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Meditation is the art of being in the moment and experiencing the
present fully.
Download mp3 samples of Guided Meditations
Meditation can be done in many ways. All cultures and beliefs practise
some form or method of achieving this state of presence and awareness.
Some methods of meditation incorporate sitting still in silence,
walking with clarity, dance or chanting.
No matter the method or form, the goal is still the same – to bring
the meditator into the present.
A Guide to Health 8-week
Meditation Course explores different methods of meditation.
At the end of the 8 weeks, you will come away with the knowledge
and skills to utilise your favourite method of meditation. You will
be encouraged to use meditation to achieve health and balance into
your life.
How can Meditation help you?
It is very common for the modern person (adult or child) to be
consistently in a state of stress response called Fight or Flight.
In this state muscles are tense, blood is pumping quickly from the
heart to the brain and extremities. The mind is alert and ready
to make quick decisions, the body is also alert and ready to react
quickly.
Energy and resources in this state are taken away from digestion
and the immune system.
This is the way the body adapts to a stress and is not meant to
last a long time. The healthy body releases the tension and excess
hormone residues that were needed for the initial response.
Being in this state over a long period of time depletes energy,
makes the body unable to absorb nutrients to form new energy, causes
an imbalance in the immune system and can bring the body into a
state of exhaustion.
To clean the body of these substances, the body needs
to breathe deeply, drink water and rest.
Also common during this stress state is constant worry and concern
about past actions and future events. This “mind chatter” can cause
it’s own problems – have you realised that most accidents happen
when you are not completely concentrating on the task at hand?
Meditation benefits in many ways
Improves memory and study by bringing focus into the present and
allowing clarity of the mind
Assists in problem solving and decision making because it clears
the mind chatter and the emotions involved
Clearing the mind chatter opens up a whole new range of opportunities
and potential options for healing and improvement
Assists in healing and balancing disorders of the mind and body
by allowing the body to move out of fight and flight and into rest
and digest
Rest and Digest is a state that:
- Can balance and release the excess hormones and substances from
the initial stress response.
- Relaxes the muscles which clears tension.
- Allows for the optimum state for healing.
Meditation Groups
Have you started to meditate but stopped because you became too
busy? Have you stopped because you could never find the time
(you were too stressed)? Has your partner, family, study or
work commitments taken priority?
It is often the times when you need it most, that you do
not have time for what you need most.
Any health practitioner will tell you that the mind and body
need to be in balance for real, long-term health and well
being.
Meditation groups work well because:
- A commitment is made to yourself and to others
- There is support and sharing of new ideas
- There is the group dynamic that, when in harmony, can
allow you to reach states that you probably could not have
experienced on your own.
Please Note: Tania Smith has taken on a new project with
the Red Cross and therefore the meditation group will be on
hold until February, 2008. Please check this site regularly
for updates.
Please contact Tania
Smith on 0412 725 895 for more information.
Meditation in the Sutherland Shire support
for our locals in: Alfords Point, Allawah, Arncliffe, Audley,
Bangor, Barden Ridge, Beverly Hills, Bexley, Bexley North,
Blakehurst, Botany, Brighton-Le-Sands, Bundeena, Burraneer,
Caringbah, Church Point, Connells Point, Cronulla, Dolans
Bay, Dolls Point, Grays Point, Gymea, Gymea Bay, Heathcote,
Hurstville, Hurstville Grove, Illawong, Jannali, Kangaroo
Point, Kareela, Kingsford, Kingsgrove, Kirrawee, Kogarah,
Kogarah Bay, Kurnell, Kyeemagh, Kyle Bay, Lilli Pilli, Loftus,
Lucas Heights, Lugarno, Maianbar, Menai, Monterey, Mortdale,
Narwee, North Cronulla, Oatley, Oyster Bay, Peakhurst, Picnic
Point, Port Hacking, Roselands, Sandy Point, Sans Souci, South
Hurstville,
Sutherland, Sylvania, Sylvania Waters, Taren Point, Tempe,
Wattle Grove, Yowie Bay.
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