« Free Internet Workout Timer |

Scientific benefits of meditation

Link to the article…

http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/relax–its-good-for-you-20090819-eqlo.html?page=-1

This entry was posted on September 21, 2009 at 12:21 am and is filed under General Info. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “Scientific benefits of meditation”

  1. jleeger says:
    September 21, 2009 at 1:27 pm

    Totally great. Glad that “science” finally approves of what people have known for 10,000 years. Integrating relaxation into your practice is a different matter…

    I personally think that relaxation by itself (relaxation meditation, or relaxation massage) is only really good done very infrequently. Relaxation, like meditation, or like exercise, or life, should be an active process. Then you learn something about your state…you become a participant in the state of your body.

    For people interested, look into a nice Autogenic Programming or Progressive Relaxation recordings, or Eckhart Tolle’s first book - The Power of Now. All of the exercises from Power of Now are in the “Power of Now: Essential Teachings” book, if you’re short for time or want to just get right to it.

  2. Nick says:
    September 26, 2009 at 12:23 am

    I never really cared for Yoga. I always thought it was better to learn how to be in a peaceful state when in motion. It just seems more util to be able to relax in a situation rather than in a quiet room on a pillow. Maybe a balance of both is good though.

Leave a Reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.