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Meditation is a universal acceptance process of purification, healing and restoration of mind, body and spirit not only practice in the modern world, but in ancient cultures. Yogis, or people trained to the ancient art of meditation, meditation proclaimed as the highest state of mind, when there is clarity and self-consciousness, producing a kind of peace and quiet mystique. Meditation and yoga, meditation is a highly structured mental and physical, are spread by many schools of thought. As such, various principles of meditation and yoga in the East to Western cultures and Eastern cultures as spiritually evolved, Indian, Tibetan and Greece. Although they have different names for types of meditation and yoga are propagating, these techniques often have the same objectives and milestones. Here are a few different types and important yoga and meditation practiced in the ancient world, but survived and gave some of today’s modern towers. Please, meditation is considered one of the oldest types and effective yoga or meditation, not to mention the most fundamental processes of association in your inner self and surroundings, and the relationship between the two. This is not surprising given that all religions in the world have adopted some form of meditation as an important process in understanding and achieving your spiritual goals. Whether it’s a simple prayer, chanting a mantra or a prayer is the simplest, easiest and yoga and meditation can be made more accessible at any time. One of the most popular types of yoga and meditation is mindfulness meditation. It is a meditation technique which focuses on the field or background, to embrace the entire collection in this field. In mindfulness meditation, the qualified person who has an open fire in all directions from the immediate environment interrelated while focusing on a unifying theme or a foundation from which a channel all the other senses that is absorbed or experienced. A difference of mindfulness meditation is concentration meditation, in a channel all the energy and focus on a subject or topic, blocking all the distractions around. The concentration in meditation, the person who holds the attention on a specific target of thought, what could be a pearl of prayer, or an anchor of thinking based on the concentration as a mantra, prayer or repetitive. Although the concentration of meditation trains the mind to retreat beyond a commitment to developing fully autonomous self-awareness, mindfulness meditation encourages the mind to recognize the elements beyond oneself to be able to know the whole constitution of himself as all other elements.

People from all walks of life, in all countries in the world belonging to all religions as possible, meditate for a variety of reasons. The same technique offers something different to each according to their needs and motivations. Some of the causes that lead to meditate today include:

1. To relax the body, mind and rejuvenate energy flows to better address the responsibilities of her demanding and active life.

2. To cure diseases (mainly psychosomatic).

3. To overcome the emotional problems.

4. To develop a more relaxed and positive outlook on life.

5. Develop a spirit of peace and operation more clearly.

6. For greater capacity to penetrate the heart of the problems and find inspirational solutions. It was considered particularly useful by scientists and entrepreneurs.

7. To provide creative inspiration for artistic expression.

8. To get rid of addiction to cigarettes, alcohol, narcotics and tranquilizers.

9. To purify their character.

10. To develop the will.

11. As a method of self-observation and self-discovery.

12. To develop the latent powers of the mind.

13. To create a relationship with God.

14. To develop an inner relationship with the Divine.

15. For spiritual growth, self-knowledge or enlightenment.

16. To transcend the identification with the body and mind, and the realities of spiritual experience.

17. For the ecstasy of union with the Universal Spirit, which is the essential reality of the universe.

Scientific research on the effects of body and personality méditationsur

Numerous scientific experiments on people who meditate and similar control groups who do not meditate, gave reproducible results on the effects of meditation on the body of a person and personality.

Most of these studies were performed on people who practice Transcendental Meditation. (However, my personal opinion after 34 years of practicing various forms, including TM, is that most forms of meditation will give the same results)

1. DEEP PHYSIOLOGICAL REST is reflected in a marked decrease metabolic rate, measured by oxygen consumption by an individual in meditation, waking activity, sleep and hypnosis.

2. Another indication of deep rest is that the number of breaths taken each minute during meditation decreases significantly.

3. Good news for those suffering from heart problems, is that meditation is also very relaxing and rejuvenating for the heart.

4. Another indication of the deep rest produced by meditation is a significant decrease in the level of lactate. The higher the level of lactate is more rested and rejuvenated the muscle tissue.

5. The evidence shows that deep meditation soothing effect by reducing the conductivity of the skin.

6. Measurements of brain waves during meditation show a higher incidence of alpha waves indicating a quiet alertness. There is a sense of peace and yet an awareness in their environment.

7. Another scientific study showed that meditation induces greater communication and interaction between the two hemispheres of the brain.

8. Perhaps the best documented and well known effects of meditation affects their ability to reduce blood pressure in those suffering from hypertension. LONG TERM physiological changes

9. In the long term, both heart rate and breathing to develop a slower rate than the body experiences less mental and emotional stress and learn to waste less energy. The body becomes more flexible and more efficient.

10. People who meditate experience much more stable health. Generally have fewer illnesses in their lives.

LONG TERM psychological changes

11. Studies have also shown that those who meditate regularly react more quickly and effectively to a stressful event.

12. Meditation also increases the capacity of perception and motor performance.

13. Studies of high school students showed that those who meditated had higher intelligence “growth rate” than those who did not.

14. Memory recall is also enhanced by meditation.

15. Numerous psychological studies have been conducted in work environments for meditators and control groups of non-meditators have méditants.Les rises above the average of ENA. Travailb satisfaction. PRODUCTIVITY, C. Improving relations with collèguesd. Improving the relationship with their supervisors.

16. Many psychological tests have been done on those who have been meditating for different time periods. A test on which he had been meditating for only two months, compared to non-meditators produced the following results: a. Meditators are more disadvantaged than meditators non.b. directionality Measured greater acceptance soi.C. Greater spontaneity and créativité.d. The best estimates soi.e. The increased capacity of close contact with chers.f ones. Less anxiety.

17. The prisoners looked meditation showed: a. A marked decrease in mentale.b disease. Their behavior has become more acceptable socialement.C. reduce anxiety and less aggressiveness. d. Are more likely in positive activities such as sports, clubs and educational activities.

Other long-term physiological changes 18. After 4-6 weeks of meditation, meditators with hypertension have found a decrease in blood pressure.

19. A group of meditators who had suffered from bronchial asthma found significant relief.

20. Meditators checked for their habit of smoking after starting to meditate showed marked decrease.

21. Meditation can significantly reduce the need for tranquilizers or dependence. alcohol or drugs.

22. Other tests made on meditators show they need less sleep to recover from sleep deprivation.

23. The meditators showed a significant decrease of the disease after the beginning of meditation.

24. The meditators showed a much higher capacity to recover from psychosomatic illnesses.

25. Insomniacs who start meditation require much less time to sleep.

26. A study on athletes showed that after starting to think there was an improvement in performance in various sporting events and intelligence, as measured by intelligence tests.

27. In another study showed that meditation tends to normalize the weight of a person. This is the case, he is overweight, he tends to lose, and if insufficient, tends to win.

SOME CONCLUSIONSConcernant these research studies

The conclusion is obvious.

Meditation increases what is good and life of a person.

It strengthens our immune system, harmonizes our endocrine system and relaxes the nervous system. Create health and vitality.

On a mental level it develops inner peace, clarity, confidence, self-acceptance, creativity, productivity and ultimately greater self-actualization.

It makes our work environment more satisfactory, improving our relationships with colleagues, supervisors and subordinates. It makes us more creative, more responsible and more productive.

On the spiritual plane, puts us in touch with our inner voice, our inner strength, our inner wisdom and spiritual love.

Think now, what would happen if many thoughtful people in our society? How will it affect our society?

Think what would happen if you meditated daily.

Meditation is a great way to relax, but meditation also has many other benefits to improve their lives. Meditation means taking a break from their daily lives, their work, their concerns, and so on. This means to turn off your cell phone, turn off the phone can practice meditation and actually for yourself. Leave the computer and e-mails to wait a minute. And it really gives you time to do meditation. Recent research has shown that meditating twice a day for about 10 minutes can reduce stress and other negative side effects of having a hectic lifestyle. Here are 5 great tips on how to do meditation. Using these tips can help you a lot to begin to meditate. Here are 5 tips! 1. Where should I meditate? You must have a special place or corner or a room in your home or place of meditation. You can provide these areas with special items that have a spiritual meaning for you that will help you do your meditation. Make sure the place where you do your meditation is peaceful, which do not suffer from disorders such as telephone or other noises. Also make sure that others know that this is the place where you spend time with yourself, where does the meditation if they do not bother when you are in this area. A great way to improve your meditation is to ensure that odors are welcome. This may be true smell of incense or candles to really give this special sense and the sense of spirituality. Another great place to meditate in nature. For example, could have a place near a beach or in the woods where you can be calm and peaceful, and really enjoy nature with your meditation. Great experience can achieve when you meditate in nature. So if you have the opportunity to please! 2. How do I do when I do my meditation? The classic posture is to sit with legs bent and hands resting quietly in her lap or on their knees. This is the classic way, but genuinely effective meditation has to find its own form of meditation. The position should give you an idea of the merger. And at the same time, it should be very comfortable. Now make sure the right balance between being focused and comfortable. If you are highly concentrated, can be painful for you to keep meditating more and more. If the position is probably too easy to fall asleep and do the meditation at all. Therefore, maintaining the balance between the two, find a position that is comfortable enough but not too comfortable if you fall asleep. This is meditation, there is no right or wrong way of sitting or standing meditation. But the practice and know what position is best for you? You may just want to sit in a chair, crosses her legs and sit on the floor or walking slowly in a room. You try a few different positions and see which gives you the most benefit. 3. If my eyes are open or closed? Some will tell you to ignore meditations, some meditations will tell you open your eyes. Again, what matters is what you feel comfortable and giving you the best results. That is the key, which gives the best benefits when you do your meditation. Some people keep their eyes closed, and have a great meditation. Other people do not have a good experience when they close their eyes and sleep. For some people, it is better to keep your eyes open and do the meditation in this way. If you keep your eyes closed the biggest danger is falling asleep. It’s easy when you feelings and experiences in meditation, with dose and fall asleep. So, if you keep your eyes closed make sure you are sitting in a ready position. This could be the chair or cross-legged on the floor. The key is to stand straight, do not be too comfortable because you will fall asleep. The same goes for when you close your eyes to your meditation, meditate with your eyes open for ways to keep their eyes slightly open, it’s really like dreaming awake. Once again there is a small risk of falling asleep. It’s easier not to sleep while keeping your eyes open for the meditation. But you still need to sit in a ready position. So be at ease, but be careful to stay upright. 4. How long should I meditate? Most people say you have to think 10 to 20 minutes twice a day. It is a very good routine, it remains you, or if you feel comfortable with giving you the best results. If it is 5, 10, 15 or 20 minutes to maintain is that profit. Some people will benefit more by meditating 10 minutes. Other people only need five minutes to do their meditation and achieve excellent results. Other people want to meditate for 20 minutes. Time is the most important. The most important is that you do your meditation on a regular basis. Twice a day is a good routine. So, if you meditate twice a day for five minutes or if you meditate twice a day for ten minutes or twenty minutes. The key is that you do your meditation on a regular basis. What happens when we do, for example, meditation for ten minutes a day really feel the benefits, you can save, and continuing. And you can increase the duration of your meditation of ten minutes or fifteen minutes or twenty minutes. So start small, keep a daily routine. 5. Should I have music or not? Some people like to make sweet music for relaxation in the background when they do their meditation, others like to have pure tranquility. You should try it, do some meditation with soft music to relax on the floor back and see the results. Then do a meditation with only silence and return to see the results. The best way is really to be a balance, start your meditation with soft relaxing music in the background. Then we have the pleasure of enjoying the silence of your meditation. And some soft music to relax from time to time to improve their meditation. That’s it! Here are some tips to assist you in your way of doing some great meditation. Enjoy!