Stress Meditation

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Too much stress? You need a simple stress meditation. Of course, learning to meditate might intimidate you, and it's tough to find the time for daily meditation. A solution to both problems is a meditation you can learn right now, that will take a minute to do each day.

An Easy Stress Meditation

When you breath through your mouth, it expands your chest. Breath through your nose and you'll notice how your abdomen extends. Nose-breathing causes the diaphram to pull air to the bottom of your lungs. This delivers a good dose of oxygen into your bloodstream and brain, and it also tends to relax you. Breathing through your nose is healthier, and it's the basis of this one-minute meditation.

Here's how you do it. Close your eyes, sigh, and let the tension go out of your muscles. It may help to tense up your muscles first, then release that tension. Then let go of your thoughts, as much as possible, and take four or five slow, deep breaths through your nose, paying attention to your breathing.

Can Meditation Be This Easy?

The short answer is yes. No, you're not likely to get you into a deep meditative state with this simple stess meditation. However, you will get benefits, including a clearer mind and a reduction in stress.

It helps to develop a "trigger" for your meditation. For example, do your four breaths when you get into the car, or right after lunch each day. These triggers are places or times that remind you, so your meditation becomes a habit.

You can say this isn't "real" meditation, but there's nothing wrong with enjoying the relaxation you'll get from this technique. If you want, you can always pursue deeper meditation later. Meanwhile, remember that not everything has to be difficult to be of value. Why not try this easy one-minute stress meditation?

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Steve Gillman writes on many topics, including brainpower, weight loss, meditation, habits of mind, creative problem solving, generating luck and anything related to self improvement. Learn more, and get FREE e-courses at http://www.selfimprovementnow.com/.

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Your Prosperity Sunrise - A Wealth Meditation For Women

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In the olden days, the sun and gold and god and prosperity were all tied up together. They were also mostly considered to be the domain of men and many amongst us who are not of that gender still carry a residual notion that this might not be for "our kind", simply by the virtue of overwhelming experience of so many generations for a hundred thousand years.

Fact is though that the sun is a powerful prosperity and wealth symbol, perhaps the most powerful of them all - and it shines on EVERYONE.

This prosperity sunrise is a shamanic healing meditation designed to bring you closer to the aspects of wealth and power inherent in the symbolism of the sun; it is easy to do and quite wonderful.

If you are of a mind, you could put on some suitable music and move or dance this meditation - this will give you 360' of physical movement which strengthens the experience and makes it far more profound than if it is entirely autogenic.

So in a moment, close your eyes and find yourself on a wide, sweeping plane, cool and dark it is still but there is a banding on the far horizon that tells you the sun is about to rise.

This is YOUR personal prosperity sunrise.

Feel the power and radiance of the sun increasing as the sky fills with living light, as it gets brighter and brighter, all around, you feel the light and then the sun rises majestically over the horizon and floods the plane with light, bathes you in light, powerful energy, powerful charge and powerful wealth.

Accept this blessing with open arms.

Open your heart, your mind and all your being to the golden rays of sun.

Turn around slowly on the spot and bathe in this blessing of wealth and brilliant power.
When you are filled to overflowing and beyond, return and ...

Continue with your day!

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Dr Silvia Hartmann is the Creator of the EmoTrance system of energy healing and the author of "Oceans Of Energy". This meditation is just one of 365 quick wealth boosters - a free course you can receive by visiting http://MindMillion.com/60/.

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Meditation to Improve Your Golf Game

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You've worked and worked on that slice but nothing seems to change. Or, when the game is close you freeze on the putting green and the ball seems to take on a life of its own. Or, you often get distracted and forget to follow through when you tee off.

Have you thought of trying meditation to improve your game? Why not?

Meditation helps you relax, become centered and grounded and, in this state of deep relaxation you can visualize a perfect game. Studies have shown that visualization that engages all of your senses is a powerful agent to improve your game. Visualizing a perfect stance, addressing the ball, the perfect swing that has you hitting the "sweet spot" every time, perfect follow through, etc. results in a vastly improved game. Research is able to support this theory.

So, just how do you start meditation? We've all heard about the benefits of meditation, but it sounds so hard! Well, it really can be as simple as setting aside a special place and time every day and getting to know your self better. All you have to do is relax, breath deeply and let go of your everyday worries.

One of the problems with learning to meditate is you can feel a little silly just sitting there. Most beginners report that as soon as they decide to sit down and meditate, all of a sudden they start thinking of a thousand better things they can do - even the laundry!

There are a variety of technological breakthroughs that can help you get started meditating and enhance your meditation experience. BrainSync (http://www.brainsync.com/) is one resource you can utilize to assist you with developing your own successful meditation techniques.

In the meantime, here's a quick checklist to get you started:

Meditation Technique 1: Mood

Set aside an area in your room that is your own special place. Decorate it with rich pillows, throw rugs, incense, candles - whatever suggests peace of mind.

Meditation Technique 2: Compose Yourself

You can sit or lie down, as long as your spine is straight. This allows the natural channels of energy in your body to open up and flow freely.

Meditation Technique 3: Breathe

Slow, deep, regular breathing that starts from the nostrils and ends up deep in your diaphragm - hold the breath - then let it out slowly. Imagine your lungs are being moved by a slow gentle wave, going in and out, over and over.

Meditation Technique 4: Relax

Begin by slowly, intentionally relaxing all your muscles, starting at your feet and ending with your neck, head and face.

Meditation Technique 5: Visualize

Create an inner oasis in your mind, a beautiful place you want to return to again and again. You can imagine a healing sanctuary, a mystical temple, or a sanctuary in nature with waterfalls and hot-springs. Add elements to your inner space to help you relax and feel nurtured. When you feel completely relaxed, imagine what you want most to happen in your life, whether it's coming out of exams with flying colors or having the relationship you dream of, visualization is a powerful method to bring your dreams into reality.

Meditation Technique 6: Feel Emotions

Infuse your visualizations with emotion. Use your imagination to trigger positive emotions - such as love, recognition, success. Feel the visualization as if it is actually happening.

Meditation Technique 7: Time

Choose a time when you won't be disturbed. Zen monks meditate for exactly 25 minutes a day.

Meditation Technique 8: Repetition

The more regular you can be, meditating 25 minutes a day, the easier it gets. Choosing the same time and place helps the automatic meditation response, and within a week you'll start having deeper meditations.

You don't have to spend years sitting on a mountaintop or beneath a Bodhi tree to realize the benefits of meditation. New technologies such as BrainSync (http://www.brainsync.com/) can help you achieve your goals.

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Kelly Howell is the preeminent authority on brain wave technology and meditation. Her CDs, free guided meditation and free podcasts are available at http://www.brainsync.com/.

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Meditation – Advice For The Beginner

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Maybe you’ve heard about the wonderful benefits of meditation; “It will relax you, center your thoughts, allow you to escape from your stressful day”. Why wouldn’t you want to take part in such an activity?

The truth is - most people never reap the considerable rewards that a quality meditation session can offer. After a few unsuccessful attempts, these individuals give up and conclude “meditation doesn’t work”. If you don’t believe meditation can work for you, I’d like to offer you a bit of perspective via the following exercise:

Go to a music store that sells pianos (if you can play piano, substitute this instrument with one you’ve never played before). Sit down at a piano and play some beautiful music. What, you can’t……? But I’ve heard that a person can play beautiful music on a piano. Maybe try a few more times. No doubt, if after three or four attempts you are not producing exquisite sounds from this instrument, you will come to the conclusion that “pianos don’t work”.

We all know that the piano is capable of producing music, so why are you not able to get it to work? It’s because, in order to play the piano successfully, you must take the time to learn how to the instrument works, and then spend many hours practicing.

Meditation is not a practice that will “work” the first time you try it. It took you awhile to learn how to ride a bike. You probably couldn’t catch a ball the first time you tried. Most likely, your first few meditation sessions won’t be very successful either. Instead of giving up, read some literature on meditation, research the subject on websites, and try to practice once a day for a month. Your local library probably has some meditation audio recordings or videos that you can borrow. Try a variety of meditations to find an approach that works well for you. With a bit of effort, you will get results from your meditation sessions.

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Mark Altman is the webmaster of www.soundsleeping.com for free relaxing music that is ideal for yoga, meditation, or tai-chi. You can also take part in an active discussion about all things related to sleep, relaxation, and stress reduction.

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