Meditation

creates a creative and satisfying life when they are developed and function in a harmonious balance. The life areas also describe a balance between the inner and outer world that continuously relate to and enrich each other. These three life areas are Meditation, Relationships and Creativity. Traditionally man has created a deep split between the material and spiritual aspects of life. Man has created a split between the inner and the outer world, between intellect and intuition, between body…

Japan in the 11th century. Buddhidharma was the first Zen master to teach in the monastery; he was applauded for teaching meditation and the monks saw it through Buddha’s precepts. The word Zen means “meditation,” and the goal of Zen meditation is to achieve enlightenment. It can be experienced through everyday life, at work, in art, and in sports. The monks practice meditation, which is the fundamental part of Zen. The Koan is used to train Zen Buddhist monks to abandon ultimate dependence on…

Meditations I concerns Descartes’s method of doubt, and distrusting his deceptive senses which permits him to rid of many beliefs. Additionally, this part of Meditations documented his dreaming argument which is also known as his skepticism of the external world claim which declares that you cannot distinguish a dream from real life,…

a different topic as the subject. For that week CAPS (counseling and psychological services) was invited to teach meditation. Ann, working as an intern at CAPS, was responsible for introducing the students to the class before an instructor started meditation. She was also responsible to give some concluding remarks before the class was dismissed. She introduced students to meditation by talking about its background and benefits for about ten minutes. She led a discussion-oriented introduction.…

upsetting events associated with being a caregiver to complete one week before the yoga instruction course called Inner Resources began. The Inner Resources program consisted of six weekly sessions: that included instruction and group practice in meditation, guided imagery, mantra repetition, breathing techniques, and hatha yoga. The participants were given yoga audio tapes in order to be able to practice for 30min a day…

mindfulness has remained the same: meditation. While there are a variety of forms of meditation, they all tend to cultivate kindness, compassion and equanimity (Davidson,…

of deep sleep and are generally not present during meditation or relaxation. Theta waves (4-8Hz) are strongest in the frontal and middle parts of the brain during meditation and most likely show the relaxed attention that arises as we focus on our inner experiences. Frequent Theta waves are more likely to occur in highly experienced meditation practitioners. Alpha waves (8-13Hz) are present during relaxation, daydreaming and light meditation and indicate wakeful rest. However, Alpha waves are…

famous French philosophy, was known as “the Father of modern philosophy”. With his formidable and broad knowledge, Descartes fostered his desire to seek for only true beliefs that were certain and indubitably true. In his work, the Rene Descartes Meditations on First Philosophy, Descartes reiterated his intellectual process of doubting and questioning all the essences of corporeal and intangible issues in order to accept only what was genuinely certain. Descartes had two most famous studied: the…

One of the first non-material things that can be seen is relaxation the meditation that you do at the beginning is geared towards relaxation and clearing your mind, everyone in the room was relaxed after the meditation also the stretching was very relaxing. Another non-material thing that I noticed was the overall push for positivity they wanted you to push negative thoughts and issues from your…

about what I should have done differently before going to bed. Am hoping few minutes of mediation before a long day will help me clear my mind which will translate to a good night sleep and a good health. I don’t have any experience with any form of meditation. I always thought that I can handle anything. With many changes in my life like school, work and family presenting stressful conditions every day, I find it hard to control everything. All these stressor are causing a strain in my health…