Meditation

What is Meditation?

Private religious devotion or mental exercise, in which techniques of concentration and contemplation are used to reach a heightened level of spiritual awareness. The practice has existed in all religions since ancient times. In Hinduism it has been systematized in the school of Yoga. One aspect of Yoga, dhyana (Sanskrit: “concentrated meditation”), gave rise to a school of its own among the Buddhists, becoming the basis of Zen. In many religions, meditation involves verbal or mental repetition of a single syllable, word, or text (e.g., a mantra). Visual images (e.g., a mandala) or mechanical devices such as prayer wheels or rosaries can be useful in focusing concentration. In the 20th century, movements such as Transcendental Meditation emerged to teach meditation techniques outside a religious context.

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Mind Calming

• Having trouble getting to sleep because of "chatter" in your mind?

• Waking up in the middle of the night?

• Need to focus more clearly at work?

• Get stressed during your working day?

Mind calming meditation is an extremely useful and simple technique which can be used either for pre-meditation, simple relaxation or to shut off the "chatter" in your mind. It can be used as a calming start to the day, to re-focus at lunchtime or to prepare for sleep at the end of the day (or all!). It is very simple to learn and with only a week or two of practise you will be able to calm your mind very quickly and easily.