Meditation for Stress Relief

People meditate for many different reasons.  Some meditate to help them understand the mysteries of life, while others mediate to achieve a sense of calmness and relaxation.  There is no right or wrong in the reason you meditate as the benefits are abundant, regardless of your goals.  In today’s day and age people have to [...]

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Chakra Colors and Color Therapy

The seven main chakras have colors associated with them.  These energy vortexes can be enhanced by color therapy.   They can be rebalanced and replenished with energy.  Color therapy helps both on a physical level as well as a spiritual and mental level.  By working with the appropriate colors we can heal ourselves and fix problems [...]

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Practicing Jyothi Meditation

Generally it is a best practice to do Jyothi meditation early in the morning just before the sun rises.  One practices Jyothi meditation with the flame of a candle or lamp.   You should posture yourself comfortably in the lotus position with the flame directly in front of you.  You begin by staring at the flame [...]

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Mantra Meditation

It is now possible to realize the benefits of Mantra Meditation. While many people think of meditation in silence, when one practices mantra meditation they are actually chanting out loud.  These words or phrases can also be heard internally but generally they are spoken.  Mantras are used to focus ones concentration thus they are thought of as mind protectors.  The mantras may come from a historical Buddha or may have no association what so ever.  They may not make particular sense

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Guided Meditation

Many people are afraid to get started meditating.  They feel they don’t know what to do.  Often they have heard about the benefits of meditation from a friend and receive advise such as sit and stay in silence.  This is obviously a very terse set of instructions and the novice may lose interest as they [...]

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Mindfulness Training

Practicing mindfulness has benefits for meditation as well as your health.  People who undergo mindfulness training can substantially reduce their stress.  There are various exercises once can perform to enhance their mindfulness.  By practicing mindfulness you devote your entire attention to exactly what you are doing and notice every minute detail.  To overcome stress one [...]

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Easy Meditation for Beginners

Learning to meditate can be one of the best things a person can do for themselves.  However it is not something that is generally taught unless you are born into a family that practices meditation.  Therefore most people are beginners at meditation and must learn from the ground up.  Meditation is not something you should [...]

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Learn to Meditate

The hardest part about learning to meditate is getting started.  Learning to meditate is a rewarding experience so by following the steps below you will be rewarding yourself.  Once people understand the many benefits of meditation and commit to meditating it is actually a very easy process.  As a total beginner to meditation there are [...]

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Chakra Meditation

As one progresses with their meditations it is to their benefit to understand chakras.  Chakras are located throughout the body and are the focal points of energy.  While there is some disagreement on the number of chakras generally it is accepted that there are seven.  Each chakra has a different purpose and one must focus [...]

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Mindfulness Exercises

One of the keys to practicing meditation is practicing mindfulness.  To get better at meditation and mindfulness one can practice various mindfulness exercises.  When one thinks of exercises one generally thinks of physical exertion, however in this case all the exercise is done mentally.   Mindfulness is when you focus on something and pay attention to [...]

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