...STRESS MANAGEMENT An Introductory Guide for Eckerd Students Eckerd College Counseling Services [pic] Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………....3 Stress Assessments...............................................4 Deep Breathing………………………………………….11 Meditation Mantras…………………………………....13 Mandala Coloring…………………………………… …15 Journaling…………………………………………..……16 Progressive Muscle Relaxation……………………..19 Mental Imagery…………………………………………21 Thought Stopping……………………………..……….25 References……………………………………………….26 It is completely normal for college students to experience stress. Common college stressors include increased academic pressures, roommate conflicts, homesickness, long distance relationships, and financial constraints. While not all stress is considered “bad”, health professionals increasingly link stress to disease and poor health. Stress is a leading risk factor for the number one cause of death, heart disease and is associated with many other health problems including mental illness, cancer, and even the common cold. More importantly, stress is directly associated with quality of life. Therefore, everyone should learn to recognize the stressors in their life and practice stress management techniques. This guide provides basic instruction for a variety of different stress management techniques. If you find one activity particularly helpful, let a counselor know and he/she will provide...
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...modern temple which resembles a church. In other religions such as Buddhism, worship can be done directly from ones home or at a temple. Christianity worship techniques include to first select a passage from the bible being used. Then the next step would be to prepare oneself mentally and physically for communication with God. This step is sometimes known as the Ready Yourself State. The next step(Read the Word) is to read the word of God from the selected passage from the bible and to let the word of god settle in ones heart. This step is more of a meditation technique to focus ones mind on the word of God. The next step is known as the “Reflection on the Word”. In this step the person meditating should try and make a connection with the meaning of the passage in order to try and start a conversation with God, because that is the ultimate goal. The next step known as the “Converse with God” involves deep heart to heart meditation with God. This step is a desired and fulfilling step because this is when the person meditating declares their faith, love, repent, and asks for forgiveness. The last step is “Conclude and Resolve” In this final worship technique, it is time to thank god for their heart to heart conversation, and also to feel uplifted or energized to keep going forward in life. Much of these Christianity techniques are simple and straight to the point much like in Buddhism. Buddhism on the other hand as stated earlier allows for one to practice worship techniques in...
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...http://www.healthandyoga.com/html/meditation/meditationtechniques.html http://www.tm.org/meditation-techniques Summaryof resource: This website examined a number of the different ways that yoga and meditationcan be combined. The website examines each different technique in depth sothat any reader can try the technique for themselves; the level of detail makes thissite suitable even for beginners. Different poses and mudras are covered as wellas incense and how it can increase the quality of meditation. This website is aboutTranscendental Meditation – itexplains what it is, who uses it,how it works and backs this upwith scientific research. TwointerestingFacts: 1. “Trakata” means to gaze steadily. This concept has been used in major religions including Christianity and Sufism2. The word “Mantra” literally means “revealed sound”. 1.This method of meditationcalms the mild and allowspeople to not onlyexperience thoughts but to journey to the source of them providing valuable self insight.2.Over 5 million peoplepractice transcendentalmeditation. Whathappenedafter youtried eachtechnique? After I tried most parts of this technique I became relaxed and felt almost sleepy.This feeling soon ended once I got down to work and begun answering thesequestions. :) I experienced problems withthis form of meditation: it wasn'teffective. I believe that if I had asilent environment this wouldnot have been the case, so Iconclude an environment withfew distractions is important. WebAddress(URL):http://www...
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...I've been practicing meditation for 32 years, starting with TM in my 3rd year of medical school. My interest in the field of consciousness grew and I left medicine several months after graduating to focus on this. I spent the next decade working with a specific active breathing meditation plus I was meditating with a mantra from a teacher I spent time with in India. Life moved on and so did I but I always maintained an interest and a level of personal practice in meditation & consciousness work. I became aware of brain wave entrainment just over a year ago and came across LifeFlow while I was on level 1 of another programme. The LifeFlow package looked like more advanced technology and cost less than the one I was using. I knew I was enjoying what I was experiencing with the other programme so I bought the whole LifeFlow series and I have never regretted that decision. I use it most days and it is still a delightful surprise for me to enter the "zone" where my breath frees up and I literally bathe in the energy of life itself. By "delightful surprise" I mean to bring attention to the ease and consistency of the experience. Ease in that it is such an easy thing to pop in some headphones, switch on the track, sit back or up or lie down and simply enjoy. Consistent in that the results are consistent, every time without fail my mind is gently led in the right direction till it is sitting firmly and comfortably into a nicely aware and peaceful space. I can also sense...
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...11/14/12 Vedic way to eradicate corruption LONG AGO A NASTY REPORTER CONFRONTED THE Indian Iron Lady, Indira Gandhi, who had dismembered Pakistan, with the rampant corruption at almost all levels of administration. Indeed indirectly she shouldered the responsibility of overseeing the governance of a big nation with a large and diverse population. She deftly brushed aside the loaded question by a swipe of her hand accompanied by a short sentence that Corruption was a global phenomenon. How true and how false. Undoubtedly large amounts of cash changed hands in big offices in Japan for granting favours illegally and resigning when caught in the act. Same was the case with the developed countries of the West. But India walked away with the cake in being submerged inb corruption from top to toe in all walks of life. How is it now, one may ask. Well, the situation on the corruption front has gone from bad to worse. Now under the present regime at the Centre, headed by the same Congress party to which Indira Gandhi belonged, there is a scam a day, There is hardly a Minister of the government who is not directly or indirectly involved in a scam. So, no one can claim that he or she is more pious than the Pope. No one is in a position to exercise the right of throwing the first stone at the sinner because all are sinners and sailing in the same boat. WHAT IS CORRUPTION The dishonest or illegal behavior of people in authority for granting favours for a consideration is termed...
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...In literature, a static or flat character is one who does not change throughout the story; and, along those lines, a dynamic character is one whose ideals or personal mantras change because of circumstances or events extending from the plot. Thus. when analyzing Maupassant's leading male character in "The Necklace," one must ask the question if Mr. Loisel's character changes from the beginning of the story to the end. Mr. Loisel does not, in fact, seem to change. Life's circumstances due to the poor choices of his wife force him to endure ten years of hardship and sacrifice, but he remains stable to what his character represents throughout the story. Mr. Loisel, although the bread winner of his marriage, places his wife's desires above their own financial means; as a result, they suffer financial ruin for many years. The story ends after the ironic ending sheds light on the folly of the Loisels misfortune (due to misunderstandings and the lack of communication) so there is no evidence to suggest that either of the Loisels actually learned a lesson and changed their ideals or personal mantras. On the other hand, they did learn how to sacrifice their social lives and debt-ridden spending in order to pay back Ms. Forestier for the necklace they lost. This could be considered a type of worthy change of lifestyle in order to honor a debt. But again, there is no further evidence to show that they wouldn't fall back into their dream-filled ideals of what Madam Loisel...
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...The Master Name: Ritchel S, Pacunla Write 4 traits that discribe about you:] =friendly,responsible, and good student Who loves:} =God, family,friends,Teachers, and boyfriend Who needs? =Food,shelter,clothes and education Who is interested in:{ =To learn, and to finish study Who Fears? =dog,snake,tiger and rat They're brightly stamped and colored polymer. She's sampled a variety of colors and experimented., maaaring mula nung idineklarang isang Republika ang Pilipinas...pwede ring nung Pilipino na ang namuno sa ating bansa :)Sa Greece nalinang ang unang konsepto ng demokrasya,bagaman nagsimula ito sa pamahalaang monarkiya.Mula sa monarkiya,naging aristokrasya ito hanggang sa maging purong demokrasya.Mayroon ding limitasyon tulad ng kawalan ng karapatan ng kababaihan. NAME: RITCHEL S PACUNLA SECTION: III-RUBY TEACHER: MRS, TARONG NAME: RITCHEL S PACUNLA SECTION: III-RUBY TEACHER: MRS, TARONG NAME: RITCHEL S PACUNLA SECTION: III-RUBY TEACHER: MRS, TARONG The Piece People of all backgrounds and walks of life have found encouragement and inspiration standing next to Wailing Wall, adjacent to the Temple Mount. For centuries people have poured out their hearts at this spot - one of the most famous in the world – in the hopes of having their prayers answered. However, many different reasons keep visitors from traveling to this holy destination. If you can't visit personally, to pray for yourself and your loved ones, we have...
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...Hinduism, which is generally regarded as the worlds oldest organized religion (B.A Robinson), has beliefs and strengths like many religions, however is a very different and diverse practice. Hinduism lacks what is commonly a uniting belief system, in religion. As opposed to being held together by that uniting system, Hinduism is bound by traditions and beliefs which have developed over centuries. Amongst these traditions and beliefs in Hinduism there are different sects, however each one venerates the Vedas. (What Makes Up The Hindu Religion) The Vedas are the main text of Hinduism, such as the Bible to Christianity. Aside from their importance related to Hinduism, the Vedas also donate insight on life in India four thousand years ago. India, is the region of Hindu origination, there is no one person, however that it can be traced to as Hinduism is too old. Through Indo- European tribes invading Northern India, the religion took on influence. (Hinduism, A General Introduction) This influence through invasion took place over thousands of years. When Russia and Central Asia brought their religion of Vedism, which eventually mingled with Hinduism, (Hinduism, A General Introduction) This is the type of societal influences Hinduism faced and conformed well with. As far as cultural influence is concerned, Hinduism is practiced by eighty percent of India's population. Also, according to hindustanlink.com: India is one of the few countries on earth in which the social and religious...
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...From Bhaagvat Puraan http://www.oocities.org/reldictionary/tidbits/doyouknow/2-quotes.htm Home | Names | Dictionary | Locations | Tidbits Tidbits-Do You Know 2 - Quotes From Puraan Back In Sat Yug, Tretaa Yug and Dwaapar Yug, country, village and family are also the partners of sins and Punya done by an individual; but in Kali Yug, only the doer has to enjoy and suffer for his Punya and sins. [2Padm Puraan, p 770] The secret of Bhaagvat Dharm is known only to 12 people - Brahmaa Jee, Devarshi Naarad, Bhagavaan Shankar, Sanat Kumaar, Kapil Dev, Swaayambhuv Manu, Prahlaad, Janak Jee, Bheeshm Pitaamaha, Raajaa Bali, Shukdev Jee, and I (Dharm Raaj). [5Bhaagvat, 6/1] Whosoever does not win Kaam (lust and desires), Krodh (anger), Lobh (greed), Moh (intense love), Mad (pride) and Matsar (intense pride) - these six enemies, he has to do many Karm in spite of his unwillingness to do any Karm." [5Bhaagvat 6/1] Adharm is of five types - Vi-Dharm, Par-Dharm, Aabhaas, Upmaa, and Chhal. Whatever action is done with Dharm and wisdom, but still hinders his own Dharm is called Vi-Dharm. When somebody else tells the Dharm to somebody else is called Par-Dharm. Paakhand is called Updharm or Upmaa. Misinterpretation of Shaastra is called Chhal (deception). When a human being accepts an action of another Aashram with his own will that is called "Aabhaag". Thus everybody should do his actions according to his own Varn and Aashram and nature. [5Bhaagvat 7/8] Upanishad say - "This body is like a...
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...Yoga History and Traditions T he single most important aspect of YOGA is that our physical asana practise is just one part of YOGA SCIENCE. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali make this perfectly clear when defining yoga as Science of the Mind. This mental science is founded on Raja Yoga. The Sutras provide a firm foundation for all of the many types of yoga postures and meditation which have been developed over the centuries. They all have one thing in common, the search for and development of a particular state of being we call consciousness. The asanas, or postures together with pranayama, which is the meditative technique of breath awareness, help us to prepare the body for the more difficult work in opening up the subliminal or unconsciousness mind. The subject of yoga history is enormous, difficult to define and open to a number of interpretations. However, we can make it easier by noting that the main elements of philosophy in India are The Vedas, Brahmanism, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism. Yoga history has...
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...Meditation Meditation is a holistic discipline .It is generally an internal, personal practice and most often done without any external involvement. Meditation is a safe and simple way to balance a person’s physical, mental and emotional forces. But can benefit everybody. Meditation is not a technique but a way of life. Meditation means 'a cessation of the thought process' . It describes a state of consciousness, when the mind is free of scattered thoughts and various patterns . The observer (one who is doing meditation) realizes that all the activity of the mind is reduced to one. Herbert Benson, M.D., a professor at Harvard Medical School, describes the meditation experience as the "relaxation response." He discovered by studying various yogis and longtime meditators that the meditation process counteracted the effects of the sympathetic nervous system-the one that wants to fight or flee. Whereas the sympathetic system dilates the pupils and gets the heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure up, the parasympathetic system, activated when we meditate, does just the opposite. Muscle tension decreases, blood pressure drops, and for some extraordinary practitioners, even temperature and basal metabolism rates drop during a prolonged meditation. Oxygen needs of the body are reduced when one is in a highly relaxed state, and brain waves change from the busy beta-waves to the blissful alpha waves. In addition to...
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...Meditation or quieting the mind is key to many complementary modalities. By dismissing distracting thoughts, fears, and worries from one's mind, one can develop a meditation practice that employs peaceful breathing techniques to arrest the inner chaos. Guided imagery is a directed form of imagination or daydreaming that balances mind and body by employing the sensory impressions of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch in a holistic and non-intrusive manner. Guided Imagery and led meditation free the mind from distraction through focus on themes or inspirations presented by the leader. Balancing with meditation and guided imagery results in inner well-being-a natural state of inner peace and balance. While we need some stimulation to be alert, our culture's fast pace, our own and the perceived expectations of others, self-recrimination, perfectionism, and hosts of other factors frequently upset this inner balance. Stress, anger, fear, frustration, pain, hatred, animosity, and negativity tend to weigh on our minds and can claim an undue share of our consciousness that, in turn, upsets our balance. Breathing practice and freeing the mind through meditation is key to divesting oneself of these distractors. The quiet state of meditation allows one to return to the natural state of inner well-being where energy and breath move freely without restriction or blockage....
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...University of Phoenix Material Appendix A Meditation Worksheet Directions: Locate two resources on the Internet that explain meditation techniques. Copy and paste the web address into the top of the matrix. After reviewing the website, provide a brief summary for each source. Below your summary, list two interesting facts you learned from each site. Try the techniques you located in your Internet search. Provide a brief description of what happened in your experience. Be sure to answer the two questions below the matrix also. |Web Address (URL): | | | | |http://www.tm.org/meditation-techniques Transcendental Meditation (TM) |http://www.project-meditation.org/meditation_techniques.html | | |It is a simple, natural, effortless procedure practiced 20 minutes twice |Mantra Meditation | | |each day while sitting comfortably with the eyes closed. |The mantra meditation technique involves the conscious repetitions of certain sounds that | | | |appeal to the mind in order to achieve a meditative state. ...
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...practice of meditation is central to the Buddhist tradition and is considered to be one of the essential Buddhist practices for reaching enlightenment. History tells us that meditation was a necessary component of the Buddha’s life and his search for liberation from suffering. Rahula (1978 p, 67) argues that the Buddha’s teachings on meditation had the aim of ‘producing a state of perfect mental health, equilibrium and tranquillity’. However, Rahula (1978) also states, that the Buddha’s teachings on meditation were the most misunderstood of all his teachings. Although the origins of meditation are not easy to trace, Friedlander (2002 p. 37) suggests that they may predate proto-history. There are varying methods of meditation practice found in different cultures and the western and eastern concepts of meditation vary greatly. For this reason, Friedlander (2002, p. 15) argues that ‘we may need to explore the meaning of meditation within the context that it is found’. This essay will explore the meaning of meditation and discuss the relationship between meditation, prayer and ritual. Meditation is an ancient, personal spiritual practice which has evolved from early Indian culture and it may be plausible to suggest that the practice of meditation developed from the ecstatic trances associated with shamanistic religions (Friedlander 2002). There are various techniques of meditation such as breath control, mantras and single-pointed concentration. Meditation is a practice...
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...A GUIDE TO MEDITATION by AMITAKH CHIAPPALONE First printed and published 1996 Updated and reprinted 1998 by ANNWN PUBLICATIONS for Amitakh Chiappalone PO Box 28 Malanda 4885 Queensland Australia Copyright: Amitakh Chiappalone ISBN 1 875286 01 2 CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 What is Meditation? 2 Meditation Progress 3 The benefits of Meditation 4 The Need for Protection 5 An Aura Protection Excercise 6 How does one meditate? 7 Helpful Hints 8 Seeing Images and Colours 9 Conclusion For Thomas and Phoebenale ONE WHAT IS MEDITATION? I entered Silence a thousand times before I saw the face of True Silence. Meditation is a natural state of mind. It is purely a mental activity. The main goal in meditation is to establish contact with the Divine within - the awakening of the Divine Consciousness within. The main point in meditation is for the activated life-force to do its purification work. Meditation is not a practice which one can grasp and become proficient overnight. You have made a beginning in meditation the very first instance that you close your eyes to make contact with the Divine within. Once you have learned to turn inward to make contact with the Divine within, you become the beholder of Its activity and expression so that you can draw your good from the Divine within. As people awaken generally, more and more are viewing meditation scientifically rather than as a mysterious exercise practised by so-called mystics. Do not be discouraged even if you seem to be making...
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