Meditation: Practical - Let the Healing Begin
 
    Meditation involves relaxing the body and mind to an unsurpassed state of peace and harmony, when focus
   and intentions are most effective.  Many say that the induction into a meditative state begins by focusing on
   the breathing to help embrace the present moment.

    Breathing
    Breathing is not something that should be taken for granted.  The body can survive for weeks without food,
   and days without water, but only minutes without oxygen.  Since oxygen is then our most vital nutrient, we
   must ensure that we are breathing properly, in meditation and in everyday life.

                          "The way you breathe can substantially affect the way you look and feel,
                                       your resistance to disease, even how long you live."
                                                            - Raymond Francis


   Chest vs. Abdominal
   Chest-breathing results in a lower quantity of oxygen transferred to
   the blood and consequently poor delivery of this vital nutrient to
   the cells.  The proper way to breathe is called diaphragmatic
   breathing, or stomach breathing. 
  
   Here are a couple techniques to ensure you're breathing from the
   stomach, and not the chest:
   1. Lay on your back and put a PS2 on your stomach, focusing on
       raising up that console with every breath.
   2. Put one hand on your stomach and the other on your chest,
       ensuring your chest stays sedentary while your stomach goes
       out with every inhale, and in with every exhale.

   There are substantial benefits to stomach-breathing, including:
   - Lowered systolic and diastolic blood pressures (1)
   - Improved athletic stamina (2)
   - Prevents infection of the lungs and other tissues (2)
   - Reduces Stress and Anxiety (3)
   - Each breath massages the internal organs of the digestive
     system (4)
   - Improved immune system function and physical energy (5)
   - Feelings of peace and well-being (5)

 



 
  Mouth vs. Nose
  Breathing through the mouth has many disadv-
  antages that can be harmful to the body.  When
  air is inhaled through the mouth, it is not
  filtered and warmed as it would be when inhaled
  through the nose.  Take a look at a baby, and you
  will notice only their stomach raise and lower. 
  
  Mouth breathing can lead to asthma, obesity,
  snoring, halitosis, and obstructive sleep apnea. (6)

  Nose-breathing is the proper method for breathing,
  and it offers the following health benefits:
  - Increased resistance to colds (7)
   - Places less stress on the heart (8)
  - Lowers pulse rate and blood pressure (8)
  - Reduces snoring (9) 
  - Increases energy (10)
  - Loads your blood with oxygen (10)
                                             

  How to Meditate
  There are two parts to the human mind - the higher mind and the lower mind.  The lower mind is the ego, or
  that which exists externally and separate from everything else, and the higher mind is connected to the
  universal mind of everyone and everything.  We tap into the universal mind through meditation, which is our
  mode of accessing higher intelligence. 

  Despite the many different ways to meditate, deep relaxation is at the core of all of them. 
  The following video will give you a good introduction to meditation:

                                                                  What is Meditation?
                                             

  As most people live their lives in a constant Beta state, it will take some practise to get good at relaxing.
  Here is a relaxation exercise that is, by far, the best I have found:  Deep Relaxation Exercise

  After a while you will be able to calm your mind and meditate without using this exercise, though it is always
  good to have if you find yourself struggling.  Simply sit or lay in a comfortable position, put on headphones and
  listen.  Experience your inner-self. 

  Once deeply relaxed, you can project mental imagery, ask a question, or just be in the moment - relaxed and
  thoughtless as your mind heals and replenishes with life force energy.   
 

  Meditation for World Peace
  Envision in your mind, the earth in front of you as you
  float through space.  Picture yourself reaching out and
  projecting a luminous white energy upon the entire
  earth, lighting it gradually until it is a bright, white,
  spinning ball of peace, love and understanding. 

  State your intentions in your mind as you do this,
  which might sound something like "My Intention is to
  create peace on earth", or "Peace and Love for all of
  Humanity". 

  This, of course, is not the only method.  Be creative. 
  Any visual you can imagine where peace prevails on
  earth is a good method - your method.  This can also
  be applied to healing your physical body, or healing
  others, even at remote distances.  Envision the loving
  light of the creator entering the body, and returning it
  to a state of health and peace with the universe.

  Meditation can also be used to improve performance,
  whether it's athletic or academic.  Simply allow yourself
  to enter into a relaxed, meditative state and picture
  yourself in a future situation.  Allow all your five senses
  to accurately portray the upcoming situation.  Feel the
  sweat, hear the applause, see yourself performing with the outcome you wish to see.  Every thought, every
  expectation of what we visualize happening in the future - is a prayer and tends to create that very future. 
  This type of meditation, called mental rehearsal, is the difference between an olympic-level athlete and an
  amateur, for the mind cannot distinguish between something imagined, and something performed.

  The most important thing with meditation is consistency.  I personally like to meditate in the morning, to
  gather the necessary energy for the day to allow me to transcend control drama's, and at night to reflect on
  and release any built up stresses or emotions from the day's events.  The more you meditate, the more you
  will enjoy it and see it's benefits.
 
  Here is a video called Meditation for Beginners - one of many in the StopTheRobbery.com Video Archive for you
  to benefit from:                                
                                           


  The Two Limiting Factors
  When it comes to creating change in the physical dimension during meditation, there are two limiting factors:
  1. Intensity of Concentration
  2. Duration of Attention Span

  According to an article from USATODAY, television is linked to short attention spans, especially in children. (11)

  Fortunately, your attention span can be improved and your concentration strengthened, greatly increasing your
  minds power to affect physical change.  Here are two exercises to improve concentration, attention span and
  brain coherence:

  Exercise 1 - Stare at the black dot, resisting the temptation to look anywhere else.  Stare at this for about 5
  minutes to begin, then gradually increase the duration as you become more skilled. 

                                       

  Exercise 2 -  Stare past the circles until you notice they each double for a total of 4 circles.  Your goal is to
  overlap the middle two circles to form one circle with a white cross.  Seeing the cross is the evidence that the
  left hemisphere of the brain (connected to the right eye) is communicating with the right hemisphere
  (connected to the left eye).   
                                  

                                      


  This exercise stimulates and synchronizes both hemispheres of the brain and increases it's overall processing
  efficiency and power.  Just 5 minutes of this exercise has shown to double the size of the electro-photonic
  aura when captured using bioelectrography.

  You will find that doing these exercises will act as an induction into meditation, for your mind will be focused
  and relaxed after only a short period of time.


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   References:
   1. Device-Guided Breathing to Lower Blood Pressure: Case Report and Clinical Overview. W Elliott, J Izzo. Medscape General Medicine, 2006; 8(3).
     2. American Medical Student Association (AMSA). https://www.amsa.org/healingthehealer/breathing.cfm
     3. Health Benefits of Deep Breathing. http://www.healthmad.com/Health/Health-Benefits-of-Deep-Breathing.51144
     4. How to Understand the Benefits of Proper Breathing. http://www.ehow.com/how_2163290_understand-benefits-proper-breathing.html
     5. Breathing to reduce stress. http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Breathing_to_reduce_stress?OpenDocument
   6. Mouth breathing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouth_breathing
   7. Nose Breathing. http://www.breathing.com/articles/nose-breathing.htm
   8. Nose Breathing Benefits. http://www.nosebreathe.com/benefits.html
   9. Nasal Breathing and Respiratory Fitness. http://www.bodybuildingtipsguide.com/blog/exercise-for-improving-the-nasal-breathing-and-
        respiratory-fitness/
  10. Breathing your way to Good Health. http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/breathing-your-way-to-good-health.html
  11. Short attention span linked to TV. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-04-05-tv-bottomstrip_x.htm


  

   



            

                                                               

       

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