What is Meditation?

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What is Meditation?
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What is Meditation?
A mental exercise that benefits body
processes Has certain physical benefits Not a
worship or prayer It is Awareness "Watching
your breath" is meditation listening to the
birds is meditation
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Meditation
Derived from two Latin words Meditari(to
think, to dwell upon, to exercise the mind)
Mederi (to heal). Its Sanskrit derivation
'medha' means wisdom. Not a subjective claim
but is now being investigated by the scientists
and being shown by an empirical fact
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Transcendental Meditation (TM)

• Founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1957
• Practiced 15-20 minutes twice a day
• Sit comfortably, eyes closed
• Silent, mental repetition of a simple sound or
  mantra
• Allow the repetition to spontaneously become
  quieter and quieter until it disappears and one
  is left conscious, but without thoughts

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Physiological Research

• TM technique gives rise to a relaxed state marked
  by
• Reductions in metabolic activity
• Increased cerebral blood flow
• Skin resistance changes
• Reductions in plasma cortisol

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Mental Health

• TM more effective in reducing anxiety than other
  techniques
• TM has been found to reduce
• depression
• hostility
• emotional instability

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About Meditation Self Starter Course

• This is a four week course in meditation for
  beginners. This course is offered completely
  online, via guided video and audio so that you
  can take it from the convenience of your home. In
  the videos, I teach some Pranayama and Chanting
  techniques that help one to get into a meditative
  state faster. We begin with 10 min sessions in
  Week 1 going up to 26 min sessions in Week 4. I
  also conduct weekly skype sessions where
  participants can log on to ask questions or share
  their experiences.

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CONTACT INFO

• B-1204, Aloma County,
• Near Medipoint Hospital and DAV School,
• Aundh,
• Pune
• 91-9158487992
• y2lstudio_at_gmail.com
• Website http//y2lstudio.com/

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