| Every year, we are witness to ever-increasing | | | | with hectic and stressful lifestyles. Meditation is defined |
| numbers of Americans who die from strokes, heart | | | | as an engagement in contemplation, especially that |
| attacks and other stress-related ailments. | | | | which is spiritual, religious or devotional in nature. It |
| This tells us several things. For one, it tells us that our | | | | teaches us to reflect upon our day and to find |
| everyday lives are filled with all kinds of pressures that | | | | happiness within ourselves. Through meditation, we can |
| take their toll on our physical well-being. For another | | | | keep our mind fit, relieve stress and promote overall |
| thing, it tells us that we have not yet learned to deal | | | | good health. |
| with stress properly or to take measures that can | | | | The mind operates through brainwaves whose activity |
| bring down the daily stress levels of our lives. | | | | is altered as we go through different tasks and |
| There's no doubt about it - living in the modern world | | | | emotions. According to modern alternative medicine, |
| can be a stressful thing. We worry about traffic and | | | | these brain waves produce energy, which is the main |
| pollution. We encounter stressful situations | | | | medium through which our central nervous system |
| everywhere, from our homes to our offices and | | | | communicates with our bodies. |
| through a dozen or so other irritants caused by people | | | | As we pass through the different stages of our day, |
| we meet in the course of daily life. We work longer | | | | we enter various stages of brain wave activity. Our |
| hours, consume less healthy food and hardly undergo | | | | brainwaves alert us when we need to rest our busy |
| any exercise. Some of us even smoke heavily, drink | | | | minds and our tired bodies. Meditation can lay our |
| heavily and indulge in illegal drugs. Others have to bear | | | | brainwaves to rest. Breathing techniques, music, |
| with dysfunctional friends or families. | | | | various aromas and scents as well as candle therapy |
| In addition, mental and physical health costs are | | | | are different ways to enhance meditation and ease |
| skyrocketing. Only a precious few can afford regular | | | | the mind. |
| physical or psychiatric counseling or assistance. We | | | | Constant meditation can help us shed the physical and |
| know we need relief but sometimes it just costs too | | | | mental stresses of our day and put us in a relaxed |
| much. What other alternatives are there? | | | | state of bliss and contentment. It's a worthwhile activity |
| It's about time we tried meditation. | | | | whose benefits we should not doubt or take for |
| Meditation is ideal for everyone, especially for those | | | | granted. |