| Meditation is a state of being focused on a certain | | | | negativism brought about by man's pursuit of wealth |
| thought and involves the "quieting of the mind" as you | | | | and power, many have fallen victim to stress and |
| concentrate inwardly, resulting to a more relaxed and | | | | anxiety, not to mention a variety of medical conditions |
| calm feeling. This relaxation technique can help a | | | | such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. |
| person develop his personality through mental discipline | | | | Meditation relaxation involves the body and mind. It is |
| as well as encourage his spiritual well-being by | | | | beneficial in providing relief to those suffering with |
| communing with God. | | | | anxiety disorders as it allows the person to experience |
| Usually associated with some ancient eastern religions | | | | relaxation and release negative energies stored in the |
| dating back several centuries, meditation has been | | | | body, allowing it to acquire a different form of healing |
| assimilited in western culture via spiritual practices and | | | | that is not afforded by medications. But this method is |
| medical therapies which focus on different kinds of | | | | a skill which needs to be learned properly. Training in |
| healing with the help of the mind and inner energy. | | | | the art of meditation relaxation is necessary to avoid |
| According to Dr. Borysenko, author of 'Minding the | | | | getting distractions. |
| Body, Mending the Mind', "...through meditation, we learn | | | | In Yoga Meditation, the key principles in this process |
| to access the relaxation response (the physiological | | | | are attention and breathing. These two work together |
| response elicited by meditation) and we become more | | | | naturally in allowing the relaxation of the physical body, |
| aware of the mind and the way our attitude produces | | | | as well as the mind. |
| stress." He believes that through meditation, one can | | | | There are times when the mind is restless that it could |
| also get in touch with the "inner physician" and allow | | | | not keep itself from getting distracted and have the |
| the body's own inner wisdom to be heard. | | | | tendency to open the eyes or make unnecessary |
| In Taoism, the mind of emotions is controlled by the | | | | movements during the process. What some |
| "Fire" energy of the heart. Unrestrained, this Fire | | | | practitioners do is to make use of external device or |
| energy flares upward and wastefully burns up the | | | | stimulus like music or visual support to get to that state |
| energy and smothers the mind. On the other hand, the | | | | of relaxation. However, to train the mind means not |
| mind of intent, or will power, is governed by the Water | | | | relying on this external technique but directly working in |
| energy of the kidneys. Without direction, the "Water" | | | | the mind itself. |
| energy is flushed down the sexual organs which drains | | | | In order to train the restless mind, one must first |
| its essence and spirit. However, when you are | | | | acknowledge it as restless and that it will not easily |
| meditating, these flows of Water and Fire energies are | | | | come through. Give the mind something to do, |
| reversed. The Water energy is drawn up to the head | | | | something internal and real, not external or a fantasy. |
| through the Central and Governing channels, while the | | | | Focus on what is within the body and do not create |
| Fire energy from the heart is drawn down into the | | | | something that isn't there. That's the beauty of Yoga |
| Lower Elixir Field in the abdomen, where the energy is | | | | meditation. So, whether the goal is to combat stress, |
| refined and transformed. This process allows the mind | | | | cure illness or to gain higher spiritual experience, Yoga |
| of intent, which is Water, to provide a soothing and | | | | meditation as well as other relaxation therapies can |
| relaxing effect over the mind of emotion, which is Fire. | | | | help you find healing by training your mind to reach into |
| Hence, meditation relaxation occurs. | | | | your inner being. |
| In today's world, where there is so much chaos and | | | | |