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sleep meditation The Power of Positive Affirmations

Meditation music is music performed to aid in the practice of meditation. It can have a specific religious content, but also more recently has been associated with modern composers who use meditation techniques in their process of composition, or who compose such music with no particular religious group as a focus.

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I’ve been a spiritual seeker for many years now and I’ve always been interested in reading books about spirituality, self-improvement, healing and learning as much as I could for quite some time. I feel like I’ve been blessed by aligning myself with some of the best spiritual teachers through workshops and individual counseling sessions. I’ve had to overcome a lot of obstacles in my life, due to family issues, and I needed a lot of guidance.

One of my mentors was a counselor in Houston, Texas. I spent almost ten years working with this woman who whole-heartedly believed in the power of affirmations. It was sort of like going to confession in the Catholic Church. We would have our session where we would talk about issues, and then I would be assigned my so called homework. Instead of ten “Hail Mary’s” and five “Our Father’s”, it would be to write this affirmation 25 times: “I begin to bless everything that comes into my life as good, good, good.” Then I would write this affirmation in first person with “I”, second person: “You begin”, and third person: “Laureen, begins to.” The reasoning is that yes, I need to affirm myself. When writing in second person, it’s as if someone that I trust is talking right to me. In third person, it’s as if it were written, and already true.

Over the course of 10 years, I have written thousands of affirmations. I’ve written affirmations of healing from past childhood traumas, healing of relationships, healing from a divorce and healing from career changes. I was basically reprogramming my conscious and subconscious negative thoughts into positive “affirming” thoughts. Instead of believing in a “negative belief” that no longer works for me, I worked on accepting and affirming the “positive” experiences from the situation.

In the beginning, I would complain that my hands would get tired from all the writing, but the repetition imprints the affirmation into the subconscious mind. Also, the more times you write an affirmation, the more emotionally involved you get. How can you write “I am healthy in mind, body and spirit” dozens of times, without believing it? Writing, helps you believe it, feel it, and reprogram your mind.

I’ve written affirmations down in journals and post-it-notes around the house. I’ve typed in affirmations on my computer and printed some of them in large type and pasted it to my wall, such as: “The more money I spend, the more money I receive from the Universe”. I tend to like this one a lot! I’ve even taped myself speaking affirmations, so I can listen at home, while I’m doing yoga. I find there isn’t such a thing as too much. We spend so much of our lives in negative surroundings, whether that be at work, or at home, with our family, friends or even watching TV.

When I was in music school, I was a vocal performance major. I use to hear all the time from various students (some instrumentalists), “I can’t sing.” Well, who told them they couldn’t sing, and why did they believe it? I’ve found through years of singing, performing and teaching, that very few people are actually tone deaf. So, why do so many people believe they can’t sing? It’s because someone told them to be quiet in church when they were singing, and from then on, they adopted a negative belief system about singing. Just because they may not have had a pretty voice, or a professional voice, is not the same thing as they “can’t sing”. I found myself coaching a few of these people for my sight-singing class, and lo and behold, they could it.

Not all of us can afford coaches, or counselors, or professionals to help us. But, one thing we can do is help ourselves by working with affirmations. The one great thing about affirmations, is that there is so much information out on the Internet about affirmations. What I like to do is to search through a lot of written affirmations in healing, prosperity, health, career, relationship issues, and find the ones that I like. Then I re-word the affirmation into something that feels right to me. I always make sure that the affirmation is written in the “present” tense and that it is positive and specific.

Some affirmations have a bit of a “charge” let’s say. What I mean by a “charge” is that you are stating something positive, but you’re feeling some negative emotions as you write. All this means, is that somehow, you’re not quite sure you actually believe this, and there is some healing to do in this area. As you keep writing the affirmation, there can be a whole series of emotions flowing, if you allow yourself to go through the process. The experts say that the subconscious mind doesn’t know what is real, or not real. So, why not give ourselves the best positive belief system, to replace the negative beliefs we’ve adopted through the course of life? Changing our beliefs, is like giving ourselves a new life, a new outlook and a new future that’s based on positive beliefs.

When I was going through a difficult time in my life, I use to write “I now release all fears and resentments”, over and over again. It was difficult, because I was in fear, and I had a lot of resentments. I was tired of being depressed. I was tired of being fearful. What I had to do, was reprogram myself into releasing these negative feelings, so that I could live a joyful life. Even though, I didn’t initially believe that I could actually “let go” of those negative emotions, the more times I wrote the affirmation, the more relaxed I became.

I love affirmations so much, that I buy CD’s and audio downloads of so many wonderful teachers and healers, and I usually play them when I meditate or go to sleep. I find that continued use of affirmations changes my outlook, my productivity, and my joy and happiness. I even subscribe to a number of e-mail subscriptions from Unity’s Daily Word and Joel Osteen. I find that immersing myself in positive affirmations has helped me to grow significantly and has healed many wounds. I am now a much more joyful and positive person than I’ve ever been in my whole life.

My new affirmation of the day is “I choose positive words and experience positive results.” Have a great day!
Listening to music while you are meditating – not a good idea. … Anything you do with the thought that you are meditating is meditating. There are many ways to meditate. Personally, I find music to be distracting, but paying attention to sounds in your environment is part of insight meditation.

Types of meditation
Loving-kindness meditation. With the many types of meditation to try, there should be one to suit most individuals. …
Body scan or progressive relaxation. …
Mindfulness meditation. …
Breath awareness meditation. …
Kundalini yoga. …
Zen meditation. …
Transcendental Meditation.

Meditation is a habitual process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts. You can use it to increase awareness of yourself and your surroundings. Many people think of it as a way to reduce stress and develop concentration.
Basic meditation music simply provides a way for an individual to go deeper with their meditation by adding a new layer to their experience. … Unlike many other music forms, the binaural beats work with the brain to develop a frequency most associated with relaxation.

Brainwave Entrainment Technology and Brain Plasticity

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Brainwave entrainment is a method to stimulate the brain into entering a specific state by using a pulsing sound, light, or electromagnetic field. The pulses elicit the brain’s ‘frequency following’ response, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given beat.
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We live in an age where technology is developing at a mind-blowing pace. This can be both scary and exhilarating; but we have a choice on how we wish to engage with it. It’s a great thing to be able to “unplug” when we need to: to re-generate, calm the mind, and get back in touch with our natural selves. Conversely, technology can help us save time and streamline so that we can focus on the more important things in life like family and health.

We can also engage in the realm where technology meets and enhances our health and well-being. This pertains to the tried and true age-old technologies such as the science and art of meditation, yoga and mindfulness, for example; as well as to emerging electronic and frequency-based technologies such as neurofeedback.

Neuro what?

Neurofeedback is a powerful tool that takes advantage of the brain’s plasticity (its process of changing and reorganizing itself by forming new connections between brain cells). EEG sensors on the scalp read the electrical activity of the brain, in the form of brainwaves, and reflect this information back to the brain in a specific way through audio or visual cues. This real-time reflection and training of brainwave activity appears to support the brain’s natural ability to reorganize its own patterns and come into a better place of flexibility and self-regulation.

Brainwaves reflect the overall patterns of the electrical activity taking place in billions of brain cells as they communicate throughout their networks; making everything happen mentally, emotionally, and physically. Sometimes these networks and their electrical activity can become disrupted through a physical trauma such as a concussion, or through various emotional traumas and stressors. Neurofeedback helps the brain to readjust and regain its edge.

I’ve been accused of being too enthusiastic about these types of technologies, and ultimately about the brain’s ability to heal and self-regulate under the right circumstances. But I work with these technologies every day, and I’m continually blown away by the results I see.

Will applying a feedback process for the brain reverse structural damage, or halt a degenerative process? Not likely. Can it help the brain remap and reorganize to best take advantage of the resources it has left? Absolutely.

But you do the research. And don’t be discouraged if the research hasn’t caught up yet with the anecdotal reports. There is more and more high-quality research coming out all the time; and the development of various neural technologies underpinned by an ever-evolving scientific understanding of the brain is flourishing.

Take advantage of it. We are lucky to live in a day and age where we have so many choices where we can customize and target specific aspects of our physical and emotional health. Unplugging when we need to, and engaging in both time-honored and cutting-edge technology as appropriate, can do wonders for our physical, mental, and spiritual health and happiness.
Brainwave entrainment is a method to stimulate the brain into entering a specific state by using a pulsing sound, light, or electromagnetic field. The pulses elicit the brain? ?requency following?response, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given beat.

This ?requency following?response of brainwave entrainment can be seen in action with those prone to epilepsy. If a strobe flashes at their seizure frequency, the brain will ?ntrain?to the flashing light, resulting in a seizure.

On the positive side, this same mechanism is commonly used to induce many brainwave states; such as a trance, enhanced focus, relaxation, meditation or sleep induction. The brainwave entrainment effectively pushes the entire brain into a certain state.

Brainwave entrainment works for almost everyone. It is a great way to lead your mind into states that you might usually have difficulty reaching, allowing you to experience what those states feel like.

THE HYPE
There is a lot of marketing hype around brainwave entrainment. It is sold with promises of increasing IQ, promoting weight loss, ?ind-tripping? enhancing creativity, concentration, inducing spiritual states and more.

While these claims are not entirely true, they are not altogether false either. In practice, the claims are based on an overly-simplistic view of how the brain and the brainwaves function.
THE RUB
People are very seldom deficient in a certain brainwave type in all areas of their brain. Usually the distribution is much spottier, with an excess in one area and a deficiency in another.

We are all different, especially when it comes to the distribution of our brainwaves. Boosting a certain brainwave state may be beneficial for one person, and emotionally uncomfortable for another. Without knowing each person? starting position, entrainment can be rather ?it and miss?

If brainwave entrainment leaves you with unwanted side-effects (see below) or discomfort, you?e probably encouraging a range of brainwaves that are already excessive in some area of your brain. The way around this is to get a brain map to see what your brain? strengths and weaknesses are, and see what (if any) brainwaves could use some encouragement.

brain waves How to Have a Relationship With Jesus

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Our perceptions of life and its vagaries may cloud our vision of who Jesus is and how we may become acquainted with him. Every time lately I bring up the word religions I watch closely at the facial expressions and how they change with a decided squirm. Why is this I wonder and reckon, in Ireland anyway, that perhaps it has to do with the barbaric treatment we have received for centuries under the hands of a dogmatic Church? Shame really, because it not be like this at all at all even.

In order to commence on the right foot let us direct our attention away from religions and focus instead on the spiritual connection we possess as a gift from God. When we remove religion from the equation, we allow a breath of fresh air to waft into our domain easing towards relaxation.

Communication is never very rewarding when we are all tense and if we close our eyes as well and just ease our minds into silence, we meld into our environment. Now if we had some nice spiritual music playing softly in the background the cadence would be magical indeed.

Question for you now relates to why you want to have a relationship with Jesus at this particular time. What experiences are you expecting, how may they influence your life, and how will they focus your attention towards positive inspiration?

As you communicate with Jesus, include those questions and concerns as part of your conversation. Talk to him about the joys as well as the woes just as you would with any friend as this will help your relaxation and allow you to listen. Relationships with Jesus are not complicated and we shall serve our purpose well if we keep them as calm and as normal as possible.

God and Jesus shall speak to you through suggestions in your consciousness or may direct you towards others or even direct others towards you. Therefore, as you release your paralysis on pre-conceived restrictions the easier will your receptiveness allow your senses to hone in on signs! Once you have commenced this journey know and believe in your heart and soul that God will attend to your life’s questions so refrain from worrying and learn to embrace life with enthusiasm. What is the point in seeking the help of Jesus if you do not allow him the opportunities to take your load off your shoulders?

Please take this in the right way, as it is not meant to detract from your vigilance but be remindful that the love God has for you is continually flowing before you even ask Jesus for anything. His love is our inducement to seek him out because he knows that to request his assistance is a sign we are growing in our capacity to appreciate the benefits of self-love.

In an effort to replenish your spirituality, make an effort to stop the lights and take time out for just relaxation and meditation, as these are instruments for nourishing the spirit. If life is too busy for you reflect on ways to simplify it and implement them as soon as possible availing of assistance from those who live with you as well. God bless!
Listening to music while you are meditating – not a good idea. … Anything you do with the thought that you are meditating is meditating. There are many ways to meditate. Personally, I find music to be distracting, but paying attention to sounds in your environment is part of insight meditation.

Brainwave Entrainment 5 Steps to Your Best Year Yet

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Brainwave entrainment is a method to stimulate the brain into entering a specific state by using a pulsing sound, light, or electromagnetic field. The pulses elicit the brain’s ‘frequency following’ response, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given beat.
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It is always exciting to see how current brain research and brain imaging techniques prove why psychological and spiritual techniques work in our lives. It turns out that our brains don’t really know the difference between whether something is actually happening in our lives or whether we are only imagining it in our minds. When athletes are hooked up to brain monitoring equipment and asked to imagine they are performing their sport, their brainwaves fire the same as if they were actually doing their sport. Pianists who imagine playing the piano and rehearsing a piece in their minds play it better when they perform it.

This is an extremely powerful finding that when used positively can help us create what we want in our lives. When used the way most of us do, unconsciously, we don’t make the best use of it. We often spend most of our time thinking about what we don’t want. This creates a brain response of what we don’t want and keeps us stuck there. We can change this by deliberately thinking about what we do want even if it hasn’t shown up in our lives yet.

Here are seven steps to put this to work in your own life. Use them to figure out what your best year yet will look like and then to create it.

Step 1: Decide what you want. In order to get more of what you want in your life, you first need to figure out what you want.There is a saying ‘you can’t make a dream come true if you don’t have a dream’. You most likely already know what you don’t want. And knowing what you don’t want helps you decide what you do want. If your child is disrespectful to you, you know you want them to be respectful. If you have been in a difficult relationship, you learned what didn’t work well for you and what you would rather have in your relationship. If you feel sad, you feel the desire to feel happy. If you have a tough time paying your bills, you know that you would like to have enough money to pay everything easily. If you are shy and awkward in social situations, you know you would like to feel more comfortable around people. If you see a house that you think is ugly, this helps you sort out what type of house you do like. Through this process you discern what you do want.

Rather than being upset by the things you don’t want or don’t like about your life, use these things as data to help you decide what you do want. Then you can start to form an image in your mind of what you would like in your life.

Write a list of things you have decided you want in your life. It may be helpful to first write a list of the things you don’t want and use this as a springboard to create the list of things you do want.

Step 2: Set your intention. An intention in this case is what you want in your life and what you plan to do to get it. The act of defining your New Year’s resolutions is an example of actually setting your intention for creating what you want for the new year. Wayne Dyer describes intention as an invisible energy field that is inherent in all physical form and that we can feel, connect with, know and trust. It is an inner awareness.

Now that you know what you want from Step 1, set your intention to attract it into your life. The first step in attracting it into your life is to imagine it in your mind. Close your eyes and imagine that you already have the thing that you want. See it in every detail.

Most importantly feel how you would feel if you already had it. If you want a well behaved child, close your eyes and imagine your child behaving well. Talk out loud to yourself about how you feel when your child behaves well.

If you want to be healthier, close your eyes and imagine your body being completely well. Say out loud how you feel when your body is comfortable, how it feels to experience complete well-being, how much you love feeling good every day, what it feels like to have lots of energy, to sleep well, to know your body is doing exactly what it was designed to do. Use what Herbert Benson calls ‘remembered wellness’ to remember how it felt when you did feel well. Feel it. Remember, you change your brain when you do this.

Step 3: Monitor feelings. Notice how you are feeling. When you feel bad, take this is a sign that you need to change something – usually what you are thinking about or how you are thinking. For example, if you feel discouraged about something, acknowledge the feeling and take a moment to understand why you feel discouraged. Then, find a thought that feels better. For example, if you lost an important client today it seems reasonable to feel discouraged. Accept it for a moment. Then change the thought to “I have lost clients before and I always get new ones. I will figure out if there is anything I might do differently with the next client. I will make a list of sources of potential clients.” Then get in touch with how you will feel when you have all the clients you need. It is important to feel as if everything you want is already here. This changes your brain.

Step 4: Look for evidence. As you go through your day, notice even the tiniest sign that what you want in your life is starting to show up. Notice when your child does what you asked them to do and let them know you noticed – even if they only did it once amongst zillions of times they didn’t. Notice when your partner did something nice for you, no matter how small. Notice when you feel good – even if it only lasted a few minutes. You are training your brain by focusing on what you want and noticing it when it shows up.

Step 5: Express gratitude. Be thankful for all the things you love about your life. Be specific and train yourself to notice the little things when you are struggling to find positive things to be thankful about. When you wake up in the morning or before you fall asleep at night, run through a list of things you are grateful for. Here’s an example. “I am thankful for this comfortable bed; that I made it through another day; that I am alive to enjoy the sound of the birds singing; that my child was respectful once today; that my mother gave birth to me…”

Next, express gratitude for the things you want that haven’t shown up yet. “I am thankful that I have enough money to pay my bills; I am thankful that I have found the perfect home; I am thankful my kids are behaving better now; I am grateful I am learning to deliberately train my brain”. Make sure to include gratitude for the things that you set your intention to receive.

Use these five steps to create the best year yet, of your life. It takes practice, but the process always works.
Brainwave entrainment is a method to stimulate the brain into entering a specific state by using a pulsing sound, light, or electromagnetic field. The pulses elicit the brain? ?requency following?response, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given beat.

Brainwave Entrainment How to Learn to Meditate – Even If You Find it Hard to Focus

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Brainwave entrainment is a method to stimulate the brain into entering a specific state by using a pulsing sound, light, or electromagnetic field. The pulses elicit the brain’s ‘frequency following’ response, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given beat.
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Have you tried to learn to meditate before, but given up in frustration because your ‘monkey mind’ just couldn’t seem to shut up? If so, you’re not alone – this is a very common experience. Don’t let it put you off learning to meditate altogether though, because the benefits are definitely worth it – and there’s a technology available that makes the whole process much easier. Read on to find out more.

The Problem – Why Meditation Can Be So Hard

Whatever form of meditation you try, the underlying method will be similar. Meditation basically involves focus – by focusing closely on something, such as a candle flame, your breath, or a mantra, you gradually quiet the mind. It is this mental peace that provides the gateway to the benefits of meditation, such as stress reduction, increased insight and spiritual growth, access to your inner wisdom, and even psychic abilities.

The problem is that as a society, we’re not taught to focus effectively. We grow up with undisciplined thoughts rampaging around our minds, and this state of mental anarchy feels normal. And then when we try to learn to meditate as adults, the mind rebels against the new discipline – staying focused feels overwhelmingly difficult.

As with any new skill, meditation gets easier with practice, but it can take years to learn to gain enough control over your mind for it to be effective. And most people don’t want to wait that long.

Fortunately, you don’t have to.

The Solution – Brainwave Entrainment

Brainwave entrainment (also known as brainwave synchronization) can help you to learn meditation more quickly and easily. Put simply, this works by using repeating stimuli (such as a recording containing periodic sound pulses) of a certain frequency. The brain has a natural tendency to match – i.e. entrain to – the frequency of the sound; this is called the ‘frequency following response’.

When you meditate, your brain will naturally produce alpha brainwaves (about 8 – 12Hz in frequency) as you start to relax, and you’ll then descend into the theta brainwave band (5 – 8 Hz) as your meditation deepens and the mind quiets down. It is in the theta band that many of the most powerful of benefits of meditation occur.

It can be difficult for those who are just beginning meditation to access and maintain the theta state, but it’s much easier when you use a brainwave synchronisation recording that is designed to take you to this level, since your brain will follow along naturally, matching its own brainwaves to the recording.

Using Brainwave Synchronization Meditation Recordings

So, if you want to experience all the great blessings that meditation can provide, it makes sense to give brainwave entrainment a try. Just sit or lie down in a comfortable, quiet place, listen to your recording and let your mind follow along.

It may take some practice before you experience the full benefits of brainwave entrainment, but it’ll almost certainly be faster and easier than trying to go it alone.

There are three types of recordings available – binaural beats, monaural beats and isochronic tones. They all work very well, but isochronic tones are generally agreed to be the most effective, as they’re especially efficient at entraining the brain quickly.
Brainwave entrainment is a method to stimulate the brain into entering a specific state by using a pulsing sound, light, or electromagnetic field. The pulses elicit the brain? ?requency following?response, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given beat.

Brainwave Entrainment How A Custom Board Can Increase Your Productivity

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Brainwave entrainment is a method to stimulate the brain into entering a specific state by using a pulsing sound, light, or electromagnetic field. The pulses elicit the brain’s ‘frequency following’ response, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given beat.
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When you think of a whiteboard, what sort of environment or setting springs to mind? A primary or high school classroom? A dull seminar that you attended once? Whilst these ideas are definitely environments that would incorporate a whiteboard, you may actually find that a custom board can quickly become an essential business tool. When used correctly, they can actually increase your productivity.

How can a custom board do this, you ask? The answer is simple – through organization. Having a whiteboard that has been customised to your needs is one of the best ways to ensure that you and your business stay organized during even the craziest times of the day.

The story is generally the same – you get an urgent phone call or a sudden brainwave, so you scribble down a note on a scrap piece of paper. This piece of paper ends up getting lost on your desk, meaning that you neglect to call clients backs or completely forget about tasks.

Let’s add a custom board to the situation and see if this changes things. The next time you get a phone call or have a great idea, you can jot it down onto your whiteboard straight away. Then, no matter where you are in your office or what you’re doing on you’re desk, you will always be able to see your notes and keep track of what you’re doing.

One of the main benefits associated with the use of a custom board is that you can have it divided up in whatever way you want. You could have the board sectioned off into columns – one for phone messages, another for upcoming appointments, and a final one for important tasks that need to be completed. Or, you could have it separated into a daily or weekly timetable where you can jot in all of the tasks and meetings you have to attend.

It is actually believed by many people that the physical act of standing or sitting before a whiteboard can help to stimulate even more ideas. Your biggest problem, instead of being losing messages and notes, could be that you quickly run out of space to write them down! This is why many office environments include multiple boards.

If you have had enough of missing appointments, forgetting to call clients back or losing important and creative ideas that you have had, you really should be considering investing in a custom board. Not only will your office see much better organization, you will notice an increase in your productivity.
Brainwave entrainment is a method to stimulate the brain into entering a specific state by using a pulsing sound, light, or electromagnetic field. The pulses elicit the brain? ?requency following?response, encouraging the brainwaves to align to the frequency of a given beat.

sleep meditation Sleeping While Traveling – Five Tips for Getting a Good Night’s Sleep When You Are on the Road

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So what to do?

Here are a few steps that will help you get that good night’s sleep no matter where you’re staying.

1) Your must-have sleep paraphernalia

Think about what kinds of things help you sleep and be sure to include them in your carry-on luggage.

These can range from comfy jammies to warm socks to ear plugs all the way to herbs and aromatherapy, plus an iPod or other mp3-player preloaded with some soothing going-to-sleep meditations or subliminal fall-asleep-fast music, or both.

2) Accommodate quirky bedding requirements

If you have a favorite pillow or some other ingredient for better sleep, you may want to pack that as well.

I happen to like sleeping with a Euro style quilt, something that you don’t usually find at hotels, so I take mine with me wherever I go, which usually means a second suitcase.

Of course, these days, the airlines charge extra for even the first suitcase, and so taking a second one is a major investment. But that quilt has to come along. It means the difference between sleeping pretty well or tossing and turning most of the night.

As a result I’ve learned to travel a bit lighter than I used to.

3) Herbal sleeping aids

And when it comes to herbs… mostly you can them pre-formulated for your needs right at the local drug store or health food store.

Valerian is the main ingredient in most of those products. Also look for Melatonin, hops and passion flower. You may want to experiment with them long before your planned trip, so you’ll know which one(s) are working best for you.

Of course, you’d think after having gotten up at 3 a.m. the night before, I’d be too exhausted not to sleep, but that’s not something I can count on.

4) Aromatherapy

And then, there’s aromatherapy. You may want to carry a little bottle of a calming blend, or one designed specifically for helping you sleep better. Just put a couple of drops on a tissue and tuck it under your pillow.

5) Be sure to stash it all in your carry-on bag

I’ve learned the hard way that it’s really important to bring everything you need to sleep comfortably in your carry-on bag. Because you can never count on your suitcase arriving when you do.

In fact, a couple of years ago, I got stranded in Chicago – without my luggage. No earplugs anywhere to be found, and no herbs either. Lesson learned.
Listening to music while you are meditating – not a good idea. … Anything you do with the thought that you are meditating is meditating. There are many ways to meditate. Personally, I find music to be distracting, but paying attention to sounds in your environment is part of insight meditation.

meditation music How To Calmly Meditate

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The first thing you should know when you start a meditation regimen is to practice posture and proper circulation. The traditional cross-legged position is a good starting pose. Be sure that your hips are properly positioned and that they are positioned higher than the knees. This will help in circulation and to avoid your feet from falling asleep. You can find a good meditation cushion to help you in performing the traditional cross-legged position. It is highly recommended that you touch your forefingers with your thumbs for your body to experience the greatest energy flow. But if you find that traditional cross-legged position is too difficult for you to perform because you are too inflexible or have back issues then you can modify it. Rather than sitting without any back support, you will have to sit on the floor with your back against a wall. You will also need a cushion to sit on so that you will still be able to have your hips positioned higher than your knees. But if you really have serious back issues that don’t allow you to sit up for prolonged hours then you will need a firm floor or a yoga mat to lie on. You can use a small soft pillow as a cushion for your head. Do your best to stay awake during the mediation since you will need your mind to be alert. Meditation will require you to have the proper posture to achieve the best results. The meditation posture might be difficult for many especially since we don’t usually exercise proper posture. Sooner or later with consistent daily proper posture practices, you will get a hold of the mediation posture in no time. Maintain proper balance on your head and shoulders to avoid getting neck strains.

It is very important that no matter which meditation posture you choose, that you maintain a flat back with no slouching, as meditation can be considered a practice of good posture, as much as anything else. You can also buy a mediation stool so that you would be able to perform perfectly the mediation position. The mediation stool will be typically 10-12 inches off the ground. This will create the optimal meditation position.

By the time you are practicing meditation, thoughts will inevitably arise. But you should not worry thought since it is perfectly normal. Sometimes you have a busy mind. Sometimes you will have a subtler more quite mind. Dealing with thought during mediation is tough but it is all part of the meditative process. The stored mental clutter will be released during mediation. Meditation is the perfect mental cleanser. During mediation you can detach yourself from your thoughts by imagining that they are just distant puffy white clouds that are floating freely and dissipating into thin air. You can also imagine your thoughts as moving computer banners in your mind which you can permanently delete in just one single click of your mind mouse. There are a lot of methods you can come up for yourself in how to deal with thoughts during mediation. The whole point is to just merely observe your thought without reacting or being distracted by your thoughts during the mediation process. If you can master this technique, then you will be able to gain more control over your mind.

Aside from thoughts surfacing during the meditation process, noise can also be great distraction for you. Find a peaceful place to meditate to enhance the experience and get better results. Turn off cell phones, computers and the television. Create a meditation environment that is conducive for meditation. You can also play soothing instrumental music to add a nice touch of serenity during mediation. Having better breathing practices also help in meditation.

The main goal of meditation is to bring you in a more relaxing state than before. This relaxation process is a great way to propagate good vibes throughout your day. By continually meditating, you will get to appreciate more the subtle beauties of lie and would have better focus on things. Mediation gives you a chance to reinvigorate your life by simply relaxing yourself.
Listening to music while you are meditating – not a good idea. … Anything you do with the thought that you are meditating is meditating. There are many ways to meditate. Personally, I find music to be distracting, but paying attention to sounds in your environment is part of insight meditation.

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Meditation music is music performed to aid in the practice of meditation. It can have a specific religious content, but also more recently has been associated with modern composers who use meditation techniques in their process of composition, or who compose such music with no particular religious group as a focus.

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I’ve recently become a student of personal development and I’ve had the opportunity to be mentored by some of the most enlightened and successful people on the planet. The growth I have seen and felt in myself is off the chart and I’m filled with the desire to share the knowledge I have gained and am still obtaining so that others can benefit and live lives of personal fulfillment and success in whatever they are pursuing (or desire to pursue).

There are five pillars of success and fulfillment that, if worked on every day will lead you along the path toward your desires and ultimately bring you to achieving success in your goals and more happiness in life. The five pillars are Daily Meditation with Visualization, Personal Development, Income Producing Activity, Masterminding with Leaders, and Expectation of Leadership.

Daily Meditation/Visualization: Every day you must take a date with your soul. Dig deep inside yourself and connect with your innermost desires. Did you know the mind doesn’t differentiate between a vividly imagined experience and an actual experience? In order to effectively visualize, you must reach your senses. Seek out pictures, music, and any other media that will constantly remind you of and motivate you toward your goals. You must be precisely clear on your goals. Think S.M.A.R.T. when setting goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results-Oriented, Time-Bound). Write down your clear and concise goals and place them somewhere you will have to look at them as frequently as possible. Keep a journal documenting your desires and to track your progress. Once you have specific and clear goals, break them down into steps, daily achievable tasks, and hold yourself accountable for achieving your daily tasks and ultimately your goals.

Personal Development: Did you know that the non-conscious mind controls 96-98% of our actions? Utilize that power! Our beliefs become our reality. Do you have beliefs that hold you back? Honestly examine these. You can change your beliefs to improve your reality! Every day we must seek to better ourselves. Tend to your spirit. A crucial step toward finding fulfillment as well as true success is that you must believe in yourself. You must put away those things that someone told you that you were not good at, whether it was once or throughout your life. Once you believe in yourself you will find that you have power within you that no one and nothing can squelch. Set small attainable goals that you can succeed at. As you acquire more belief in your capability, set larger attainable goals with a plan to attain and follow that plan. Don’t sit back and hope for a change in life. BE the change you are seeking!

Income Producing Activity: Everybody has to have a source of money to survive. But whether you are seeking financial independence, or simply to better yourself at something, or to become more than you now are, these rules will apply. You can replace the word ‘income’ with whatever it is you are seeking. But you must engage in daily in (insert your desire here) producing activity. You must be consistent. Work toward your clear and concise goals every day. Achieve your daily tasks.

Mastermind with Leaders: Get the training you need. Seek out mentors. Find others who truly are where you want to be and can help you improve. You will find that most people are not only willing, but anxious, to share their knowledge with someone who truly wants to learn. Don’t settle for mediocrity, learn to excel. Believe in yourself and learn from others who have gone before you. As you learn and grow, form your own masterminding group to share your knowledge with others.

Expectation of Leadership: You must have focus and determination. Take 100% responsibility for yourself, for your goals, your daily tasks, etc. Put yourself in leadership; rise up to the power within you, even if you have to dig deep to find it…it is there. Expect leadership of others, they will grow to the expectations placed before them. Guide them and help them, don’t just expect them to know what you expect of them, but show them-make it attainable for them and watch them grow. Get help where needed. Never be too proud to admit you need guidance. Work through your fears. Utilize the sources around you. Stop hoping for a miracle, just BE the miracle!

Exercise consistency and persistence in pursuing each of these five paths daily. Visualize. Develop & change for the better. Engage in activity that brings you toward your income (or personal) goals. Mastermind with leaders. Expect leadership. As you faithfully do these you will see phenomenal change and growth in your life and in the lives of those around you. As you do, continue on the same path, increase upon your growth. You will take yourself to a new level over and over again. See what you truly are capable of. You will find true joy in life as well as success, not only in your career but in your family and other relationships, and ultimately in all aspects of life.

©Vauna Byrd
Listening to music while you are meditating – not a good idea. … Anything you do with the thought that you are meditating is meditating. There are many ways to meditate. Personally, I find music to be distracting, but paying attention to sounds in your environment is part of insight meditation.

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Meditation music is music performed to aid in the practice of meditation. It can have a specific religious content, but also more recently has been associated with modern composers who use meditation techniques in their process of composition, or who compose such music with no particular religious group as a focus.

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Recently I was involved in assisting in the curriculum development for a wellness program for indivuals with chronic medical conditions at a Chicago area clinic. The process was a marvelous opportunity for me to distill 25 years of work in the fields of healthcare, coaching, martial arts, yoga, meditation, psychology and philosophy into a cohesive package. As so many individuals are interested in the issue of wellness, I thought I would share my thoughts with you as well. While the early parts of this article speak to those with medical conditions, the latter parts outline my model of wellness independent of medical status.

What do health care professionals define as wellness?

It may come as a surprise to you, but with volumes of criteria established to diagnose medical and psychological illnesses there is no uniform working model of wellness! If you are not content to define health and wellness simply as the absence of disease (or pain), I could not agree with you more. No doubt you have met many individuals in your life who have no apparent disease condition but who are not living balanced, healthy lives. Similarly, there are many examples of individuals with chronic medical conditions who appear to have transcended their disease state to embody what many of us would identify as wellness.

Can I achieve wellness if I have a chronic medical condition?

Wellness does not require that you be free of all medical conditions. That is good news for those of us with bodies! In addition to the reality that accidents and illnesses can impact us profoundly, we are all aging and, of course, we do eventually die. While at least the last two are natural processes, we are not always comfortable discussing these issues in our culture. You may even be wondering why I would bring this up in a discussion on wellness!

Wellness is about embracing the natural unfolding of life.

The author, Byron Katie, states, “When I argue with reality, reality wins, but only 100% of the time.”

If you have a medical condition, it IS a part of your life. Understandably, you have likely spent a good deal of time on a quest to return to “your” life, the life you recall and identified with before your physical condition changed. Your physical condition was a misplaced chapter, maybe accidentally put in your life from someone else’s book! Now, if you could just find the editor-in-chief to take it out so that YOUR story can continue as you were writing it…

Wellness is about embracing YOUR life as it unfolds.

That doesn’t mean that you should become passive or give up. You may be familiar with the Serenity Prayer:

God give me the courage to change what I can

The strength to accept what I cannot

And the wisdom to know the difference.

Wellness is about learning the difference between what you can change and what you cannot and focusing your energies wisely.

You are so much more than the story of your medical condition. Whatever you are experiencing now IS your life. How you relate, or don’t, to your body’s condition and how you embrace or reject exploration your experience will determine the quality and richness of your life, regardless of the state of your body at any given time.

Even if a cure is not possible, healing is always within your reach!

Toward a Model of Wellness:

Most simply, wellness brings a sense of wholeness. Medical conditions are not a uni-dimensional phenomenon. Chronic medical conditions affect an individual physically, socially, psychologically and spiritually. Wellness is an integration of mind, body and spirit so that one has a sense of balance and harmony in life.

Wellness is a lifestyle. As you know, the world appears to be getting more complex every year. Developing a wellness lifestyle will allow you to revitalize and re-energize yourself so that you can continue to thrive in the face of the ongoing external demands of life, preparing you to cope with the changes that tomorrow inevitably brings.

Wellness is more than developing self-soothing techniques to get you through a rough day. You may have heard about or been taught self-help or stress management techniques that focus you internally and teach you ways to improve your self-care. Some people commit to taking hot baths or listening to music regularly to relax. Others write affirmations and stick them on their mirrors to promote positive thinking. Others may take up journaling. While these types of techniques are useful and certainly have their place in decreasing stress they can fall short for many people. First, new habits are hard to maintain. Just look at how many New Year’s Resolutions end up abandoned in 3 weeks time! Secondly, too often these techniques are used in isolation and don’t seem to relate to how a person is living day to day in relation to their family, their workplace or their circle of friends. The techniques then become little more than bandages for larger problems in a person’s life.

Wellness promotes self-understanding. You are not your body. You are not your thoughts. You are not your emotions. One key aspect of wellness is to learn how to control your thoughts and emotions. This does not mean that you stop having them, but that you stop being controlled by them. Being able to stand outside yourself and gain understanding of your life situation and your reactions to it is a critical piece of gaining control in your life.

Wellness promotes a sense of flow. In our “GO GO GO” culture, we tend to over-emphasize external productivity. Many people identify themselves as “Type A” and take pride in that. As a result, learning how to pace is a big challenge for many people. Another component of wellness is to be aware, respectful of and in tune with your flow between external productivity and rest periods. A well-paced life allows for a sustainable level of productivity so that surges of effort followed by extended “crashes” no longer define one’s life.

Wellness creates a sense of connection and meaning in life. Self-care and self-understanding alone do not define wellness. You are part of a larger system. You may have a family, friends, co-workers, a church or other community. Beyond our human connections, we also have connections with nature and you may also have a sense of spiritual connection to something greater than yourself.

Wellness is mind-body-spirit integration that promotes self-care and self-understanding and connects your life to the larger world. It is a state of being joyfully and enthusiastically engaged with your life, even when it doesn’t turn out exactly as you had planned.
Listening to music while you are meditating – not a good idea. … Anything you do with the thought that you are meditating is meditating. There are many ways to meditate. Personally, I find music to be distracting, but paying attention to sounds in your environment is part of insight meditation.