Practical advice • When and for how long should I meditate?• What should I do when I feel resistance?• How can meditation help me when I'm ill?• Is guidance necessary?
The silent sounds of Acem Meditation Sound and the ability to hear sounds are central to human life. The fact that dogs hear better than we do and we see better than they do may trick us
Chapter 7: Self-control For the individual and society at large, however, this kind of self-control also has a downside. The focus of self-control should be directed toward e
Contents ContentsPreface xiINTRODUCTIONChapter 1 • Active relaxation 2 What is nondirective meditation? Halvor Eifring, Svend Davanger, Are HolenMany types of
Effects of yoga Doing yoga for 10-30 minutes or more every day provides systematic and varied training for the main groups of muscles in the body, along with the tend
The Power of the Wandering Mind Many schools of meditation portray mind wandering as an enemy, a wild animal that needs to be tamed. In nondirective meditation, the wandering mind is
Meditation in a stressful society The meditator’s mood changes in a positive direction. While this indicates a lower level of general stress, the ability to react to acute stress is in
Chapter 14: Self-observation or effortlessness? Both differ from concentrative practices in accepting mind wandering as a natural part of the practice. At the same time, there are subtle but importa
Chapter 4: From brain to body Tense muscles loosen up, heartbeat and breathing slow down, mental stress is released, thoughts and memories pass freely through the mind. Physiologic
True or false – three widespread meditation myths I do not divulge to them how many hours I will meditate, but tell my colleague, who like me has ‘Manager’ in her job title, and two smaller children,