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Please share a haiku about meditation.

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Dr. Christopher Khorsandi answered

Specializes in Plastic Surgery

Daily: Daily meditation in a quiet place can reduce stress.

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Learn: Learn meditation, it really helps to spend 5 minutes in the morning and 5 minutes at bed time.

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Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Begin: Begin the day with meditation. Keep your blood sugar stable by having protein at each meal.

Answered 4/4/2013

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Dr. James Henning answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

Your: Your phone may have a quiet timer, letting you know gently when your meditation time is over!

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Dr. Victor Bonuel answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Stay: Stay active;rest your mind with sleep & meditation;may u find levity in your anxiety when u smile!

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Dr. Suzanne Fiala answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Breathe.: Breathe. Pause. Focus inward. Quiet your mind. Let go of anything not "life or death".

Answered 1/24/2015

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Dr. Randy Baker answered

Specializes in Holistic Medicine

For: For peace of mind and; better health and decreased stress; meditate: it's great!

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Antidepressants: Antidepressants; can cause suicidal thoughts; now that's ironic.

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In: In the light of mind; quench the heart's desire for dark; open the portal.

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Mind: Mind racing when trying to meditate? Afraid you will forget things? Jot them down for 2-3 minutes.

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Dr. Lynne Weixel answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

Focus: Focus the mind notice when it gets lost bring it back... Repeat.

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How: How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. Wayne w. Dyer.

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Dr. Bahman Omrani answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Sufi: Sufi whirling is another option for meditation and may be liked best by those who can't sit still.

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

"The: "the soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone." johann wolfgang von goethe.

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Dr. Thomas Wright answered

Specializes in Phlebology

Meditation: Meditation calms./it is not funny poses/it's thinking focused.

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Dr. Vikram Patel answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Find: Find a dark and quiet space. Sit comfortably.

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Don't: Go over 20 min, you might fall asleep.

Answered 8/19/2013

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Dr. Harold Peltan answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

My: My mind is focused i breathe my tensions away slowly in and out.

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Dr. Harold Peltan answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

The: The more practice you get at meditation, the better you can get.

Answered 7/31/2017

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Every: Every day all year & allyears to follow. Stress less. It really helps.

Answered 4/13/2016

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Dr. Scott Bobbitt answered

Specializes in Dentistry

If: If your med causes mouth dryness, cut out excess sugar and acid from diet to prevent cavities.

Answered 2/9/2014

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Quiet: Quiet place. Listen. Visualize the wonders of a loving god's creation and feel his love you.

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Meditation: Meditation is to mindscape as travel is to landscape. Lack of either impoverishes the mind- soul.

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Ignore: The first stage is a frightening "devil level". One must tolerate it, until it yields to white light.

Answered 11/16/2013

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Meditation is good for the soul, good for the heart, and for your health too!

Answered 7/31/2017

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Ignore: Sit in deep silence quiet the noisy mind attention to breath.

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Dr. Peter Ihle answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Ignore: No tricks, if prescribed, take as directed. If trouble remembering there's smartphone apps that will.

Answered 1/1/2014

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Ignore: Don't think. Hear your heart beat, feel your breathing. These 2 rhythms will be your centre.

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Dr. R Condon Hughes answered

Specializes in Dermatopathology

Ignore: Prayer speaks to god meditation does so too but listening is key.

Answered 2/18/2014

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Dr. Bernard Seif answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

Ignore: Your mind does not have to be completely blank. Everyone gets distracted. Don't judge yourself.

Answered 2/28/2014

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Ignore: When there's space in the mind there's clarity in thinking ; greater reserve of energy.

Answered 9/29/2016

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Ignore: Becoming aware of awareness itself is clearing the mind.

Answered 11/19/2014

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Ignore: Meditation helps To calm your mood and spirit Do it every day.

Answered 1/27/2015

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Ignore: Mindfulness meditation helps in reducing stress and generalized anxiety.

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