Meditation!
If you’ve got ideas of sitting cross legged, chanting ‘om madhe padme om’ to the sound of Tibetan bells, that’s not what I mean (though there’s nothing wrong with doing that if that’s what rocks your boat!)
There doesn’t have to be any religious or spiritual reason to meditate. The thing is, meditation is the best [...]
In this last, brief look at meditation techniques, we turn to the body.
Progressive Relaxation
You can use progressive relaxation on it’s own, or before doing some of the breathing exercises outlined earlier. There are many variations on progressive relaxation of the general principle is always the same; either starting at the top of your body [...]
Continuing our brief look at meditation techniques, this second article of 3 examines the use of shapes and symbols in meditation.
I don’t remember where I first came across this concept, but it’s very effective. Take a sheet of A4/ letter-size paper and print an equilateral triangle on it. Stick it on the wall in front [...]
Over the next 3 days, I will offer you 3 different approaches to quietening the chattering monkey mind so that you can meditate more effectively. Remember, it only takes 10 minutes a day to get profound results!
Words
This was the start of a more successful experience with meditation for me. I had played around with affirmations [...]
In a sense, meditation is about controlling the mind, without forcing it. You certainly don’t want to indulge in a battle of wills with yourself as that would be counterproductive! Meditation does require concentration and focus, yet techniques for improving those skills never seem to appear in meditation guides. So I’m going to give you [...]
At Transpersonal Dynamics, we are becoming more and more excited that science is beginning to catch up with spiritual tradition! Over 1000 peer-reviewed articles have been published in the scientific community reviewing the relationship between meditation and a decrease in the symptoms of disease or changes in the meditators mental state. However, more recently, attention [...]
At Transpersonal Dynamics, we consider one of the key tools to gaining personal insight and healing to be meditation. So this week I’m going to write articles that offer an overview and some simple techniques you can practice safely. These are extracts from my upcoming e-book, You Can Meditate! So, to begin…
What is Meditation?
Some of [...]
