The Meditation Experience: Your Complete Meditation Workshop in a Book

Description

Practiced throughout the world and within many different religions, meditation has long been a pathway to spiritual harmony and enlightenment. This fascinating book provides you with a personalized, practical and direct experience of meditation, and demonstrates the powerful healing that can be achieved by mastering this art. Going far beyond a reference guide, "The Meditation Experience" is more like a personal tutor, explaining how to meditate and access the benefits it offers including stress reduction, greater awareness and spiritual development. Interactive exercises of this book help you to tailor the book to your needs. Journaling sections allow you to write your own experiences directly into the book. The step-by-step learning programme guides you to revision work and more advanced exercises. There is an exclusive CD featuring meditations and inspirational music will bring you into a receptive state for deeper work. Featuring case studies throughout, this holistic, integrated and practical guide is your own personal meditation workshop in a book.

Table of contents

Introduction. A workshop in a book; How to use the book and CD; Recording your insights; What is meditation?. History; Range of meditative practices; Benefits of meditation; The meditating brain; Creating a meditation space; Equipment; Exercises 1-4; Becoming aware of your body. Relaxing the body; Grounding and focusing; Breathing techniques; Meditation postures; Exercises 1-4; Becoming aware of your mind. Understanding different levels of consciousness; Recognising your level of relaxation/awareness; Feeling calm; Feeling focused; Exercises 1-4; Meditation through sound. Effect of sound and music on the brain; Mantras; Chants; Music; Natural sounds; Exercises 1-4; Meditation through sight. How visual stimulus affects the brain; Yantras; Mandalas; Visualisations; Nature watching; Exercises 1-4; Meditation through the body. How body and mind work together; Yoga; Tai chi; Chi kung; Exercises 1-4; Meditation for the spirit. Meditation in spiritual traditions; Buddhist approaches; Development of loving kindness; The Meditation Experience CD. 1.Relaxing the body; 2.Body focusing; 3.Meditation postures; 4.Calming the mind; 5.Focusing the mind; 6.Chants; 7.Nature sounds (ocean, rainforest); 8.Yoga routine; 9.Tai chi routine; 10.Meta bhavana meditation;

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9781841813868
• Publisher : Octopus Publishing Group
• Imprint : Godsfield Press Ltd
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Illustrations : 90 artworks and photos
• Pages : 256
• Dewey classification : 158.12
• Bind : Mixed-media pack
• Author : Madonna Gauding