Meditation

Meditation

Heal yourself by practicing medical meditation

October 26, 2008
By

The following article by Dr. Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D. called Medical Meditations is very interesting to me because it discusses in some detail why Dr. Daniel Amen recommends Kirtan Kriya meditation. Dr. Khalsa writes: Naad means the essence of all sound. It is the experience of how sound currents, often chanted and linked to...
Read More »

Kirtin Kriya: Sa Ta Na Ma Meditation

October 24, 2008
By

As discussed in my posting Dr. Daniel Amen recommends Kirtan Kriya – the the SA TA NA MA meditation this is a form of meditation that I have found this to be easy to practice. I have struggled to meditate on a regular daily basis for decades but now, when I get up in...
Read More »

Eliciting the Relaxation Response in Meditation

October 23, 2008
By

Elicitation of the Relaxation Response in meditation as taught by Dr. Herbert Benson is not difficult. Meditating is one of several activities that produce the relaxation response, and meditating for 20-30 minutes a day, over time, can lead to a generalized feeling of relaxation in many areas of your life. There are two essential...
Read More »

The Relaxation Response

October 22, 2008
By

The Relaxation Response is a term coined by Herbert Benson, MD. The Relaxation Response is a learned behavior or practice describing a natural restorative phenomenon that is common to all as a counterbalancing mechanism to the fight-or-flight response. The Relaxation Response is a state of profound rest that can have lasting effects if any...
Read More »