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1) Meditation
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Meditation is a relaxing practice that helps you to let go of stress and refocus your mind. There are many different forms of meditation and they all can have a slightly different effect and result, depending on the type of practice you follow.
The main goal when meditating is to quieten or still the mind. This is because the mind can generate stressful or anxious feelings and meditation can help to reduce a lot of nervous energy and anxiety. So...
2) Meditation
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Edgar Cayce's unique approach to meditation Much more than simply a guided meditation, this program teaches the specific method of meditation advised by the famed Edgar Cayce. This is a complete step-by-step explanation of his unique approach to meditation based on information received while conducting his trance-like "readings." While listening to this program, you will learn to: • identify your personal and spiritual ideals • create your own...
3) Meditation
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Meditation is a practice involving mental and physical techniques to improve brain health and overall well-being
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ABC News anchor Dan Harris used to think that meditation was for people who collect crystals, play Ultimate Frisbee, and use the word "namaste" without irony. After he had a panic attack on live television, he went on a strange and circuitous journey that ultimately led him to become one of meditation's most vocal public proponents. Here's what he's fixated on now: Science suggests that meditation can lower blood pressure, mitigate depression and...
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Take an inward journey for a happier, healthier life
Meditation has been used for centuries to reduce stress, increase energy, and enhance overall health and well-being—so it's no wonder more and more people in today's fast-paced and stress-centric world are adopting this age-old practice. If you want to achieve a greater state of calmness, physical relaxation, and psychological balance, Meditation For Dummies is your life raft.
...6) Meditations
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Marcus Aurelius was the Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, and during that time, he kept several collections of journals that contained personal notes, militaristic strategy, and ideas on Stoic philosophy. While unlikely that he ever intended to publicly publish these journals, there is no real official title, so most often Meditations is used because of his in depth writings on philosophy. These journals give an introspective look at how and why Marcus...
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"Over the past 24 hours, I've watched 16 episodes of two different TV shows on Netflix. Oh, and I've meditated for 20 minutes. This isn't my usual routine. It's Sunday evening following a particularly strenuous week of missed deadlines, rude financial awakenings, and 3 a.m. wake-up calls from a rogue fire alarm. So I retreated to fictional melodramas to escape the "real" ones my mind had concocted.
Twenty-four sorry hours later, I emerged from my...
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Coming to our senses volume 1
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Welcome to a master class in mindfulness.
Jon Kabat-Zinn has been teaching the tangible benefits of meditation in the mainstream for decades. Today, millions of people around the world have taken up a formal mindfulness meditation practice as part of their everyday lives. But what is meditation anyway? And why might it be worth trying? Or nurturing further if you already have practice?
Meditation Is Not What You Think answers those questions....
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National bestselling author and teacher Steve Hagen strips away the cultural and religious jargon surrounding meditation and provides an accessible and thorough manual for newcomers and experienced practitioners alike. Inside you will find:
• Simple practices to avoid needlessly complicating meditation
• Where most of us get stuck in meditation-and how to get unstuck
• A unique focus on meditation not simply as a spiritual technique, but as...
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In spiritual teacher Osho's Aspects of Meditation Book 2: Meditation, a Jumping Off Point, you'll discover a deeper understanding of meditation through an investigation into the subtle workings of the mind—concentration as a way to discover the self.
The West has taken to meditation with great enthusiasm. We contemplate. We concentrate. We embrace mindfulness techniques and a multitude of mantras. We have undertaken to “do” meditation.
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A lucid presentation of the meditative methods, mantras, mandalas and other devices used, as well as a penetrating interpretation of their significance in the light of contemporary meditative research. Meditative methods ofthe East might have been derived from the mystical techniques of the prophets, and this intriguing possibility, mentioned in the Zohar, is also discussed.
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You′ve probably heard about the benefits of meditation: Sharper thinking, reduced stress, improved concentration, lower blood pressure, even increased sexual pleasure , all of these positive effects have been confirmed by science. In this uniquely accessible guide, Lorin Roche shows that meditation is that easy, and pleasurable. Roche answers questions and debunks meditation myths, and gives three easy-to-follow techniques for getting started "The...
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MEDITATIONS (Medieval Greek: Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν Ta eis heauton, literally "to himself") is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on Stoic philosophy.
Marcus Aurelius wrote the 12 books of the Meditations in Koine Greek as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement. It is possible that large portions of the work were written at Sirmium,...
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"Is it possible for meditation to be utterly effortless? To experience the depths of being in any given moment of our lives--not just while we practice? Not only is it possible, explains Eckhart Tolle, but it is the very way we come to touch the essence of meditation. With Meditation, we join this treasured teacher as he discusses the many methods of meditation and their shared purpose: accessing the richness and power of pure presence."--Container....
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Despite our best intentions, we often have trouble dealing effectively with strong emotions. What if you had a conscious, skillful way to respond in times of anger, fear, jealousy, shame, and other powerful emotions? Meditations for Emotional Healing gives us a collection of insights and practices for bringing compassion, clarity, and understanding to our emotional lives-instead of expressing or repressing them in unhealthy ways.
Leading meditation...
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Are you always stressed? Is the daily grind driving you nuts? Do you constantly feel a heaviness and dull pain in your head? Do you feel as if there is a heavy burden on your shoulders all the time? Do you get up in the morning after a long night's sleep without feeling like you have slept at all? If this is how you have been feeling, it is time to try meditation. During ancient times, meditation was used for attaining enlightenment and salvation....
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Meditation Music & Meditation Sounds are beautiful high-quality soundtracks that were created in a studio by a professional. This album includes 10 tracks to calm you down, help you with stress relief, yoga, focus, study, sauna, wellness, meditation, relaxation, insomnia and deep sleep. The goal of these recordings is to create deep relaxation that will help you to calm down, balance yourself, be aware, find peace, stimulate creativity, dream etc....
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Meditation for Beginners is an easy to follow 45-minute guided meditation class. This class includes a variety of techniques devised with the absolute beginner in mind. The class introduces achievable methods and techniques, including floor-based practices as well as seated practices.
There are lots of different ways to experience meditation, this class will help those who are new to meditation develop an achievable practise. Meditation is easy to...
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Can meditation help you live longer?
Can meditation help you relax more?
The answer to both of these questions is a resounding "YES!" And in this guide, we'll help you become more familiar with meditation practices in general, as well as two specific forms of meditation, which are music meditation and guided sleep meditation. These two ways to get into a meditative state are popular and have been practiced for decades among meditation enthusiasts.
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'Meditations on First Philosophy' is a philosophical treatise written by René Descartes first published in Latin in 1641. The book is, made up of six meditations, in which Descartes first discards all belief in things, which are not absolutely, certain, and then, tries to establish what can be known for sure. The meditations were, written as if he was meditating for 6 days: each meditation refers to the last one as "yesterday". However, Descartes...
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