5.8.2010 | 10:49
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Stop stressing, start living
(August 2, 2010)Our lives are frenetic: a giddy round of ceaseless activity. In fact, we are in danger of becoming what medical pioneer and meditation expert Dr Jon Kabat-Zinn calls human doings, instead of human beings.
More and more people are finding that meditation is the perfect antidote. What is meditation?
Meditation is an ancient practice. Anthropological studies show that various forms of meditation have been used in nearly every culture and religion since the beginning of recorded human history. It seems that we are genetically programmed to spend time in silent contemplation.
Meditation is not about withdrawing from the world, but rather about engaging with it more fully so that you can awaken to the beauty of each and every moment. Every time we worry about the future or fret over the past, we are missing the moment right in front of us and, as Kabat-Zinn reminds us, we only have moments to live.
The benefits of being here now
1 Meditation calms the mind
The sages compare the mind to a monkey constantly chattering, and never able to stay still. Meditation trains the monkey. A calm mind generates inner peace, which has a positive effect on our relationships and workplace. A clear mind is able to focus efficiently on one task at a time and the increase in concentration leads to better results in all areas of life. Television is the junk food of the mind. Meditation masters agree that the quick succession of passing visual images gives viewers mental indigestion and a short attention span. They claim that the mental discipline of meditation reverses this adverse effect and enables practitioners to master focus and singular attention.
2 Meditation boosts your immunity
Numerous studies have shown that meditation increases resistance to viruses. A study of male runners conducted in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that six months of meditation practice lessened the suppressive effect that strenuous exercise has on the immune system. Proponents of a popular form of meditation, transcendental meditation (TM), claim that it also reduces levels of cortisol, the stress hormone that numerous studies have linked to high levels of systemic inflammation and chronic disease.
3 Meditation boosts your energy
Breathing oxygenates every cell of the body, from the brain to the vital organs. When we are stressed our breathing becomes shallow, and we deprive our body of sufficient oxygen, making it susceptible to health problems. Deep breathing raises levels of blood oxygen, which optimises health in many ways. It can go so far as to improve fitness and mental performance and stimulate digestion. Complementary health guru Dr Andrew Weil says, If I had to limit my advice on healthier living to just one tip, it would be simply to learn how to breathe correctly.
Meditation teaches you to breathe deeply. One way to do this is to breathe in deeply through the nose and hold it for a second before breathing out through the mouth. This makes your breathing much more defined and keeps it focussed, so that you do not forget and start breathing in a more shallow way.
4 Meditation eases anxiety and stops panic attacks
Jeffrey Brantley, author of Calming Your Anxious Mind (New Harbinger) says that with a little perseverance meditation can eradicate anxiety, panic attacks and phobias. The practice of meditation brings an accepting and calm view of yourself and your present situation. With meditation you become aware of the tension and stress you are holding throughout your body. This allows your mind to accept tension and not misinterpret it as a signal to start panicking or feeling anxious.
5 Meditation makes you happy
Stephan Bodian, author of Meditation for Dummies (For Dummies), which has sold more than 150 000 copies worldwide, has been teaching meditation for 35 years. He swears that regular meditation sends your serotonin levels soaring. He says, studies using brain-imaging technology show that meditation, even for a short time, will substantially and measurably increase your happiness (also known as subjective wellbeing) and your enjoyment of life.
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Hugleiðslunámskeið á Íslandi
- Námskeið hjá Hugleiðslu- og friðarmiðstöðinni
- Sahaja yoga-hugleiðsla
- Hugleiðslunámskeið hjá Brahma Kumaris
- Sri Chinmoy miðstöðin á Íslandi
- Andartak.is - Kundalini jóga og hugleiðsla
- Zen-hugleiðslunámskeið
- Dharma.is - Innsæishugleiðsla
- Innhverf íhugun
Frí hugleiðslunámskeið á Netinu
- Free Meditations
- Námskeið í búddískri hugleiðslu
- Námskeið í Kundalini yoga
- Free online meditation course
- Free Sahaja meditation course online
Hugleiðsla
Hér er að finna tengla þar sem þú getur lært og kynnt þér hugleiðslu.
- Listin að hugleiða
- Zen á Íslandi - Zen-hugleiðsla
- Kristbjörg
- Kundalini-hugleiðsla
- Hugleiðslu- og friðarmiðstöðin
- SGI-búddismi á Íslandi
- Sri Chinmoy miðstöðin á Íslandi
- Skandinavíski yoga- og hugleiðsluskólinn
- Leiðbeiningar fyrir Zen-hugleiðslu
- Sahaja Yoga
- Brahma Kumaris - Raja Yoga hugleiðsla
- Jack Kornfield - Insight Meditation (vipassana)
- Centerpointe
- Ljósmiðlun
- Traditional Yoga and Meditation of the Himalayan Masters
- Innhverf íhugun
- Vipassana meditation course
Helg forn rit
- Veda-ritin
- Bhagavad Gita
- Bhagavad Gita
- Upanishads
- Upanishads
- Shiva sutra
- Brahma Sutra
- Yogasútrur Patanjalis
- Rig Veda
- Sama Veda
- Hatha Yoga Pradipika
- Shiva Samhita
- Gheranda Samhita
- Sacred Texts (Helg indversk rit)
- Biblían
- Dhammapada
- Kóraninn
Tímarit um andleg málefni
- Tímaritið Knowledge of reality
- Bindu - Tímarit Skandinavíska yoga- og hugleiðsluskólans
- Tímaritið Gangleri
- Primary Point - Zen
- Efnisskrá Ganglera frá 1926
- The Sufism Journal online
- The Theosophist
Bækur á íslensku um andleg málefni
- Starfsrækt (Karma yoga) - Swami Vivekananda
- Allar bækur Gunnars Dal
- Bækur eftir Alice Baily
- Martínus - Bækur á íslensku
- Launviska Vedabóka
Bækur um andleg málefni
- The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ
- Bók um Kriya Yoga
- Sjálfsævisaga Jóga
- Whispers from Eternity - Paramahansa Yogananda
- The Path - Swami Kriyananda
- God is for Everyone - Inspired by Yogananda
- My time with the master - Paramahansa Prajnanananda
- The Universe Within - Paramahansa Prajnanananda
- The art and science of Raja Yoga - Swami Kriyananda
- Complete work of Swami Vivekananda
- Gopi Krishna - Bækur, greinar og viðtöl
- Bókin Zen and the brain
- Zen Mind, Beginner´s Mind - Shunryu Suzuki-roshi
- Manual of Zen Buddhisim - D. T. Suzuki
- Stripping the Gurus
- Rödd þagnarinnar á ensku
- Eckhart Tolle - Stillness Speaks - Hljóðbók
- Bækur eftir Ramana Maharshi
- Saundarya Lahiri
- The Meditative Mind - Krishnamurti
- Krishnamurti´s Notebook
- Meditations - Krishnamurti
- The Serpent Power
- C. W. Leadbeater - Chakras: A Monograph
- Kundalini Yoga - Swami Sivananda
- Fríar bækur með Krishnamurti
- The Tibetan Book of Dead
- Karma Yoga - Swami Vivekananda
- Leiðarljós (Light on the Path) á ensku
- The Power of Now - Hljóðbók
- Hljóðbókin Breath sweeps mind eftir Jakusho Kwong-roshi
- Opening the Hand of Thought Bók eftir Kosho Uchiyama
- To shine one corner of the world : moments with Shunryu Suzuki : stories of a Zen master told by his students
- How to Cook your Life - Dogen
- The Art of Just Sitting: Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Shikantaza
- On Zen Practice
- On Having No Head
Greinar um andleg málefni
- Greinasafn Lífspekifélagsins/Guðspekifélagsins
- Greinar eftir Sigvalda Hjálmarsson
- Greinar og rannskóknir tengdar kundalini
- Krishnamurti - Greinar, viðtöl og tilvitnanir
- Hugleiðingar um kenningar Sigvalda Hjálmarssonar - I. Hluti
- Hugleiðingar um kenningar Sigvalda Hjálmarssonar - II. hluti
- Greinar úr zen-tímaritinu Primary Point
- Greinar eftir dr. Erlend Haraldsson
- Greinasafn Jóns L. Arnalds
- Yður er í dag frelsari fæddur? - Njörður P. Njarðvík
- Yoga og geðrækt
- Leiðin til hugljómunar - Sigvaldi Hjálmarsson
- Geinar úr tímaritinu Quest
Ýmsir tenglar andlegs eðlis - Íslenskir
- Kærleikssetrið
- Jógakennarafélag Íslands
- Lífspekifélagið/Guðspekifélagið
- AA
- CoDa
- Viska og gleði
- Kærleikssamtökin
- Björg Einarsdóttir
- Trú.is
- LAUSNIN - Baráttusamtök gegn meðvirkni
- Dharma.is - Innsæishugleiðsla
- Dulheimar - Andleg þróunarheimspeki
- Vetrarbrautin.com
- Listi yfir skráð trú- og lífskoðunarfélög á Íslandi
Ýmsir tenglar andlegs eðlis - Erlendir
- DharmaTalk með Thich Nhat Hanh
- Agni Yoga
- Meditation of the Himalayan Masters
- Vedanta Society
- Vedanta.com
- tantra-kundalini.com
- Ayurveda-próf - Hvaða líkamsgerð ertu?
- Prajnanamission
- Big Mind
- Vedanta Spiritual Library
- Great Integral Awakening
- Sounds True
- Wildmind - Buddhist Meditation
- Institute for Consciousness Research
- Biology of Kundalini
- Kundalini Research Network
- Hindu Tantrik Tradition
- Inner Self
- Spirit Voyage
- Dalai Lama kyrjar möntru úr Rig Veda
- Ýmislegt um Ramakrishna
- The Five Tibetan Rite
- Message from masters
- Bæklingur um sanskrítarframburð
- The Theosophical Society - International Headquarters
- Sri Vidya
- Vedanet
- Eastern tradition - Eastern Tradition Research Archive
- Lífspekifélög/Guðspekifélög um allan heim
Ýmsir andans menn
- Sigvaldi Hjálmarsson
- J. Krishnamurti
- Ken Wilber
- Gopi Krishna
- Swami Sivananda
- Osho
- Deepak Chopra
- Swami Vivekananda
- Sri Ramakrishna
- Yogi Hari
- Eckhart Tolle
- Yogi Shanti Desai
- Yogi Amrit Desai
- Shunryu Suzuki roshi
- Ramana Maharishi
- Sri Aurobindo
- Paramahansa Yogananda
- Paramahamsa Hariharananda
- Jakusho Kwong-roshi
- Jack Kornfield
- Swami Rama
- Grétar Fells
- D. T. Suzuki
- Dalai Lama
- Thich Nhat Hanh
- Eckhart Tolle
- Helena Blavatsky
- Paramahamsa Prajnanananda
- Rupert Spira
- Bodhidharma
- Om Swami
Lífspeki/Guðspeki
- Lífspekifélag Íslands
- Lífspekifélagið í USA
- Helena Blavatzky
- Facebook-síða Lífspekifélags Íslands
- Aðalstöðvar Lífspekifélagsins á Indlandi
Kriya Yoga
Hér er að finna tengla tengda Kriya Yoga
- Kriya Yoga Institute
- Paramahansa Hariharananda
- Paramahamsa Prajnanananda
- Bækur um Kriya Yoga eftir Hariharananda og Prajnananda
- Self-Realization Fellowship
- Ananda: The Teaching of Paramahansa Yogananda
- Cyberspace Ashram for Kriya Yoga
- Bókin Sjálfsævisaga jóga (Autobiography of a Yogi)
- Kriya Yoga - Swami Shankarananda Giri
- Kriya Yoga - Yogi Dhirananda
- Bók um Kriya Yoga á Netinu
- Kriya Yoga in the Lahiri Mahasaya family tradition
- Babaji´s Kriya Yoga
- Myndbönd um kriya yoga
- Prajnanamission
- Babaji Kriya Hatha Yoga - 18 Kriya Postures
- Umsókn - Kennslustundir hjá SRF
Hatha Yoga (Líkamsstöður - Teygjur)
- Yogavin
- Jóga hjá Kristbjörgu
- Jóga Stúdíó
- Jógakennarafélag Íslands
- Jóga Jörð
- Jen Reviews
- Sólir
- Yogashala
- Jógakennarar og jógastöðvar á Íslandi
Zen
- Zen á Íslandi
- Sonoma Mountain Zen Center
- Bókin Zen Mind, Beginners Mind eftir Shunryu Suzuki-roshi
- Bókin No Beginning. No End eftir Jakusho Kwong-roshi kennara Zen á Íslandi
- Hljóðbókin Breath Sweeps Mind eftir Jakusho Kwong-roshi
- The Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki-roshi
- San Francisco Zen Center
- Myndbönd með Suzuki-roshi
- Plum Village - Thich Nhat Hanh
- Zen of Recovery - Mel Ash
- Zen Road
- Zen sútrur
- Kwan Um School of Zen
- Daily Zen
- Big Mind
- Zen Peacemakers
- Suzuki-roshi 50
- Hljóðbókin Zen mind, beginner´s mind
- The Suzuki Roshi Audio Archive
- Opening the Hand of Thought Bók eftir Kosho Uchiyama
- To shine one corner of the world : moments with Shunryu Suzuki : stories of a Zen master told by his students
- How to Cook your Life - Dogen
- The Art of Just Sitting: Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Shikantaza
- On Zen Practice
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