A mind out of control In the darkest days of my depression, one of the most frightening things that happened was when my mind seemed to be out of control. Thoughts raced through my head constantly and I couldn’t do anything about it. It was as if my mind wasn’t a part of me. Have [...]
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Reduce stress with meditation? – I don’t have time to sit in a cave! Does your idea of meditation fit into one of these categories? Weird, New Age nonsense A way for some guru to separate you from your cash It might work but it is hard to do and takes years to learn If [...]
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Meditation stress relief Meditation was one of the first stress relief techniques that I tried, once I was up to looking for solutions. It was recommended by a friend. There is a Buddhist centre near to where she works and they hold open meditation sessions on Friday lunchtimes. I had virtually no experience of meditation [...]
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Out of the ashes Many good things have come about as a result of my brush with stress and depression. One of them is my daily practice of meditation. Since I began to appreciate its benefits, I have recommended it to several people. Ironically, the ones who obviously need it are usually the ones who [...]
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spiritual enlightenment Many people hear talk about those who meditate on a regular basis, but for the most part, they are somewhat in the dark about exactly what it can do for a person and what the real benefits are. When people think about the term meditation, they conjure up images of monks in far [...]
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