Relieving Stress

Stress Management

It is a fact that 75% of Americans experience a mental or physical symptom of stress. A staggering 20% of Americans never try to combat this stress.

The power of meditation comes from the “relaxation response”; during meditation, our brain waves convert to a pattern that is as deep – and in some ways deeper – than sleep.

Personally I switch between meditation and relaxation exercises during my daily routine. I average somewhere between 12 to 28 minutes daily depending on the specific exercise I choose that day.

I’ve collected a variety of audio clips over the years to give me various methods of relieving stress that life brings us throughout our lives.

Active meditation has been shown to lower your heart rate and increase both your blood’s oxygen saturation and the delivery of oxygen to tissue.

The longer you practice meditation, the better; people who have practiced meditation for a long time have more gray matter than their peers.

Meditating can improve your health in the following ways:

• Lower blood pressure.
• Increase your longevity.
• Reduce the likelihood of an admission to the hospital.
• Improve your sleep
• Reduce inflammation
• Boost the immune system.
• Reduce the number of visits to your doctor.

Below you will find a short less than six minutes video on how to get started in five easy steps, check it out.

There are a variety of free or nominal cost audio clips you can acquire; I use an online service called “Learn Out Loud” to download audio clips. Some are free and others do carry some cost.

Their service covers many subjects on self-help and development; check out their category called “free stuff”. You will find plenty of material on both video and audio format that is informative and educational.

Quote of the week – “You cannot travel on the path until you become the path itself”

Dan