | | mimic the meditative state. It sounds kind of |
| tapping into the Divine. | | | | scary, but I promise you it doesn't hurt! I won't |
| The first time I "attempted" to meditate was | | | | discuss the whole technology behind this, just |
| with a group of my peers and it was a 5 minute | | | | know that it works. You can read more about |
| quiet meditation. I thought my head was going to | | | | this and listen to a sample of The Chi of Love |
| catch on fire or maybe even explode! Five | | | | Meditation CD at |
| minutes might as well have been 5 hours. The | | | | Wayne Dyer has a fantastic CD called |
| "committee" inside my head would not shut up. | | | | "Meditations for Manifesting" that contains the OM |
| My brain shouted "You will never be able to | | | | and the AH meditation chants. I used to think |
| meditate!" | | | | chanting was sort of freaky and foreign until I |
| Thus began my quest for an easy way to quiet | | | | tried it, it's actually awesome! My personal favorite |
| my mind and get into a meditative state. | | | | is the AH meditation. Dr. Dyer explains that AH is |
| I ran out and bought several books on meditation | | | | the sound of God, and goes on the explain how |
| and some guided meditation CD's. My first great | | | | to do this meditation and offers some affirmative |
| success was with one of these simple guided | | | | statements to contemplate while chanting. After |
| meditations. WOW! I actually "left my body" and | | | | 20 minutes of chanting AHHHHHH, my whole body |
| connected to my higher power, it was so...well, | | | | vibrates and I feel incredible. I can't tell you how |
| POWERFUL. | | | | amazing this is, I highly recommend it! |
| I continued to experiment with various forms of | | | | The short feeling meditations I do are based on |
| meditation and sought out as many teachers as I | | | | the teachings of Abraham as channeled through |
| could find. There were so many I can't cover | | | | Esther Hicks. I had some pre-conceived notions |
| them all here, but I'll tell you more in future | | | | about this kind of far out spiritual stuff (channeling, |
| articles. After some years I found several | | | | non-physical entities, etc), but I found that |
| methods that worked well for me. Here are a | | | | prejudice and spirituality don't mix. Remember, |
| few of them. | | | | your mind is like a parachute, it works best when |
| - Sound based meditation CD's | | | | open. So anyway, you simply sit and concentrate |
| - Chanting | | | | on how you would feel if you had certain things |
| - Short (3 to 5 minute) meditations focused on | | | | that you want such as more money, the perfect |
| feeling good. Before I explain these techniques I | | | | relationship or a great job. Quick, easy and |
| use, I want you to understand what the benefits | | | | effective. |
| of meditation are and what you can expect when | | | | Here are 5 keys to remember about meditation. |
| you practice regularly. | | | | - 1. Anyone can meditate - If I can do it, you can |
| 5 Physiological Benefits of Meditation | | | | do it. |
| - A decreased metabolic rate and lower heart | | | | - 2. There's really no wrong way - Whatever |
| rate. | | | | works for you is the right way. |
| - Lowered levels of cortisol and lactate (stress | | | | - 3. It takes practice - Schedule some time |
| related chemicals). | | | | everyday, just do it, but don't judge the quality of |
| - Lowering of high blood pressure. | | | | your experience. It really is "all good". |
| - Drop in cholesterol levels. | | | | - 4. You don't have to sit for hours - 3 to 5 |
| - Decreases the aging process. | | | | minutes can be enough to make huge changes in |
| 5 Psychological Benefits of Meditation | | | | your life and health. |
| - Decreased anxiety and depression. | | | | - 5. Meditation will make your life better - You can |
| - Decreased irritability and moodiness | | | | improve your physical, mental and spiritual well |
| - Improved learning ability and memory. | | | | being with one simple activity. So my friends, give |
| - Increased feelings of vitality and rejuvenation. | | | | meditation a whirl. Try some of the techniques |
| - Increased happiness and better outlook on life. | | | | I've mentioned above or try some of your own. |
| 5 Spiritual Benefits of Meditation | | | | I'll be offering up more methods and insights to |
| - Experience an inner sense of knowing | | | | this worthwhile activity in the near future. In the |
| - Ability to connect with Universal Love | | | | mean time, Namaste. |