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Meditation.
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I thought about trying meditation. Does anyone know anything about it? Do you have to sit crossed legged or in yoga positions? I'm a bit creaky for that. Does it make you sleep? Suggestions please (not too rude).
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I went to come classes once, a mixture of Qui Gong and meditation. I find it ridiculously hard to switch off, even during meditation although it did help me to learn how to focus on something more relaxing.
I was just sat comfortable, no ommmming or anything like that, just relaxed and learning to feel grounded and focus on relaxing things like my breathing or a relaxing vision.
I find it helps with stressful situations and getting relaxed to sleep and with a medical condition.
I can now do thngs like focus on my breathing and the tip of my nose to help calm myself and focus, I can help relax myself for sleep by imagining each part of my body relaxing bit by bit in waves and when I have the onset of dizziness/vertigo (clinical from ear disorder) I can help myself feel more grounded (feet flat on the floor and feeling attached, if that makes sense, breathing etc...) and focus.
I was also taught a technique to destress where to take a deep breath in through your mouth then hold and release slowly through your nose and another where you take a deep breath and slowly breath out then, when done, make a final exerted breath out. The latter one tends to make me laugh but that is good in itself :)
I was just sat comfortable, no ommmming or anything like that, just relaxed and learning to feel grounded and focus on relaxing things like my breathing or a relaxing vision.
I find it helps with stressful situations and getting relaxed to sleep and with a medical condition.
I can now do thngs like focus on my breathing and the tip of my nose to help calm myself and focus, I can help relax myself for sleep by imagining each part of my body relaxing bit by bit in waves and when I have the onset of dizziness/vertigo (clinical from ear disorder) I can help myself feel more grounded (feet flat on the floor and feeling attached, if that makes sense, breathing etc...) and focus.
I was also taught a technique to destress where to take a deep breath in through your mouth then hold and release slowly through your nose and another where you take a deep breath and slowly breath out then, when done, make a final exerted breath out. The latter one tends to make me laugh but that is good in itself :)
Will do jenna, it's great to see that all of these amazing health benefits can be ours through meditation.
It lowers oxygen consumption.
It decreases respiratory rate.
It increases blood flow and slows the heart rate.
Increases exercise tolerance in heart patients.
Leads to a deeper level of relaxation.
Good for people with high blood pressure as it brings the B.P. to normal.
Reduces anxiety attacks by lowering the levels of blood lactate.
Decreases muscle tension (any pain due to tension) and headaches.
Builds self-confidence.
It increases serotonin production which influences mood and behaviour. Low levels of serotonin are associated with depression, obesity, insomnia and headaches.
Helps in chronic diseases like allergies , arthritis etc.
Reduces Pre- menstrual Syndrome.
Helps in post-operative healing.
Enhances the immune system. Research has revealed that meditation increases activity of 'natural-killer cells', which kill bacteria and cancer cells.
Also reduces activity of viruses and emotional distress.
It lowers oxygen consumption.
It decreases respiratory rate.
It increases blood flow and slows the heart rate.
Increases exercise tolerance in heart patients.
Leads to a deeper level of relaxation.
Good for people with high blood pressure as it brings the B.P. to normal.
Reduces anxiety attacks by lowering the levels of blood lactate.
Decreases muscle tension (any pain due to tension) and headaches.
Builds self-confidence.
It increases serotonin production which influences mood and behaviour. Low levels of serotonin are associated with depression, obesity, insomnia and headaches.
Helps in chronic diseases like allergies , arthritis etc.
Reduces Pre- menstrual Syndrome.
Helps in post-operative healing.
Enhances the immune system. Research has revealed that meditation increases activity of 'natural-killer cells', which kill bacteria and cancer cells.
Also reduces activity of viruses and emotional distress.
It always seems to come down to me to appear to p1ss on the parade, but I feel responsible to put yoga activities into perspective as a one sided view has been given.
Some yoga practitioners make outlandish claims about the physiological benefits of yoga, often without any scientific proof whatsoever.
It lowers oxygen consumption.
It decreases respiratory rate.
It increases blood flow and slows the heart rate.
Good for people with high blood pressure as it brings the B.P. to normal
It increases serotonin production which influences mood and behaviour.
Helps in chronic diseases like allergies , arthritis etc.
Reduces Pre- menstrual Syndrome.
Helps in post-operative healing.
Enhances the immune system. Research has revealed that meditation increases activity of 'natural-killer cells', which kill bacteria and cancer cells.
Also reduces activity of viruses and emotional distress
But yoga is a good workout if you need to wind down, focus or improve your flexibility and balance.
Some yoga practitioners make outlandish claims about the physiological benefits of yoga, often without any scientific proof whatsoever.
It lowers oxygen consumption.
It decreases respiratory rate.
It increases blood flow and slows the heart rate.
Good for people with high blood pressure as it brings the B.P. to normal
It increases serotonin production which influences mood and behaviour.
Helps in chronic diseases like allergies , arthritis etc.
Reduces Pre- menstrual Syndrome.
Helps in post-operative healing.
Enhances the immune system. Research has revealed that meditation increases activity of 'natural-killer cells', which kill bacteria and cancer cells.
Also reduces activity of viruses and emotional distress
But yoga is a good workout if you need to wind down, focus or improve your flexibility and balance.
I tried a yoga class once. I just couldn`t get into it. I sat on the floor and felt a complete prat when it got to the ommms. I thought, yes this might be great in Bangkok, but sitting doing omms in Teddington feels slightly ridiculous. I`m not sure those Eastern practices travel very well. You don`t have to practice yoga to meditate though. Any form on relaxation, if one can learn to relax, will have the same health benefits. That could be exercise, listening to music or anything else really.
This thread has a biased and one sided approach to Yoga and I would like to re-establish a realistic balance to the subject.
Some yoga practitioners make outlandish claims about the physiological benefits of yoga, often without any scientific proof whatsoever.
<<It lowers oxygen consumption.
It decreases respiratory rate.<<<
I have no argument with the above except to say that this is the case with any relaxing pastime...e.g watching TV or reading a book.
<<<It increases blood flow and slows the heart rate. <<<
How can the circulation, slow the heart rate but at the same time increase the blood flow?....this is physiologically impossible.
<<<Good for people with high blood pressure as it brings the B.P. to normal<<
It may well lower the BP in people with hypertension, but certainly not back to normal and this fall in BP is only transient.......goes back to it´s high level again soon after ceasing the Yoga session.
>>>It increases serotonin production which influences mood and behaviour.<<<<<
I can find no studies that have measured the serotonin levels before and then after a Yoga session.
<<<<Helps in chronic diseases like allergies , arthritis etc.
Reduces Pre- menstrual Syndrome.<<<<
Again no reputable medical studies support these claims only reports from Yoga Associations which would hardly be "neutral" in their findings.
<<<Helps in post-operative healing.<<< Total nonsense with no medical support. Healing of what?
<<Enhances the immune system. Research has revealed that meditation increases activity of 'natural-killer cells', which kill bacteria and cancer cells.
Also reduces activity of viruses and emotional distress <<<<
Some yoga practitioners make outlandish claims about the physiological benefits of yoga, often without any scientific proof whatsoever.
<<It lowers oxygen consumption.
It decreases respiratory rate.<<<
I have no argument with the above except to say that this is the case with any relaxing pastime...e.g watching TV or reading a book.
<<<It increases blood flow and slows the heart rate. <<<
How can the circulation, slow the heart rate but at the same time increase the blood flow?....this is physiologically impossible.
<<<Good for people with high blood pressure as it brings the B.P. to normal<<
It may well lower the BP in people with hypertension, but certainly not back to normal and this fall in BP is only transient.......goes back to it´s high level again soon after ceasing the Yoga session.
>>>It increases serotonin production which influences mood and behaviour.<<<<<
I can find no studies that have measured the serotonin levels before and then after a Yoga session.
<<<<Helps in chronic diseases like allergies , arthritis etc.
Reduces Pre- menstrual Syndrome.<<<<
Again no reputable medical studies support these claims only reports from Yoga Associations which would hardly be "neutral" in their findings.
<<<Helps in post-operative healing.<<< Total nonsense with no medical support. Healing of what?
<<Enhances the immune system. Research has revealed that meditation increases activity of 'natural-killer cells', which kill bacteria and cancer cells.
Also reduces activity of viruses and emotional distress <<<<
<<<<<Enhances the immune system. Research has revealed that meditation increases activity of 'natural-killer cells', which kill bacteria and cancer cells.
Also reduces activity of viruses and emotional distress <<<<
No scientific studies at all to substantiate the above.
But yoga is a good workout if you need to wind down, focus or improve your flexibility and balance
Also reduces activity of viruses and emotional distress <<<<
No scientific studies at all to substantiate the above.
But yoga is a good workout if you need to wind down, focus or improve your flexibility and balance
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one thing I found was meditating lowers my heart rate quite a bit..(to between 35-40 bpm. (checked using a pulse oximeter) on a couple of occasions at work....also resp rate drops....I also do yoga at times as it seems to be less likely to cause joint pain.... and combined with swimming I feel better when I keep it up...
If you are going to go down the yoga path find a teacher you get on with...can take a few different tries
If you are going to go down the yoga path find a teacher you get on with...can take a few different tries
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