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Meditate

Research shows that meditation offers not only calm, but also helps  with anxiety and depression, cancer, chronic pain, asthma, heart disease  and high blood pressure.

To get started, all you need is a few minutes each day. Later you may  want to work up to 10, 20, or 30 minutes. You can find one of many  meditation options in a book or CD, online, or in a class. Or you can  try some suggestions below. If one doesn't work, stay calm...and try  another.

Types of Meditation:

 

  • Deep breathing. Sit or lie down comfortably. Rest your  hands on your stomach. Slowly count to four while inhaling through your  nose. Feel your stomach rise. Hold your breath for a second. Slowly  count to four while you exhale, preferably through pursed lips to  control the breath. Your stomach will fall slowly. Repeat a few times.
  • Mindfulness Meditation. Focus on your breath. Notice  anything that passes through your awareness without judgment. If your  mind starts to tackle your to-do list, just return to focusing on your  breath.
  • Visualization. Close your eyes, relax and imagine a  peaceful place, like a forest. Engage all your senses: Hear the  crunching leaves, smell the damp soil, feel the breeze.
  • Repeating a mantra. Sit quietly and pick any meaningful or  soothing word, phrase, or sound. You can repeat the mantra aloud or  silently. Experts say the repetition creates a physical relaxation  response.
  • Participate in a meditative form of exercise. Try tai chi or qi gong, which use soothing, flowing motions.


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