Benefits of Transcendental Meditation (Transcendental Meditation)

Transcendental Meditation

To learn Transcendental Meditation you first attend a free introductory lecture, at which you learn about the value and benefits of regular practice of the technique. Robert Roth, author of the book, Transcendental Meditation, describes some of these benefits:

• Reduced stress
• Improved memory and learning ability
• Increased energy
• Increased inner calm
• Reduced insomnia
• Increased happiness and self-esteem
• Reduced anxiety and depression
• Improved relationships
• Improved health (in many categories)

Younger biological age How do so many benefits come from one technique? After a full night of sleep you awaken refreshed, because repair and balancing mechanisms of the physiology dissolve physical, mental, and emotional stresses. Because the state of rest spontaneously induced by Transcendental Meditation is even more profound than that attained during sleep, your mind and body spontaneously release anxiety and deeply rooted stress that they would otherwise be unable to dissolve. This state of total relaxation while fully awake, or “restful alertness” as meditators refer to it, purifies and thus rejuvenates the mind and body. This inner calm allows you to make healthier lifestyle choices because you are acting from a place of calmness and orderliness in brain functioning rather than from stress.

Transcendental Meditation and high blood pressure
Transcendental Meditation enlivens your spirit, which has enormous health benefits on all levels. Medicine now recognizes the intimate connection between health and spirituality and Transcendental Meditation is recognized as a technique to accomplish this union. This chapter examines these benefits for cardiovascular disease. The National Institutes of Health recommended meditation as the first treatment for high blood pressure in 1986.
Transcendental Meditation is a simple, effortless mental technique that can be learned easily and quickly by anyone. It is practiced for twenty minutes both morning and evening. Hundreds of scientific studies worldwide over the past 30 years document benefits of the practice to both the mind and body. Because Transcendental Meditation spontaneously induces a deep state of relaxation, practitioners find it refreshing, and therefore very pleasurable to practice. This enjoyment creates an internal motivation to continue practicing the technique.
Although meditators gain great benefits from reaching a level of rest that is deeper than sleep (as measured by heart rate and oxygen consumption), Transcendental Meditation is not a substitute for sleep. A good night’s sleep is still necessary to maintain strength of the immune system, in order to fight off minor and even major threats to health.
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Stress Reduction Meditation (Transcendental Meditation)

Transcendental Meditation

Even a year ago, it would have been hard for me to picture myself meditating. I was not a meditative person. I was what you might call a man of action. I was always on the go. I could never stop for even a moment. Every moment of my life would be filled with activities. When I wasn't working, it was racquetball. When it wasn't racquetball, I was going out drinking with my friends. Stress reduction meditation never even entered my head. I was so busy that I didn't even understand that I was stressed.

Then, all of a sudden, it hit me. I had a breakdown. It was like that. Nothing had ever happened so quickly. I was lying on the ground sobbing. My boss gave me a few weeks off work, and in the mean time I went in to see a therapist. She said that I was well-adjusted, but that I was addicted to keeping busy. I needed to try some mindfulness stress reduction meditation. I thought she was a quack at first. I did not need meditation stress reduction. I just needed a week or two off, at least that is what my boss told me. She said that it wasn't that simple. Without stress reduction meditation, I would continue to feel the same internal tensions. I would stay tense until I boiled over again.

I certainly didn't want that. One breakdown was embarrassing enough. I tried stress reduction meditation tapes. At first, I couldn't even bring myself to take it seriously. I put on stress reduction tapes, heard the soothing voice and the chimes, and burst into laughter. After a while, though, I realized that I was just wasting my time. I had to take the stress reduction meditation seriously or I should give it up altogether. I decided to give it a go. I did stress reduction meditation every morning for a week. My daily meditation worked wonders. After only one week, I felt much calmer. I could relax and take it easy without worrying. I did not need to always be running around. It changed my life!

Even if you don't live a busy life like I do, stress reduction meditation can be valuable. Whether you take a stress reduction meditation course, or used tapes like I did, it can change your life. Even if you only take 30 minutes a day, it can be enough to profoundly affect the way you see the world. Mindfulness meditation is a powerful and helpful tool.

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