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how do you do meditation?

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Different techniques: There are many ways to mediate, depends on what you want to attain. Most simple technique involves paying attention to your breathing and counting breaths. During this time, try focus on your breathing and nothing else.

Question 2

will meditation help add?

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ADD: For some people medication is necessary and helpful, for others it can be managed through psychotherapy with an experienced therapist who can help develop techniques to resolve attentional difficulties. Best.

Question 3

are there benefits to meditation?

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Yes!: Meditation is a great way to reduce stress, enhance concentration, control pain, and manage anger and negative feelings.  Try to work it into your daily routine as you would brushing your teeth or combing your hair.

Question 4

what are the data around meditation?

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Meditation Research: That's a huge subject.  There are positive data for meditation for  many conditions, including psoriasis, anxiety, depression, hypertension, angina, and other kinds of physical pain.  Dr. Richard davidson is one of the most well-known researchers in this area.  You can read an interview with him at:  http://www.Healthy.Net/health/interview/meditation_positive_emotions_and_brain_science/306

Question 5

what's your experience with meditation?

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Meditation: Meditation has been very important in my personal life -- and i've been practicing it since learning some basics in college.  I have especially used mindfulness meditation since around 1990, with formal training a few years later.  When i practice regularly my ability to focus improves, and i can deal with the day's events much more calmly.  These effects continue beyond my actual meditation time.

Question 6

does meditation actually reverse aging?

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Yes at cell level: Meditation definitively causes physiologic changes in the body, it lowers the respiratory rate and the heart rate which is good for the body. It eliminates the effects of stress and help us organizing and planning our lives more effectively. "improvement in perception and wellbeing &protecting caps called telomeres on the ends of our chromosomes, meditation may help to delay the process of aging.".

Question 7

what are the main benefits of meditation?

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Mind/body relaxation: Regular meditation can lower stress, balance the nervous system, lower blood pressure and improve mood.

Question 8

what is benefit of meditation in wellness?

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Many useful benefits: The most common factor in poor health is stress & meditation is an incredible tool to reduce stress.It improves brain function & even changes brain structure beneficially, reduces anxiety, lifts mood, improves cognitive function, balances the autonomic nervous system, boosts immunity, prevents & reverses heart disease & more. See http://www.Psychologytoday.Com/articles/200105/the-science-meditation.

Question 9

is meditation considered harmful in anyway?

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No: I have never heard of any harmful effects of meditation, while a large body of research has demonstrated a wide range of benefits for physical and mental health.  However, I have observed that if you meditate for too long seated in a lotus or semi-lotus position it can cause some temporary knee discomfort!

Question 10

what are some good techniques for meditation?

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: You may want to try this APP - Headspace - to help you with meditation.

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