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How To Feel Better Naturally Simple Tips For Meditating Stress Away
How to Feel Better Naturally: Simple Tips for Meditating Stress Away
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Are you tired of feeling stressed no matter how much positive thinking you attempt? Sick of self-help books whose subtle message is, "you should be ashamed of yourself if you're not happy." What if you could cultivate a genuine non-judgmental sense of well being no matter how you're feeling or what's going on around you?
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tips, meditating, meditation, mindfulness, stress, stress tips, guided meditation
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Copyright 2006 Janna Chan
Once considered an exotic and exclusively spiritual practice, expert doctors and scientists now credit meditation with alleviating a host of physical and mental ailments such as anxiety, depression, high blood pressure, and chronic fatigue.
But what comes to mind when you think of meditation? Is it monks wearing enlightenment on their sleeves, drinking super caffeinated green tea, levitating at will, and disappearing into tree-lined monasteries for days, weeks, or years at a time? Is it gym yoga classes complete with $22.95/pair purple pastel blocks and trendy attractive people in the front row? The gazillion ads for guided meditation CDs that pop-up whenever you put "meditation" into a search engine?
Clearly, the word meditation conjures up some interesting images, but arguably the general idea behind mindfulness meditation is inherent in all forms of meditation. 99.9% of the time, our mental processes are dominated by a never-ending stream of angry, anxious, and reactive thoughts that rob us of our inherent ability to feel at peace and focused in any given moment.
By contrast, during a meditation practice, you encourage yourself to feel aligned with whatever is happening in the present moment, instead of getting caught up in habitual perceptions of what has happened in the past or may happen in the future. By meditating, you gently turn off the never-ending and very popular "what if THIS happens" channel in your mind and just exist in the here and now. As Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, renowned meditation teacher, psychologist, and facilitator of the Stress Reduction and Relaxation program at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center says in Full Catastrophe Living:
Simply put, mindfulness is moment-to-moment awareness. It is cultivated by purposefully paying attention to things we ordinarily never give a moment's thought to. It is a systematic approach to developing new kinds of control and wisdom in our lives, based on our inner capacities for relaxation, paying attention, awareness, and insight.
Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Full Catastrophe Living. Dell Publishing, New York, 1990, 2.
So if we accept the premise that feeling centered in the present moment can be beneficial to our physical and mental well being, how do we learn how to meditate?
While there are many ways of introducing yourself to meditation, three simple methods come to mind:
1) Taking a meditation or yoga class with a teacher and other students.
2) Using guided meditation tapes or CDs to create your own practice.
3) Cultivating focused awareness through short "spot" meditations, even if you can't commit to a full fledged meditation practice.
Taking a Class with Others
Your local gym or YMCA probably sponsors yoga classes which can function as a kind of meditation-in-motion practice, even if you don't have a full-fledged yoga school in your area. Typing "online meditation class" into a search engine also yields virtual classes encompassing many different time zones and meditation philosophies compatible with almost anyone's belief system or schedule.
Using Guided Meditation CDs
Using guided tapes and CDs can be a great starter program for anyone unsure about beginning a meditation practice on their own.
Meditation for Optimum Health: How to Use Mindfulness and Breathing to Heal Your Body and Refresh Your Mind, by Drs. Jon Kabat-Zinn and Andrew Weil, is an excellent meditation starter program for anyone (especially those interested in scientific validation that meditation works).
Radical Self-Acceptance, by renowned meditation teacher, Buddhist lay priestess, and psychologist, Dr. Tara Brach, combines psychological awareness with Buddhist teachings about compassion in exploring how mindfulness meditation can alleviate the shame or "the trance of unworthiness," so common and destructive in modern life.
Belleruth Naparstek's guided imagery series frequently gets rave reviews from individuals using guided meditation/visualization in working with specific issues such as post traumatic stress disorder, weight loss, or insomnia.
Cultivating a Smidgen of Meditative Awareness: Spot Meditations
Meditations designed to be done in 5 minutes or less may not bring instant enlightenment, but they can still provide a taste of feeling calm and focused in the present moment. Flip the Switch: 40 Anytime, Anywhere Meditations in 5 minutes or Less by Eric Harrison, is an excellent resource for anyone who can take a few deep mindful breaths while waiting for a red light to change or a meeting to start. Meditation from Thought to Action by Alexander and Annellen Simpkins, also contains many short exercises designed to focus the mind in a few minutes.
Conclusion
Most people who have tried meditation usually agree that simply having the intention to meditate has a profound effect on anyone's mental/physical health and personal development. So what not order a book or CD about meditation right now, and make an investment in your well being?
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How To Get Rid Of Memory Obstacles
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740
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Lets say you have a passion for salads in different varieties.
Because of this, you developed the skill of preparing them by yourself. So every time you crave for salad, you check the ingredients you have at home.
You commit to memory the ingredients you need to buy; but while doing this, your partner asks you to buy a thing or two since youre going to the supermarket anyway.
If your attention is focused on the salad ingredients, its most likely that youll miss...
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Lets say you have a passion for salads in different varieties.
Because of this, you developed the skill of preparing them by yourself. So every time you crave for salad, you check the ingredients you have at home.
You commit to memory the ingredients you need to buy; but while doing this, your partner asks you to buy a thing or two since youre going to the supermarket anyway.
If your attention is focused on the salad ingredients, its most likely that youll miss out buying the thing your spouse asked you to buy.
Or if your attention switched to your wifes request, you may miss an ingredient or two for the salad. If nothing is missed on either one, then you have good memory coordination.
But lets say you overlooked a thing or two, its likely that the thing you missed was never committed to memory in the first place. Find out the possible reasons why information is not committed to memory and how to overcome these predicaments.
Do you get distracted easily? Distraction is one of the most common reasons why information is not committed to memory. When a loud or startling sound, a foul smell, TV or video game noise, or any other external forces overwhelm incoming information, then its likely that you will not pick up the information for memory storage.
Only one solution is at hand. Shift your concentration to the information by getting away from all the distractions, or by taking these diversions away from you.
On the other hand, if your concentration is focused on something that interests you, new information cant get through you. This may seem like a plus factor to memory retention but the problem here is that new information which may be important at the moment will not find its way through your memory.
Take for example, you are concentrating deeply on a set of jewelry which you want to buy for your spouse during a special occasion. Since the price is too expensive, youre contemplating on how you can acquire the jewelry without draining your pocket.
Just outside the jewelry shop, an old friend sees you and calls your name; but somehow you cant or dont hear it. The shop attendant has to intercede so you can snap out of your concentration.
Technically, there seems to be nothing wrong with keeping focus on something, except that the focus may get rooted too deep (much like a trance) that you somehow tend to forget the outside world. To correct it, practice gradually shifting to a slightly shallow state of concentration.
This may take some time. Always keep in mind an attitude to stay alert.
Get motivated and interested. If something unimportant is called to your attention, it is likely that you dont concentrate on it, much less remember it. However, there may be some things that may not interest you but nonetheless important, so it is best to keep motivated. What may seem unimportant at the instant the information is available may become important later. Besides, it is one way to boost your memory capability. It is an exercise for the memory bank of your brain.
Stress is almost always a culprit whenever the subject is inclined to shortfalls in memory retention. With emotional or physical stress, your performance with regards to memory is reduced.
You may have come across instances when you tried your best to remember something (a name, place, or date) but actually can not; its at the tip-of-the-tongue. Some theorized this syndrome occurs more with age. Others say the brain dumps memory information anywhere within itself. It gets disorganized. When we need to retrieve something, its like going through a file of assorted information.
Whatever the reason may be, the real cause of the syndrome is stress. The harder you try (even if you snap your fingers incessantly), the less likely youll remember it. This makes it more frustrating.
The way to handle it is to find relief from your stress through relaxation. Once youre relaxed, the missing words will just pop out of your mind without any effort.
To relax, try deep breathing exercises. Inhale slowly through the nose, hold it for a while and exhale fast (as if blowing balloon) through the mouth. This is probably the reason why our mouth is bigger than our nostrils.
How To Get Rid Of Memory Obstacles
Word Count:
740
Summary:
Lets say you have a passion for salads in different varieties.
Because of this, you developed the skill of preparing them by yourself. So every time you crave for salad, you check the ingredients you have at home.
You commit to memory the ingredients you need to buy; but while doing this, your partner asks you to buy a thing or two since youre going to the supermarket anyway.
If your attention is focused on the salad ingredients, its most likely that youll miss...
Keywords:
Article Body:
Lets say you have a passion for salads in different varieties.
Because of this, you developed the skill of preparing them by yourself. So every time you crave for salad, you check the ingredients you have at home.
You commit to memory the ingredients you need to buy; but while doing this, your partner asks you to buy a thing or two since youre going to the supermarket anyway.
If your attention is focused on the salad ingredients, its most likely that youll miss out buying the thing your spouse asked you to buy.
Or if your attention switched to your wifes request, you may miss an ingredient or two for the salad. If nothing is missed on either one, then you have good memory coordination.
But lets say you overlooked a thing or two, its likely that the thing you missed was never committed to memory in the first place. Find out the possible reasons why information is not committed to memory and how to overcome these predicaments.
Do you get distracted easily? Distraction is one of the most common reasons why information is not committed to memory. When a loud or startling sound, a foul smell, TV or video game noise, or any other external forces overwhelm incoming information, then its likely that you will not pick up the information for memory storage.
Only one solution is at hand. Shift your concentration to the information by getting away from all the distractions, or by taking these diversions away from you.
On the other hand, if your concentration is focused on something that interests you, new information cant get through you. This may seem like a plus factor to memory retention but the problem here is that new information which may be important at the moment will not find its way through your memory.
Take for example, you are concentrating deeply on a set of jewelry which you want to buy for your spouse during a special occasion. Since the price is too expensive, youre contemplating on how you can acquire the jewelry without draining your pocket.
Just outside the jewelry shop, an old friend sees you and calls your name; but somehow you cant or dont hear it. The shop attendant has to intercede so you can snap out of your concentration.
Technically, there seems to be nothing wrong with keeping focus on something, except that the focus may get rooted too deep (much like a trance) that you somehow tend to forget the outside world. To correct it, practice gradually shifting to a slightly shallow state of concentration.
This may take some time. Always keep in mind an attitude to stay alert.
Get motivated and interested. If something unimportant is called to your attention, it is likely that you dont concentrate on it, much less remember it. However, there may be some things that may not interest you but nonetheless important, so it is best to keep motivated. What may seem unimportant at the instant the information is available may become important later. Besides, it is one way to boost your memory capability. It is an exercise for the memory bank of your brain.
Stress is almost always a culprit whenever the subject is inclined to shortfalls in memory retention. With emotional or physical stress, your performance with regards to memory is reduced.
You may have come across instances when you tried your best to remember something (a name, place, or date) but actually can not; its at the tip-of-the-tongue. Some theorized this syndrome occurs more with age. Others say the brain dumps memory information anywhere within itself. It gets disorganized. When we need to retrieve something, its like going through a file of assorted information.
Whatever the reason may be, the real cause of the syndrome is stress. The harder you try (even if you snap your fingers incessantly), the less likely youll remember it. This makes it more frustrating.
The way to handle it is to find relief from your stress through relaxation. Once youre relaxed, the missing words will just pop out of your mind without any effort.
To relax, try deep breathing exercises. Inhale slowly through the nose, hold it for a while and exhale fast (as if blowing balloon) through the mouth. This is probably the reason why our mouth is bigger than our nostrils.
