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Guided Meditation CDs - Benefits and How to Purchase the Best One For You

Guided meditation CDs help people meditate and relax. Most guided meditation albums use words (and sometimes music) to guide the listener to a state of calmness. The voice on the meditation CDs are soothing and will guide listeners through a visualization process that brings up images of beauty, tranquility and other things that people tend to find soothing.Some imagery used may be an ocean, a lake, mountain, fluffy clouds in the sky, a field of flowers, and so on. Along with a soothing voice, guided meditation albums might also use music in the background. The music is always instrumental (with no words to distract the listener) and also may have sounds from nature as well. Sounds like the ocean, birds, wind, rain, or other soothing nature sounds are commonly used on meditation CDs.Guided Meditation CDs help people feel calmer and more relaxed, and doing meditation is known to help decrease stress. The relaxing effects of meditation has also be proven to last throughout the day, and not just during the meditation exercise itself.Stress can have damaging effects on the body, especially if it is sustained for long periods of time. Meditation restores the body to a calm state, which allows the body to rest and repair itself.According to the article "Benefits of Meditation for Stress Management" By Elizabeth Scott, M.S., at About.com, "the benefits of meditation are manifold. When practicing meditation, your heart rate and breathing slow down, your blood pressure normalizes, you use oxygen more efficiently, and you sweat less."The article goes on to say that meditation also helps to improve our immune functions, clears up our minds, and increases creativity. And people who meditate on a regular basis also have an easier time of giving up bad habits like drinking and smoking.There are different types of meditation Mp3s/CDs and which one you choose should be based on your personal preferences. For example, some guided meditation has music in the background. If you are easily distracted by music and you think it might keep you from focusing on the voice, then you should find a meditation CD without music.Other things to consider is the voice, are you more comfortable listening to a male or female voice? Which one will make you feel safer, calmer? And of course, the script itself should be available for you to read before you purchase any guided meditation CDs or Mp3s.Many places that sell meditation and self hypnosis CDs and mp3 will let you listen to snippets of their CDs to help you decide if its right for you. Take your time, listen to different styles, different voices, and always read the scripts. After all, this is an album that you will be listening to over and over for weeks and possibly months so be sure its one that you like.