Sunday, October 31, 2010

Experience FREEDOM........... meditate!


Benefits of Meditation
Research has scientifically proven that meditation is a safe and simple way to balance your physical, emotional, and mental state and its countless values have been known and practiced for thousands of years.
The Benefits of Meditation are endless:
· Slows down the aging process
· Releases stress from our bodies
· Creates a state of deep relaxation and general feeling of wellbeing
· Improves cardiovascular function
· Increases blood flow and slows the heart rate
· Allows the body to repair itself and prevent further damage
· Better Sleep
· Helps keep blood pressure normal
· Increases concentration and strengthens the mind
· Helps reduce heart disease
· Helps with weight loss
· Builds self confidence
· Increases serotonin which influences moods and behaviour. Low levels of serotonin are associated with depression, headaches and insomnia.
· Helps one to quit smoking, drug or alcohol addiction
· Enhances energy
· Reduces anxiety attacks by lowering the levels of blood lactate
· Decreases muscle tension (any pain due to tension) and headaches
· Helps in post-operative healing
· Enhances the immune system
· Reduces emotional distress
· Reduces dependency on drugs and pharmaceuticals
· Improves performance
· Better able to "flow" with life
· Develops awareness of being in the moment
Helps to keep things in perspective and provides peace of mind
+ Live Well = Live Yoga
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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Your thoughts are your destiny



Your thoughts become words.


Your words become actions.


Your actions become habits.


Your habits become character.


Your character becomes your destiny.







Saturday, October 16, 2010

"You reign over the Kingdom of five rivers"


“Each of us is a king who reigns over a very vast territory that has five rivers. The first river is our body, which we do not know well enough.
The second is the river of sensations. Each sensation is a drop of water in this river. There are pleasant sensations, others that are unpleasant and neutral sensations. To meditate is to sit down on the bank of the river of sensations and identify each sensation as it arises.
The third is the river of perceptions, which it is necessary to observe. You must look deeply into their nature in order to understand.
The fourth is the river mental formations, of which there are fifty one. And finally there is the river of consciousness.”

From TRUE LOVE by Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk and teacher.