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Relaxation Meditation

 With todays lifestyle and with all of us being surrounded by technology, we have so much more noise in our lives! Think about it...when was the last time your house was quiet...all that surrounded you was the sound of Mother Nature? Our minds are constantly receiving input...from the TV, radio, VCR’s, computers, traffic noise, our families, etc. So what the mind is receiving...the body is believing! We react to all this noise, and we wonder why we feel so stressed out, tired and edgy. With our civilization advancing as it is, with it comes more noise!
The mind does not even rest while we are sleeping...it keeps going like the Energizer bunny! So what is a person to do?

One of the most powerful tools we have available to us is meditation.
It allows us the quiet, peaceful environment we need to handle the stress and noise of our daily lives.
With meditation, we allow ourselves to focus just on Self. For those few moments we tune out all distractions in our minds, and in this way, handle much more without having a major meltdown!

Taking care of “self” is not being selfish! We need the “me” time to live our lives in a more peaceful, tolerant manner...which, in fact, helps those who’s lives we touch on a daily basis. We find ourselves more calm, more loving and more balanced.

Sound too good to be true? Well, it is easier than you think! Just a few minutes each day will make a world of difference...and you feel the effects immediately!

There are many different meditations available for us to use, it depends on what you are trying to achieve. I will be sharing my favorite meditations with you and will let you know specifically what they are used for. The most popular ones are the “relaxation meditation”, which allows the tension to leave the body and mind, and replaces it with calm, peaceful energy to enable you to get thru your day. This only takes a few minutes, and you can do this any time, anywhere...even sitting at work! It is like a “power nap” for your mind.
....So let’s get started...

QUICK RELAXATION TECHNIQUE:

Sit comfortably in a chair, feet flat on floor, hands resting in lap. If you want to leave your eyes open, find one thing to focus on (a picture on a wall, a flower, etc.) or you can gently close your eyes. Take a deep breath thru the nose as deep as you can, and exhale gently thru the mouth. With each breath you feel your shoulders relax, then your arms, torso, legs & feet. As you relax, feel peaceful, loving energy enter thru the top of your head, flowing down thru the head, shoulders, arms, hands, torso, legs & feet. Feel this energy exit out the soles of your feet and enter into the floor, all the way down into the ground. Allow this energy to flow until you feel very relaxed. Do not allow your mind to think of anything else but the relaxation...as you get to this point...say to yourself “DEEP, PEACEFUL RELAXATION” at least three times.
Your body feels lighter...your mind is calm...you may even feel this triggering a smile on your face...
This is your quiet area...filled with peace and warm, loving energy. Know that you can come back to this place anytime by sitting, relaxing and saying in your mind,
“DEEP PEACEFUL RELAXATION”....your mind and body will automatically follow.
When you feel relaxed and at peace, you may come back in your own time, and continue with your day!

Try this exercise when you are feeling anxious (like at the dentist’s office), do this before you react to the stress...you will find you can handle it much more easily and will not have the adverse reaction we usually would if we allow the situation to get the better of us.
.....ENJOY!......


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