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A perspective on yoga and meditation
Healing Through Meditation
Healing is revealing. What is revealed to us through meditation is the perfect wholeness that already exists within us: the substitution of truth for our opinion of what it may be.Healing, in the context of meditation, means making whole. And not just making yourself whole, but making your entire life experience whole. Meditation is a conscious choice to surrender and to submit to the life force that is the Universe and to simply be in the moment. Meditation calls attention to and gradually increases your awareness of your capacity to heal, because through meditation we gradually fine tune our beliefs, as they are always changing. Meditation also calls attention to the way that we react to and interact with life itself. We can only do that if we are constantly tuning and re-tuning ourselves to the definition of what we individually believe our intentions, our core beliefs, and the power of God or the Universe to be.
Meditation allows us to heal, in other words, to become whole by changing our perspective form a narrowed field of vision in which the irritations of our life pose a significant challenge to us and to which we thereby attach emotions and angst, to a broader perspective in which we detach emotions from the issues at hand and train our brains to no longer view them from the light of devastation. Healing is the result of clear thinking and logical reasoning which presents itself to consciousness and is then acted upon by it. Meditation is protected time during which we allow our mind, body, and soul to connect and to become whole.
Life is at it's best when it is fresh, new, and spontaneous
Deepak Chopra states, "Every brain cell lives 100% in the present. All 100 billion of them. This must be so because the two things that cause brain cells to send signals are either chemical reactions or electrical impulses. They fire instantaneously. What this tells us is that living in the present is the only real way to exist that is free from illusion. Illusion of what? The illusion that we are not already whole. Yet, people get lost in regretting and reliving the past. Repeating past mistakes, holding onto old conditioning and habits, that block the present moment. The future also presents a form of unreality. When we fantasize about what may happen in life or when we fear the passage of time that has brought on decline, disease, or death. Dwelling anywhere outside the present is disabling because every cell everywhere in the body has no choice but to live in the present".
We've all had experiences that are fresh, new, and spontaneous and we've all had experiences that are contradictory to that. What we need to understand about those latter moments is that it's not just life that wasn't being at it's best, but that it was us not being at our best. Carrying the weight of the past, either physically, mentally, or emotionally, is the most common way people resist the natural pull of the magnetism towards the present moment. Relationships, finances, careers, homelife, our health, and our physical bodies can be the physical manifestation of this weight.
A Perspective on Healing through Emotional Trauma
When we turn away from the present we often compare ourselves to others and we sometimes feel insecure and unworthy. When you can stop that thinking and follow the magnetism of the present moment, you allow yourself to begin the process of healing. Meditate so that you don't push happiness off to an ideal future. The future holds no more certainty of happiness than does this very day. Because this very day, in this very moment, is when happiness is not only possible, but real, and the minute you need something is the perfect time to use it. Meditate to change your perspective. When we focus on problems we create more problems for ourselves. When we focus on possibilities we have more opportunities. Heal through meditation by centering yourself and by finding that place of peace, power, love, beauty, light, wisdom, and purity within you that only exists when we are completely engaged in the present moment.
How can you tell if you were really meditating?
Brain waves change during a meditative state
Brain waves change during a meditative state
Brain waves change during a meditative state
Brain waves change during a meditative state
Brain waves change during a meditative state
There are also many types of meditation including passively sitting and focusing the mind, to moving meditation involving activities such as yoga, hiking, and swimming, and there are countless forms of natural meditation involving everyday activities such as cooking, washing dishes, and even brushing your teeth for some people. Interestingly, studies have shown that when engaging in a water activity such as swimming and your head is submerged under water, your brain waves actually change from the beta waves of being awake, alert, and focused (12-30 Hz) to alpha waves (8-12 Hz) that are produced when you are awake but relaxed, such as when you are daydreaming or meditating. Studies show that alpha activity contributes to a reduction in stress, anxiety, pain, and discomfort. Theta waves (3-8 Hz) are produced by your brain during deep meditation and extreme relaxation. In general, when all your senses are consciously engaged and you are completely in the moment, there is a spiritual enlightenment that comes about in the individual that serves to eliminate suffering.
Dr. Tanh's 3 C's: Catch it, Check it, Change it
Useful post meditation self assessment tool
Sometimes I think I'm ready to start my day and interact with others, when really I need to spend a little more time journeying inwards. The intention of this self-assessment tool is not to be judgmental or critical - rather to serve as a gentle guide to let you know where our mind is at because it changes.
SPOTLIGHT
muse meditation headband
Meditation made easy: stop guessing if you're doing it right! This technology uses EEG brain sensors that doctors use to analyze brain wave patterns. The app provides real-time feedback to guide you and keep you motivated!