There's lots of meditation techniques, enough to confuse anyone. Meditation is as natural to the human body as eating or sleeping, but through a busy life packed with interruptions and an out of control mind we have drifted apart from this awareness. Meditations is as simple as shutting your eyes and focusing on your breathing, or something else, but paying attention on a unique thing like a mantra, numbers, a dot on the wall, a candle light, etc. The key thing is to concentrate on...

Meditation today has become an alternative way of therapy believed to heal a variety of problems by releasing stress. It basically involves focusing on a particular thing or activity like breathing where the mind is freed from all other distractions except that one thing or activity. Concentrative and non-concentrative are the two broad classifications of meditation.


The former involves focusing on a particular object outside the body like music, candle's flame whereas...

What is meditation? Meditation is a profound process or technique that is practiced by people to go beyond what they see and to also go within themselves in search of their true Self. It is to go into a deeper state of awareness or relaxation. Often people say they sleep during meditation; meditation and sleep have a very thin line of difference. As a matter of fact, both these are levels of consciousness which are closely knit. Just as sleep is effortless, meditation is also...

The Celestial Army Has Arrived

By S333 thru Hazel May 14, 2010

We are here. Hard to believe isn't it? Yes we have touched down. Invisible to you as yet but here nevertheless. The troops have dismounted. We are about to disperse on ground amidst your populace. This is necessary at this point. We are no longer enjoying the aerial view but come to walk amongst you now to execute the further steps in the game plan. Shortly contact will be made with a select few and as we...

What is spiritual awakening? Invoking the spiritual wisdom of the inner soul is spiritual enlightenment. Many spiritualists learned that even religious fundamentalists say they can provide or contribute to spiritual development. If you feel something deep and profound wisdom and true to your inner wisdom beyond thought, and he is impulsive in your heart and becomes a guide for you, there is a certain degree of spiritual awakening. Many petitioners are the sole collector of spiritual...

Meditation has enormous benefits for your health and well being; people who meditate regularly are more likely to live happy, stress free, healthy lives. But when most people think of meditation the image of a spiritual person dressed in a white robe sitting in a full lotus position surrounded by candles and incense comes to mind. This is why most people don't see mediation as something for them. This is a misconception, meditation is a very simple and easy thing to do, but as...

People who age well are an inspiration—especially for me since I just turned 60.

Clint Eastwood is certainly a prime example. At 62-years-old, Mr. Eastwood won his first Oscar for the film, "Unforgiven". Then, as many film-making professionals believe, he only got stronger and better with age, going on a stunning run of creative successes.

Eastwood is now 79, and since his first Oscar he has made 15 movies—three of which have been nominated for Best...

Meditation has become a part of today's society. The importance of meditation was first found by the inhabitants of the South Asian countries and now it has slowly progressed to the western world too. Meditation helps us in a lot of ways. It helps us to have a sound mind, body and soul. Such a holistic approach to meditation is not that very easy to gain, but can be made easy if you have the right guidance. Before employing a particular technique of meditation it would be best for you...

The contemplation of spiritual things is a spiritual meditation. Meditation is a spiritual philosophy not a religion. The spiritual meditation accepts all religions and believers without tilt. The desire in mind is the origin of individual suffering. Desires in thoughts are controlled by the spiritual meditation on the purpose or philosophy of any faith loved. Meditation is the spiritual philosophy of the East and is still valid for three thousand years. Continuous and profound...

Guided imagery meditation and regression are modalities that have been used with more frequency over the past several years and are powerful tools for both transformation and empowerment.

What is guided imagery meditation? Actually, guided meditation is somewhat of a cross between relaxation, hypnosis, and meditation, in which a relaxed state is induced and a deeper level of consciousness is reached, a state somewhere between the waking state and the unconscious or sleep...