| Daily meditation is key to overcoming your daily stress. | | | | breath and begin to clear away any thoughts that are |
| Meditation helps eliminate stress by helping you quiet | | | | going through your mind. To silence any of your 'mind |
| your mind and strengthen your connection to spirit. | | | | chatter' that may arise, just silently repeat the words |
| How does stress affect health? Stress can have | | | | "quiet my mind" a few times until your mind is silent |
| many adverse effects on your health. Meditation can | | | | again. Don't feel that you have to start by meditating |
| greatly improve your health on many different levels. | | | | an hour at a time, right away. Start with whatever is |
| Meditation does not have to be an hour long practice | | | | comfrtable, even if it is only three to four minutes. The |
| to be effective. Even just three minutes of meditation | | | | more you practice, the longer you will be able to |
| every day can be very beneficial. With twenty minutes | | | | meditate. A great intention for yourself, is to build up to |
| of meditation, it's as good as having a whole night's | | | | at least twenty minutes of meditation. |
| sleep. You still need a good night's sleep to maintain | | | | When you are meditating you can have very relaxing |
| good health. | | | | music on or have complete silence. Sometimes music |
| There are many different ways to meditate. Even in | | | | will help someone relax more, for others they find it |
| your every day activities you can incorporate | | | | distracting. Try both and see what works best for you. |
| meditation. When you are cleaning or doing the dishes, | | | | You can meditate on manifesting something that you |
| practice taking deep slow breathes and quieting your | | | | desire, or you can just focus on inner silence. If you |
| mind. Just practice being in the present moment and | | | | choose to meditate on manifesting something, what I |
| clearing all thoughts from your mind. You can practice | | | | recommend doing is, focus the first half of your |
| this meditation technique, when you are doing any | | | | meditation on inner silence, then the second part of |
| activities, that don't require thought. | | | | your meditation on what you want to manifest. That |
| You can practice quieting your mind and being present | | | | inner silence is so very important. It is necessary, to |
| during your exercise time, as well. Daily exercise, by | | | | reduce stress in our lives, to completely silence our |
| the way, is another great way to reduce and manage | | | | mind completely. We feel our soul connection to the 'All |
| stress. Go for a nice walk, somewhere quiet and | | | | That Is', God, in this silence. |
| peaceful. On your walk practice quieting your mind and | | | | Another way to use meditation to strengthen our |
| being present in the moment. Just practice being silent, | | | | connection to The Creative Source, is to chant the |
| without music or other noises. That is also a form of | | | | sound of "aahhh" during our meditation. Every name |
| meditation. | | | | for the Higher Power,in every religion (God, Allah, |
| Then there is the standard form of meditation. One | | | | Krishna, Yauweigh, Ra, Tao, etc...), contains the sound |
| way to meditate is to sit on the floor, or on a cushion | | | | of "aahhhh"... That sound of "aahhh" raises our vibration |
| or a mat and cross your legs. A comfortable chair | | | | to a vibration that resonates closer to The Divine |
| may also work for your meditation. Being comfortable | | | | Creator. |
| and having your back straight, so your breath flows | | | | You can experience brief spurts of meditation |
| easy, is the most important thing. It is a good idea to | | | | throughout your day. If you are at work, and you are |
| either have your palms facing up or you can conect | | | | starting to feel stressed, go to the restroom, or |
| your thumb and index finger together. By having your | | | | somewhere quiet and just close your eyes and take a |
| palms facing up, it allows you to receive, the healing | | | | few deep slow breathes and practice quieting you |
| energy easier. By connecting you thumb and index | | | | mind for a few minutes. You will be amazed at how |
| finger, it allows the chi energy to circulate through your | | | | well you will feel after that short meditation. |
| body more. | | | | The way to master managing everyday stress, is to |
| When you meditate, close your eyes and begin to | | | | practice, every day, slowing down your breath and |
| take some nice deep slow breaths. Focus on your | | | | silencing your mind. |