Pain Relief Meditation

Pain Management Technique

What was most amazing about the recent research which showed meditation reduced the intensity of pain by 40% and reduced the unpleasantness associated with pain by almost 60%, was that these benefits were attained with just 4 meditation sessions of 20 minutes each!  That’s really incredible.  Normally much more consistent practice is needed and the benefits of meditation are procured over time, but here we find that after just a few practice session, meditation helped enormously with pain management and pain relief.

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Secret to Happiness in Life

Finding Happiness in Life

Many masters have pointed the way for achieving true happiness in life and regardless of the differing cultures and backgrounds they come from, the teaching has been the same.  Realize that everything is just the way it is supposed to be, realize the perfection of "what is", realize that there is nothing lacking.  In other words, trust life and go with the flow, stop trying to control things.  Whatever comes let it come, whatever goes let it go. 

We can never be reminded of this enough, so in case you are going off track and getting caught in wanting and seeking, here are the insightful words of Lau-tzu to help you rediscover your path and once again be at peace.

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Yoga for Spine

Simple Yoga for Digestive System

Continuing with our new free yoga poses video series for 2011, I would like to present you all with the following video of the easy to do Cat-Cow yoga exercise, which is so very good for your spine, emotional health and digestive system.  This is a very common yoga exercise and it is part of almost all schools of yoga.  The exercise is wonderful for warming up the entire back and spine, and there are some great variations to this pose which have some unique benefits as well.  More on that below. 

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Laughing Buddha Meditation

Buddha Meditation Video

One of the meditations that readers have really enjoyed is Kundalini Yoga’s Smiling Buddha Meditation for Happiness and Joy.  In this article I will provide an overview of this technique, but more importantly I will present a video demonstration of how to do this wonderful meditation.  This is one of those unique meditations which requires you to smile throughout the practice and has as it’s main goal happiness.  Often used to uplift people who are suffering, this is one of those fun meditations to do.

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Yoga Pranayama Free Video

Surya Bedhi Yoga Pranayama

Pranayama is a yoga breathing exercise and there are many different pranayamas for a variety of different purposes.  There are pranayamas to help calm the mind and prepare it for meditation, there are paranayamas for increasing lung capacity, there are pranayamas to promote weight loss, to name just a few.  You will find all these excellent breathing exercises is the following 2 free collections here on Mastery of Meditation and Yoga – Free Online Yoga Pranayama Videos and Free Online Yoga Pranayama E-book.

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Improve Memory with Meditation

Meditation Good for Mind and Brain

Interested in improving your memory?  Want to have a more robust mind and sharper thinking process.  Forget the mind for a moment, want to be more compassionate and have greater empathy?  Want to have all of the improvements above and more?  If so, the answer is one simple word – Meditate.  And it is not just me who is saying so, it is also the research scientists at Harvard Medical School who are saying it (Mindfulness Meditation Increases Density of Brain).

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MP3 Meditation Music

Download Meditation Music MP3

The Free Meditation Music MP3s is a project I recently launched and today I am delighted to add a new track to our collection, DreamScape Music MP3.  I think this is an excellent piece for relaxation and inspiration, and I would like to thank Chris Mullet for providing this MP3 to our free collection.  Chris runs the great site Silencio Music, which offers an excellent collection of music for meditation, yoga, relaxation and stress-relief.  He has also set up a special discount code “AnmolMehta10″, which will give you all a 10% discount on any purchase from his store.

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Baby Yoga Position

Yoga to Relax the Mind

Don’t underestimate the value of Baby Pose, when it comes to your yoga practice.  A friend of mine once told me a funny story about his first yoga class.  He was a martial arts specialist and when he was invited to a yoga class by a female friend he jumped at the opportunity.  After all, he was single and yoga classes had lots of women who he thought he would be able to impress given his training in martial arts.

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Deep Relaxation Exercise

Yoga to Relax

The wonderful science of Yoga Breathing Exercises or Pranayamas is really worth learning as it has a wide range of applications, with deep relaxation being just one of these great benefits.  You will find many pranayamas in the Free Online Yoga Breathing Exercises E-book, and in today’s article I want to detail for you another wonderful breathing exercise called Bhramari Pranayama.

This breathing exercise is excellent for promoting deep relaxation and capable of activating the Third Eye Chakra as a bonus, which is the seat of intuition and psychic powers.  

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Natural Cures for Insomnia

Natural Treatments to Help You Sleep Better

Some time ago, in the article Helpful Approach for Hard Times in Life, I discussed my fight with insomnia and how I was trying to make the most of my sleepless nights.  Well, despite the extra meditation I was getting to practice while lying awake at night, curing my insomnia was important so I could get my life back on a healthy and productive schedule.

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