Hooray! I got my vipassana medi ...by
Randy P.
Hooray! I got my vipassanameditation course in the mail today. It looks very good... and family members must feel in the difficult situations they face. Next time I'll meditate about scuba...
Ayurveda: Living by the Science of Lifeby
Diane C.
Scene from a Silent 10-Day VipassanaMeditation Retreat...
A gong sounds outside my room...-comfortable-and-don't-want-to-get-up-yet" signals. It's time to rise and meditate. Knowing that I must be sitting on my meditation bench by 4:30 AM...
Vipassana and Neurofeedbackby
Dr. Karen S.
of series of broadcasts on Vipassanameditation, also called mindfulness meditation -- "seeing things as they really are".
What caught my attention in his talk was the notion of working at deep levels in Vipassana...
Vipassana : Vytas Baskauskasby
Peter A.
My teacher, Vytas Baskauskas is back from his ten day Vipassana retreat in Northern CA.... He said he was so happy, he did not want to leave the vipassana center. Which to me, his student, is inspiring...
Meditation & the birth of an invention. Iby
Greg U.
HISTORY
In 1988 while carrying out research for a paper on meditation and health I
undertook a ten day course of meditation in a technique called Vipassana.
Research...
Maasai, Meditation and Korean portersby
Greg U.
In 1988 while carrying out research for a paper on Meditation and Health which I was writing as part of a course in Psychology I decided to take on a course in meditation called Vipassana. Research...
before you settle on something. What I would suggest is only keeping to one method in any one sitting.
Vipassana 'insight' meditation, which is a kind of Buddhist meditation would see you to begin with simply following...
Meditationby
Gabriella Kortsch Ph.D.
A recent article in the New York Times about meditation caught my attention... - at the beginning - of a retreat in the Vipassana tradition.
He writes:
"This Friday I’m heading up to rural...
Meditation for Health Purposes
Introduction
Key Points
What Meditation Is
Meditation for Health Purposes
Examples of Meditation
Looking at How Meditation May Work
Side Effects and Risks
NCCAM-Supported Research
References
For More Information
Introduction
Meditation for health purposes is a mind-body practice in complementary...crap
This Therapy Won't Cost Lots
Ever notice how people who meditate regularly seem...very Zen-like. Well, Zen Buddhist Meditation may help to treat depression, attention deficit disorder and anxiety according to a recent Emory..., may be helped by this type of meditation. It helps to "control the mind's focus and disentagle...crap
Meditation and Biofeedback - Relaxing Ways to Control High Blood Pressure Meditation
Surprising results were noted in people with an established meditation... and they can now sleep more soundly. Hence, a professor from Harvard Medical School portrays meditation as the "relaxation response."
There is an assortment of meditation with the same features. You can learn...crap
Meditation Can Help Reduce Inflammation
Mindfulness meditation is gaining more and more credibility as a practice... on mindfulness meditation. Researchers at major universities are getting grants from the National Institute... mindfulness meditation practitioners. After experiencing the profound personal benefits, they are studying...crap
Hypothyroidism Medication Makes Depression Worse
Ugh! Despite my daily meditation and my medications, I've been feeling really depressed and moody for several weeks now. I was about ready to call my doctor about it when it struck me that maybe something else was interfering with either my treatment or the depression itself.
A call to my doctor confirmed my suspicions...crap
Managing Cravings Destructive to Diabetes through Detection and Assessment
Mindfulness meditation involves techniques offering great benefits for decreasing the intensity and frequency of destructive urges. Since dealing with diabetes involves necessary health-enhancing disciplines, it is important to work with destructive urges that get in the way of your self-care program.
Research supports...crap
Using Meditation to Relieve Arthritis Pain
What is meditation, and how could it be helpful for osteoarthritis?
Meditation is a state...? How can you be completely relaxed and hyperaware simultaneously? That is the beauty of meditation - I'll explain.
Contrary to the image of meditation as an almost "sleep-like state," as it is sometimes described...crap
Hatha Yoga
I started doing yoga in highschool and still use one meditation technique that the teacher taught us. You light a candle, sit straight and stare at the flame. Look at the flame and breathe deeply. Then after a couple of minutes cup your hands over your closed eyes and see the afterglow.
I do that alot...crap
Meditation's Role in Health and Wellbeing
is through meditation. Although meditation has continued to grow in the West in terms of acceptance, understanding and practice, there are still many who find it intimidating.
Meditation is a method for quieting the mind... of our consciousness can be accessed. Alternatively, with crossover, awareness meditation is a method for noticing...crap