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Stress Buster Video

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:50:01 +0100

* Best viewed when totally stressed out!

When very stressed it is very difficult to free yourself from it through standard relaxation methods. The Stressed Mind will probably refuse to have anything to do with relaxation anyway! This Stress Buster video is designed to engage with a Stressed Mind and to break the cycle of stressful thoughts. It takes just 3 minutes and is best viewed when feeling totally stressed out!

As this is a new approach to stress relief, it would be very helpful to get feedback on how the video works for you by making a comment to this post. If you comment, please describe your level of stress before and after watching the video. Many thanks.

FEEDBACK AND DISCUSSION

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:58:54 +0100

For anyone familiar with Meditainment Programs, CDs and Downloads, it would be great to receive feedback, suggestions and questions by making a comment to this Blog entry.

This helps us to rate our performance and get ideas about what we should develop in the future.

Looking to a lively discussion

Richard

BODY AND MIND

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:52:52 +0100

self enlightenment exercise no. 30

Slump into your chair and lower your head so your chin is near your chest.
Now try to remember a time when you were happy.

Now try again, but this time:
Stand with your feet apart and relax your knees
Breath in deeply and hold your stomach in
Raise your head and lift your chin up slightly
Open your arms as if to embrace someone
Now remember a time when you were happy.

Notice how much more you’re energized and spirits lifted.

NOTES
As you can see, the state of your body affects the way you think. If you slump in your chair while at your computer, you are likely to feel down. So make the effort to sit up straight and take short breaks of physical exercise.

2009 Top Ten Resolutions

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:29:09 +0100

As it's that time of year, we've put together a map showing 2009's Top Ten New Year's Resolutions, and each has a guided meditation to help you keep it... Take a look here

Get Positive in 2009

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:10:51 +0100

self enlightenment exercise no. 30

Watch this video meditation for 2009 and be prepared to:

Be at Peace with yourself
Appreciate all that you are
Focus on the opportunities of living in 2009

NOTES
This simple thought exercise should have an immediate and lasting effect, so it would be great to hear your feedback by making a comment below.

THE PRESENT MOMENT

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:05:42 +0100

self enlightenment exercise no. 29

STOP
Do nothing
Do not move
Keep your eyes on these words
Hold your breath for a few seconds
and suspend thinking for just a moment
*

Now take a deep breath and return to the normal flow of time

NOTES
By noticing the present moment every now and then, you become more engaged with the flow of day to day life.

MINDFUL EATING OF AN APPLE

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:23:46 +0100

self enlightenment exercise no. 28

Place an apple in front of you and observe every aspect of its shape, form and color.
Reflect on the source of the apple, by imagining it growing on a tree in the sunshine.
If you like, you may want to say a few words of gratitude that come naturally to you.
Hold the apple in your hand and feel its weight and texture.
Bring it to your mouth, bite into it slowly and enjoy the flavor of juices and sensations that flood your taste buds.
In a relaxed way, take notice of every aspect of eating, your biting, chewing, tasting, swallowing and the feeling as this food enters your body.
Stay mindful of each mouthful as you gradually eat as much as you like.

NOTES
It is so easy to eat any food in a kind of mindless trance, where the food is not really appreciated. Mindful eating is not only enjoyable, but is an effective method for controlling the amount you eat (if that is a problem). By really enjoying your food and being aware of how your body feels, it is a lot easier to eat only what you need.

COLOR ODYSSEY

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:01:35 +0100

self enlightenment exercise no.27

The meaning of the sentences that you read in this exercise, really do not matter.

All that’s important is that you focus on the color in the actual letters in the text.

And as you focus on the color in these words, you sense a subtle change of feeling.

Like the change of feeling that occurs when you look at the color in these letters that I have typed.

Each color has a subtle meaning for you, maybe an association with memories

Or something much deeper, nobody really knows what the perception of color is.

But the feelings you have as you absorb each color, are real and uniquely personal to you.

Now look at the world around you and take notice of the wider range of colors that are there for you to enjoy.

NOTES
The perception of color is a most wonderful aspect of our lives So I hope that this exercise makes all the colors you see today, a little brighter.

THE HAPPY HOUSE

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:33:29 +0100

self enlightenment exercise no. 26

Project your thoughts all the way back to your childhood and remember a house that has happy memories for you.

It may be,

a house you lived in
a house of a relative
a house of a grandparent
a house of a family friend
a house of a childhood friend

Once you have chosen the house,
Open the front door and walk to any room you choose. Try and remember as many details of the room as possible: the decoration, fittings, furniture, ornaments and objects. Continue like this, moving methodically from room to room, recalling as much as you can. If there is a garden, you might like to walk out there too.

For the best experience, do this exercise with your eyes closed.

NOTES
I hope this exercise brings back many happy memories.

MAKING YOUR BEST DECISION

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:06:45 +0100

self enlightenment exercise no.25

In this exercise, you are going to use the power of your calm mind to make the best possible decision about something in your life.

You will listen to a 20 minute meditation where your thoughts become clear and easily focused on the choice you face. In the clarity of the meditative state, you will bring your thoughts on the issue to a resolution.

To listen to this meditation click below and login
http://www.meditainment.com/decision-making-tool/

NOTES
Rest assured that this guided meditation, will not influence the decision you make. The decision, (If you choose to make one) will be yours and yours alone.

Most bad decisions occur because they are made under the pressure and interruptions of everyday thinking. Most good decisions are made, when you give yourself the time and space to focus clearly on the issues at hand. A popular method for this is a nice walk in the countryside! which is a fair alternative to this meditation.

Achievement

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:50:34 +0100

self enlightenment exercise no. 24

Watch this 3 minute video
Become energized and self motivated
Complete any task of your choosing
Enjoy a genuine sense of achievement

To watch the video click this link
http://www.meditainment.com/motivation-video-go-do-it/

go do it!

NOTES
The completion of even the most mundane task will deliver a genuine sense of achievement, especially if you had been procrastinating about it. I have just finished my tax return and even though it was the most tedious and unpleasant job, I now feel better about myself and enjoy renewed clearness in my day-to-day thinking.

As always, comments on how you got on with this exercise are appreciated.

A PICTURE FOR LOVE & PEACE

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:14:32 +0100

self enlightenment exercise no. 23

On a piece of paper, write these words

LOVE & PEACE

slowly and with great care,
as beautifully as you can,
in large stylish letters of your choosing,

When you have completed this,
draw an elaborate frame around it..
Take your time with this, maybe drawing the frame as a pattern or just as a series of doodles or scribbles. Don’t think deeply about what you are doing, just allow the pen in your hand to follow whatever course it happens to take.

When it is finished, place the picture in a place, where you will notice it later.

NOTES
While you have been drawing this picture, your sub conscious mind has been contemplating Love & Peace. So when you look at the picture again, your sub conscious will be reminded of Love & Peace, which can be only a good thing.

If you want to use a guided meditation to achieve something similar, you can listen to this 21 minute audio program called Inner Peace by clicking here
http://www.meditainment.com/inner-peace/

THE SOUND OF PEACE

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:59:53 +0100

self enlightenment exercise no. 22

As you read this, focus on some of the individual letters that form these words. Notice how each letter is a white shape that stands out from the blackness of the screen you read from.

While you continue to read, listen carefully to what you are hearing.

Can you make out the background humming of your computer?
What other sounds can you hear in the immediate space around you?

Now listen only to the sounds that come from the greatest distance.
Spend some time trying to identify each distant sound as it occurs.

And there it is!
…in those moments of quietness between them: the sound of peace.

NOTES
The sound of peace can be found everywhere, but it is rarely noticed in the hustle and bustle of daily life. I need some help describing this sound of peace, so a description of what you ‘heard’ will be much appreciated if entered below.

DEJA VU

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:09:54 +0100

self enlightenment exercise no. 21

Déjà Vu is a compelling sense of familiarity with an event that is about to happen. It can be so strong that it’s as if the event has already happened.

It is experienced by over 70% of adults, but remains a mystery with very little being known about it.

Unfortunately, there is no method of causing a Déjà Vu to happen, so I am sorry that I cannot post an actual exercise for this here.

Instead, it would be enlightening to read personal experiences of Déjà Vu with views as to why they occur and whether they are a good or bad thing.

So if you had a Déjà Vu that you can remember, please share it by adding it to the comments area below.

HOW WAS I THINKING?

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:11:36 +0100

self enlightenment exercise no. 20

Open your email program and read some of the emails you sent a long time ago.

If possible, try and find emails you sent over 5 years ago. You may need to open your ‘Sent Email Archive Folder’ to read correspondence this far in the past.

Spend some time reading what you wrote to people, but do not get too absorbed in the nostalgia of it all.
As you read your emails, keep the following question in mind;

How was I thinking?

NOTES
Using the power of hindsight, this exercise gives an insight into your day-to-day thinking.
It illuminates aspects of you that have remained constant and aspects that have changed.

Please feel free to share what you have learnt from this exercise below.