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Relaxation Through Meditation
My preference would be to call meditation relaxation – conscious relaxation, chosenrelaxation. These are words that are more universally understood, more comfortable.Constantly working toward the goal of discovering my own ability to reach a state of serenity, I have learned to meditate.Meditating is actually easier than you might imagine. Most of us have dabbled inmeditation by participating in conscious relaxation. Maybe during an exercise class or tomanage pain at the dentist or anxiety before a test. We start by paying attention to ourbreathing. The practical effort to focus completely on our breathing takes our mindsaway from the "mind clutter" that constantly tries to invade our mind and eliminatefeelings that will lead to a time of calm. With repeated effort the goal of clearing yourmind – to think of nothing, does occur and the process of meditation takes on its ownenergy. The result is, and I guarantee this, peace, serenity, calmness, eventuallyopening yourself to new insights.
 Meditating for Life
Too much stress, stress reduction, chill out, let it go, detach – familiar phrases to all of us. Our world is fast, fun and exciting. It is also challenging, trying, demanding andfrightening. These two sides of our lives produce stress, emotional reactions, anxiety,worry and anticipation. Our bodies and minds can tolerate only so much of any of these.After a while, each of us reaches a saturation point and the results becomeuncomfortable at best; for some it may be unbearable, even unendurable.No magic pill is available to eliminate these feelings. The reality is, as the wise old mansaid, the answer is inside all of us. To manage these universal concerns we must goinside ourselves. Among the steps we can take is the learning and practicing of meditation.
What to Expect
With time and faith in the commitment to practice frequently, (daily meditating isideal), during your meditation time you may "leave the moment." A feeling of separationexists where the mind is clear, clean and blank. You will still hear sounds around you,but they will not interfere with your meditation.Sometimes you may weep -- you may not even be aware of what is making you weep. Itis your own emotions having a voice of their own. Sometimes you may feel a smile acrossyour face -- that is contentment showing itself. Sometimes you may fall asleep andawaken truly refreshed.There is no right or wrong behavior during your meditation. It is your time for you.Everyone deserves this kind of personal attention. This is a self-care activity; lovingoneself! Teach it to your children instead of a time-out in their room or corner. Teach itto your friends, family, anyone who will listen. We can share this gift and get back as wegive. We are all better because of each person who meditates. The peace and joy felt bythose who meditate enters the world for all of us as positive energy. From it the world isa better place. Imagine if we all practiced meditation!
 
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it in a chair. It is important to have both feet on the ground.You may choose to be barefoot. Let your arms rest comfortably by you resides.Take several deep breaths. While letting your breathing becomes deeper andeven, picture yourself standing with your feet apart hands by your sides with yourfingers naturally open. Keep this picture in your mind as you continue.Inhale … Exhale …Allow your breathing to relax your body and clear your mind.Picture a circle of energy near the base of your spine. This energy is strong. Itconnects you to the earth. This energy generates instinctive feelings of survival. Iturges you to love and care for yourself.Move up to the next circle of energy in your pelvic area – this is the center of youremotions. Your acceptance of pleasure springs from this energy source. Acceptingthe joy and contentment derived from physical pleasure will contribute to overallbalance in life.The energy of the third Chakra is near the naval area. Your creativity will flowfrom here. The essence of your spirituality begins with this positive energysource. Your heart Chakra energy is about love. It is the source of active love thatis in everything you do. Your ability to love comes from here and includes yourcapacity for empathy, sympathy, forgiveness and allows the abundance of all lifeto be available to you. The positive essence is an overwhelming sense of fullnessfelt as love.The throat Chakra involves the energy of your own inner voice – guiding you to beopen and honest with yourself an others. This is your voice of wisdom. Whenlistened to this will lead you to take actions that will keep you balanced and trueto yourself.The next energy level near your forehead will guide you to awareness of yoursoul. Imagination is the magic of this Chakra. Let yourself free your mind and asyou accept the power and the awe of your own soul, so will you realize the soulwithin everyone and everything.Finally to the top of your head, the energy flows out and above you. It is directlyconnected to your spiritual self and all spirituality in the world. With this Chakra,flashes of enlightenment will occur -- moments of true understanding of the worldand all it contains. All events and emotions are clear and during those moments,
 
everything makes sense. This highest energy source is the essence of all life andexistence. It is true magic and it is yours.Envision your whole being fully energized through your having focused on theChakra points. The body connection to each energy source will guide you to heedits request for attention through physical sensations – a headache, a stiff back,butterflies in your stomach.Think … what is going on in your life that may be blocking the positive energy flow– are you so busy with tasks that you must do that you have no time to be playfuland enjoy the day? Are you so involved with the technical side of daily activitiesthat you have no time for fantasy? Are you so busy taking care of everyone else’sneeds that you ignore your own needs and desires? Trust that these sensationsmean something. Think about it … Permit yourself to realize that as you noticethese connections, you will naturally save yourself, your soul your spirit. You willbe more vital in all that you do.
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llow your body to gently relax. Move yourself around on your chair until you feelperfectly comfortable.Now I want you to move your attention DOWN from your head to your chin andDOWN from your chin to your throat and DOWN from your throat to your chest.DOWN, DOWN to your stomach.Now move down into that safe place deep within yourself, that place which is justbelow your navel. This is your sacred sanctuary, a place that only you know about.From that place, I want you to move into the hallway in your mind. Along thehallway are many doors. One particular door is of golden light. You feel drawn bythat door and you move through the door of light into a place of peace, comfortand protection.Once through the door, you find yourself on a path through the woods. As youmove along the path, you faintly hear the sound of water. Birds sing in the trees.The sunlight filters through the canopy of deep, green trees overhead. A warm
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gentle breeze caresses your face and blows lightly through your hair. You feel as if 
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