Meditation In Love

Although one of the best meditation techniques on the planet today is Zazen, or Zen Meditation, not far behind is So Hum Mantra Meditation Technique. Zen Meditation comes from the great school of Zen Buddhism and is the technique of Lord Buddha, and So Hum Mantra Meditation comes from the Hindu schools of meditation and yoga. Both techniques are excellent for daily practice and in this article I will give guide you on how to practice So Hum Mantra Meditation Technique.As the name implies So Hum is a mantra repetition technique, in which you sit still and then focus on the mantra indicated. Such meditation has been scientifically proven to help you with your personal and spiritual growth and below I will go over these benefits with you. In addition, I will give you detailed step-by-step instructions on how to correctly practice this technique so you can extract the maximum benefits possible.Benefits of Daily Meditation Practice:A great deal of scientific research has been done on Mantra Meditations and below are some highlights of these findings. One important note though with regard to meditation and it's many benefits, is that it needs to be done regularly in order to bestow it's benefits. So plan your practice for the long term and enjoy all that such a practice has to offer.- Significant reduction in anxiety and stress which has been verified by changes in brain activity centers.- 200% increase in blood flow to the brain region along with significant reduction in blood pressure and cholesterol.- 50% less doctor visits and 55% fewer tumors.- Significant reduction in infectious diseases.- Reduction in Chronic Pain.- 75% improvement with insomnia and Increased Intelligence, Awareness and Concentration.- There are many more wonderful benefits of meditation and you can find those on my website - Free Guided Meditation Techniques.Guided Mantra Meditation Practice:- Sit with your legs crossed if you can. If you cannot, you may also sit on a chair or lie on your back to practice this meditation.- Set your alarm for 10 to 20 minutes. If using a traditional 108 bead meditation necklace (mala). Do 1 full cycle.- Now sit up straight and elongate your spine upwards.- Place your hands in Gyan Mudra (hand position of knowledge). Which is thumb and index finger lightly meeting, wrists resting gently on the knees and palms facing upward. The other 3 fingers are extended.- Take 5 deep, slow breaths though the nose to relax you and help you focus. Also, for the duration of the meditation try to remain as still as possible.- Now inhale slowly while mentally intoning the sound "Soooooo" and then exhale slowly, again mentally saying the sound "Hummmm".- Just allow all your worries, thoughts and anxieties to dissolve into the mantra and let go of every problem you have. Feel your consciousness expanding and growing with every breath. Feel more and more peace and joy coming from within as you practice this technique.- Continue in this way for the duration of the meditation.Mantra Meditation Technique for Daily Practice:Remember the most important aspect of meditation practice is consistency. So set up your life style in such a way that you can find at least 20 minutes every day to practice this technique. Ideally you will want to increase this practice to 20 minutes 2 times per day, and finally to being able to sit and meditate for up to 1 hour at a stretch.The benefits of meditation come gently as you continue your sincere practice, so don't focus on that aspect at all. Instead just concern yourself with doing your daily meditation and leave the results in the capable hands of God and Life. You will be surprised at how generous they are. Just trust them and they will guide, inspire and protect you.

If you are scouring the internet for relaxation techniques for anxiety, chances are you are desperate to find anything to relieve the anxiety you feel right now. Been there, done that.Anxiety attacks and panic attacks should serve as a warning sign that your mind, body and spirit are out of wack. You need some oxygen in your brain and body. Here are a few things you can do right now to re-balance your energy and feel whole again:1.) Take a HOT BATH: A toxic mind (full of worry) equals a toxic body. Take a bath and add 1 cup of epsom salt and 1 cup of baking soda added to hot water. This will draw any toxins out of your body through the skin. On a spiritual level, epsom salt and baking soda absorb and clear away any negative energy that may be attached to you. If you do it in the morning, allow yourself some time to take a nap afterward. A hot bath is always excellent for relaxation and stress reduction. Soak for 20-30 with your eyes closed and focus on your breathing.2.) BREATHE: As someone who has suffered horribly from anxiety attacks in the past, I know first hand that it is almost impossible to take a deep breath in the middle of the physical pain of a panic attack. But make this your focus. Breathe in deep through your nose and concentrate on filling the lower lobes of your lungs. Then blow out through your mouth, force the breath out until there is nothing left.3.) Try EFT (the Emotional Freedom Technique): EFT is incredibly simple and super effective. EFT is a series of taps along energy meridians throughout the face and body. Look at anxiety as trapped energy with nowhere to go. EFT breaks up this intense energy allowing you to release it. I have listed a link below in the resource box to watch some instructional EFT videos. Or you can google the phrase "emotional freedom technique" to download the free manual. If you haven't tried EFT yet, learn it and use it. It works.4.) Have yourself a bonafide temper tantrum: (it's best to do this when you are alone;). Throw yourself on your bed, kick your legs, flail around, wiggle, jiggle, punch your pillow, scream into your pillow at the top of your lungs (you get the picture). This is one of THE best relaxation techniques for stress. Sounds crazy, but it's true. You just need to cut loose and let it go. IMPORTANT: stay on the soft bed and avoid contact with anything hard than can physically harm your head, hands, feet or body.5.) Channel your Anxiety into writing: Take some time to examine your fears. What is running through your mind when you have an anxiety attack? What fears trigger the anxiety? Grab a piece of paper and start writing like a maniac. Don't judge what you are writing, just write down every thought running through your head. Take all your worries and frustrations and put them on paper. If you feel like crying, don't hold back. Let it go. A good cry is equally as healthy as a good laugh.6.) Eat some raw green veggies: You need oxygen! Go grab some raw broccoli or chomp down a healthy green leaf spinach salad. Raw, green veggies will increase oxygen to your brain and body. Anxiety attacks are a sure sign you are not taking care of yourself in some way or another. It could be what you are eating. Go get some raw green food and eat it.You may be feeling completely overwhelmed right now and can't see your way out. This is an illusion! Your mind and emotions are creating a threat where none exists. Assure yourself right now that you are going to be ok. Say to yourself "I am safe. I am secure. I am OK."Give yourself a gift today...a day to fully relax. Allow the anxiety attacks you are experiencing to serve as a warning sign. You need a day to rest, eat some good food and mellow out. Go for that walk, take that bath, write down your thoughts, let go of all of those things you "think" you have to do everyday and just BE. You deserve to feel healthy and whole for yourself and your family.If you have tried everything under the sun and still can't find any relief, get yourself to a doctor. There may be some underlying issue causing the anxiety attacks. Get a check up as soon as you can.

Guided Meditation can help bring you what you desire.
Guided Meditation can help you work less and earn more.
Guided Meditation can help you enjoy your life and work more.Doesn't that sound great?Well, there are a couple important questions that naturally come up.Who does the Guiding?
Ultimately, it is YOU.But sometimes, as we are starting out with this new practice, it is helpful to "borrow" another person's ideas, or thoughts or energy to get us going.A good guided meditation should bring you something: More Energy - Personal, Emotional and/or Spiritual Energy. Maybe more peace or ease. Whatever it is that you want, you should be able to find a guided meditation or you can create one for yourself.Sometimes it is also helpful to read along as you are learning a new meditation. I like to provide .pdf files along with the .mp3s of audio meditations I create.But if you are building something new in your life or business, Guided Meditation may be just what you need to create a solid, energetic foundation.Here are some guidelines and benefits you might look for especially if you are in business or an entrepreneur looking to build your energy and build your business. Enjoy!Good guided meditations can help you break through the Mental Blocks that stop most people before they even get started making BIG CHANGES in their lives and further help you:* Discover what all ancient spiritual traditions knew about the Power of the Mind* Learn how to harness the Power of Your Mind* Move past the Built-In Resistance of the Mind* Use what shows up in your world to reveal the content of your limiting beliefs* Re-Train your Mind to Focus on what you enjoy and what you desireYou can also uncover the Emotional Patterns that SAP YOUR ENERGY and learn how to live from what LIGHTS YOU UP!:* Discover the Keys to Happiness and Fulfillment* Learn how to Create Your Day with the emotional quality that you want to enjoy* Add the Power of your Emotions to the power of your mind & knowledge* See how you mastered to "Expect and See" what is in your life, and shift your relationship to "Expectancy"You can also ReConnect with your Spiritual Center - Learn to Balance Heart and Mind:* How simple practices of Gratitude can open you up to receive more* Develop Compassion for yourself by "seeing" your mind at work* Create practices to connect your heart and mind* Learn a powerful technique to Build and Focus your Faith* See how to unplug and disconnect from old reactions and habits that no longer serve you* Learn how a simple change in perspective can eliminate all the emotional poison you create in your lifeLearn the 5 Simple Steps to Design and Create Your Own Prosperity:* Learn how to boost and magnify Your Daily Energy - your greatest resource* Connect your heart and your business - get clear about Your Business Impact you want to create for clients and the world* Attract Ideal Clients through simple to follow practices - and then learn to attract Ideal Partners who bring you your Ideal Clients* Build simple yet powerful Business Systems that provide consistent quality and results and let you work less* Discover the 4 Step Method to bring any Transformation you wantHere is a great resource for you to build your personal energy and then be able to deploy that increased energy in your business or in your projects:http://www.earthandlight.com/guided-meditation/

DAY FOURTHE PATH TO MEDITATION MASTERYThe beginning of the practice started out well this evening. I seemed to find some higher degrees of concentration and felt like I was deeper into the subconscious body as I traced the spirals throughout the brain and down through the face and neck. Finding the path from the lateral side brain to the central core of the brain seemed to come with much more ease this evening. At one point in tracing my path of spirals I did feel a concentrated moment of relaxation in a section of my lower body. I located the release coming from somewhere in the upper leg, as I traveled along the path of attention between a point in the forebrain and the midbrain. I noticed the change and continued on.Another observation from this evening's work consisted of again tuning into Divine energy. These tools are an exploration of uncovering the Mind/Body/Spirit unity of our individual and Universal consciousness, as far as I see it so far. This is why this practice is called the Mind/Body/Spirit Integrator. So far it feels as though these exercises are a part of a methodology aimed at locating and embodying the Spirit. Mind and Body can be experienced, for me, as being much more accessible than the Spirit for various reasons. But the more time I spent within myself this evening the more humbled I felt by the pure power of life itself. To know that I have been given the gifts of a body and mind, and to know that these are both pure examples of the wonder and beauty of the Universe, can more easily enable me to find, feel, and use the purity and wisdom of my Spirit as I train to gather and empower myself to open up to the true gift of life itself; to God, and the hierarchy of all spiritual beings who have come before me, beings who lived their lives full of love, compassion, and a longing for peace. I want to be a part of that great lineage and do what I can to serve the earth before it all just disappears. In the meantime I can allow myself to be always breathing and always present, giving myself the responsibility to training in the health, longevity, and clarity of my body/mind/spirit.LOSING THE ATTENTIONAs the practice went on this evening I did find it extremely difficult to stay in the subconscious body. I did pop out into thought and into the conscious mental modality more so than usual. Overall I feel like I am doing well in my practice and I deserve to treat myself well and to give myself the recognition I deserve. After all, I'm in no rush. This practice takes years and years to develop and expand. Stay connected and let it ride!

What is Guided MeditationGuided meditation is a way of practicing meditation with the assistance of another person. This can be done in person with a group of people where one person facilitates the meditation or one can use a recorded guided meditation. This is a nice way to relax the body, mind and spirit, and is often used by beginners. Use the following guided meditation for clearing out bad relationships. You may want to have someone read it to you, or you can read it ahead of time and then go through the guided meditation on your own.Guided Meditation ProcessLet us begin this guided meditation. Take a few moments to settle into your body by using your breath. Use your breath continuously throughout the guided meditation to help you relax while releasing any attachments that may have been throwing you off center. Now, see yourself as a bright sun without any connections to your family, friends, teachers, or anyone in your life. Clear the energy field around you by focusing on your solar plexus and releasing attachments to people in your life who drain your energy.Visualize the people in your life and one by one, ask yourself, "Does this person support my highest good?" Listen to your body and without judgment have the courage to hear the truth. If your answer is yes, then you will want to continue spending time with this person. If the answer is no, then take some time apart, at least during this guided meditation. Maybe this person will leave your life and maybe not, but changing your perception, will change the nature of your relationship. Use this guided meditation to let go of old scripts; releasing these attachments will clear the path to a more fulfilled life.Now, one by one, release any negative cords you may have with another during this guided meditation. Ask that these cords of energy be dissolved and call back any pieces of yourself that you have given to another. Maybe you let someone have power over you, or you did something for another and short changed yourself. If this feels difficult for you, ask for assistance from your guides or angels to help you release these cords. Send these energetic cords off with love, by visualizing them going away from you, one by time.When you are complete, clear yourself by using the golden rays of the sun to enter your body from the crown, moving into your solar plexus, and all the way down your body, clearing out your entire auric field. As you close this guided meditation, take a few moments of silence and listen to your breath. Breathe for a few moments reflecting back on your experience. Be with yourself and feel the lightness of your being, without other people around you. Give thanks for your willingness to clear yourself throughout this guided meditation. Visualize the warmth of the sun coming into your body and allow it to nurture you, as you feel it penetrate your body. When you feel complete, go about your day, and remember to keep yourself clear of other people's agendas. You do not have to take on their issues; focus on what you want to create for your day. You may want to use this guided meditation several times until you are able to clear the people out of your life, who have attached to you energetically. It is a process that works best over time, so that you can continue to release the people with whom there is not a mutual exchange. Some of them may have very strong energy cords. If so, find the inner strength to release them by using this guided meditation. If possible, identify the pattern of these energetic attachments (caretaker, martyr, controller, etc.) so that you recognize them and do not have to repeat them. Whenever you use this guided meditation, remember to send each of these relationships off with love; as you do not want to have any repercussions come back at you. Compassion with detachment is a great way to live. May all your relationships be blessed.

Characterized by a spectacular skyline, beautiful architecture, and highly walkable streets, the Windy City is a prime vacation spot that can offer fun-filled memories for visitors. With all the different hotels in Chicago, selecting the right one can make all the difference for vacationing families, allowing them to enjoy topnotch amenities while being close to all the action.Planning a family vacation can be a challenge. Parents will want to find comfortable accommodations that help them escape the stresses of work or other responsibilities, but will also want to make sure that everything they are after is within a reasonable budget. Also, the vacation should not leave the kids feeling bored. It will need to include fun and exciting activities that let them enjoy themselves, and also let them share the fun with their parents.The more established hotels in Chicago can offer something for everyone in the family. For parents, that means being able to enjoy special family packages that let them stretch their budget while staying at deluxe rooms with comfortable beds and first-class amenities.Aside from comfortable accommodations, family-friendly hotels in the city also feature in-house amenities such as spas, fitness centers, and a swimming pool. So while the parents are spending a relaxing afternoon de-stressing at the sauna, they will also have peace of mind knowing that their kids are close by and having fun. In addition, some hotels can help families find the perfect activities for everyone to enjoy and even provide premium tickets to popular tourist destinations.What is just as important is the location of the hotel. Chicago's pedestrian-friendly streets make it ideal for families who enjoy doing their sightseeing on foot, with established hotels being conveniently placed near the action. Whether the kids prefer to enjoy riding the attractions at Navy Pier, or the parents want to spend a quiet afternoon strolling along Millennium Park, the most accessible hotels in Chicago put families within walking distance to these. And when their day is coming to an end, a family can wrap up their itinerary by visiting the Loop District to sample famous local dishes, such as the Chicago Dog or the Chicago deep-dish pizza.By staying at an established Chicago hotel, each member of the family can enjoy a vacation that lets them leave their worries at home, while taking in fun-filled memories through the scenery and attractions that only a city like Chicago can provide.

A guided meditation is an excellent way of meditating. Typically, you sit back and play a CD or MP3 track and follow the instructions on it. Most people find this an easier way to meditate than the traditional methods of clearing the mind and focusing on just one thing.Guided meditations for healing fall into two categories: specific healing meditations, focussed on healing just one thing, and general healing meditations which help your body to stay in good health.If you have a specific issue that needs dealing with, for instance if you are experiencing a great deal of pain somewhere in your body, then you should choose a guided meditation that will help you with that particular problem. Search Amazon or your favorite search engine and you will almost certainly find something to help you.General healing meditations focus on going through your whole body. Oftentimes you will be guided to release the tension that you are experiencing in different parts of your body. The guided meditation will often then go on to ask you to gradually fill your body with a healing white light, maybe even spreading that light outside your body to form a protective shield that will stay with you after the guided meditation has ended.I've found that when I have had cause to use a guided meditation for healing that I finish the meditation feeling much more relaxed than when I started. This alone should help the healing process. A guided healing meditation will help your body to repair itself.