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Individuals seek ways to manage stress and some resort to new age techniques such as meditation. Meditation is the use of sounds that are constantly repeated or chanted which emphasizes the sound itself. Some religious groups claim that chanting in meditation help create a different mind-set since the brain apparently secrete endorphins or natural pain killers that calms down the being of the person. Endorphins produce a natural high feeling to people who meditate.
Learning guided meditation is easy since techniques are often taught by religious groups like Mahareshi Yogi’s Transcendental Meditation and Hare Krishna. The technique for guided meditation is joining the group and chanting series of sounds using natural rhythm of breathing. The sound of repeated breathing is akin to natural sounds like flowing water on a brook or even low tones from drums that make a person feel calm. Constant repetition of sounds also produce vibration which is a form of energy. Mantra sounds are known to hush the inner noise created by unwanted thoughts like guilt or fear.
A technique in effective guided meditation is uttering a mantra that heighten’s the awareness of a person. This would make them more attuned to the world yet with a calm mind. Commonly, a sound for mantra is taken from an ancient Indian language known as Sanskrit. Traditionally, mantra sounds represents states of consciousness like dreaming that makes meditation effective.
Guided meditation helps people relax since the heavy breathing as well constant repetition of mantra brings a sense of calm. The body is nourished by oxygen flowing and the mind in a resting state. Effective meditation can be enhanced through the use of music and instructional videos. Music or visual images from videos are used by an instructor that can set the mood for beginning meditation. Music is calming and can be used to start the chanting with accompanying beats or tones in the background. Visual images like nature can make the person focus sharply while uttering mantra sounds. Guided meditation is easy even on your own using these aids.
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