meditation – Erol Fox

Nobel Prize winner: Meditation helps biological clock (video) (correction)

Erol Fox — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 20:02:00 +0000

2009 Nobel Prize winner in medicine, Elizabeth Blackburn, has found in studies that meditation helps your chromosomes be healthier and younger, lowering biological age. Specifically, he research into chromosomes had her look a specific ways to stop aging and lengthen life. She found measurable result in those who meditated compared to those who did not.

Unfortunately, most Westerners are bred from birth with the belief that they must keep moving at a rapid pace or die. This is a bit too close to the behavior of animals when they are being hunted, which creates a perpetual state of stress. Stress is the leading cause of aging and illness.

The moral of the story? Meditation is one of the simplest and most ancient ways to break the animal fear and heal the mind and body. In this 5-minute video, Blackburn’s research on how meditation can decrease aging and increase life are examined.

Start out simple. Drop perfection. Just make 5 minutes right now to STOP, close your eyes, just pay attention to how your breath FEELS coming in and out. Your mind will wander, the voice will try to distract you. Just return gentle to your breath. It’s just practice of focus on what is, not following random thoughts. That’s it! You’re meditating. Try this for just 7 days when you start your day and watch how life begins to support you.

Even the U.S. military now uses Mindfulness Meditation to reduce stress. When will you?

Erol Fox — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:49:00 +0000

The U.S. Defense Department reported Aug. 3, 2010 that they are teaching troops to use Mindfulness Meditation as an option soldiers can use to deal with deployment stress.

Now, you might think your life is stressful, maybe it even feels like a battle, but you’ve got it EASY compared to soldiers on the front lines. If meditation can help them, you can imagine what it could do for you! You can also consider that the army is very scientific and not looking for unproven woo-woo ideas.

The article states:

“Mindfulness is a simple but ancient approach to living, which Western medicine has begun to recognize as a powerful tool for dealing with stress, illness and other medical or psychological conditions, and it can help soldiers in any circumstance”, said Army Major. Victor Won

You can begin your own practice today by simply sitting still, upright, as the men in the photo, and point your attention to your in and out breath. You remind will wander, like a puppy roaming off the paper. That’s OK. Just notice, let go of any stress about that, and return your attention to feeling your breath coming in and out. Puppies and minds need gentle daily training! Just 5 minutes in the morning could mean the difference between a day of agitation or a day of ease.

If you have any questions, drop me a line.

https://www.army.mil/article/43269/mindfulness-helps-soldiers-cope

Dozens of free guided meditations

Erol Fox — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:23:00 +0000

Meditation has been around for thousands of years. It’s mentioned in the Bible. Buddha used meditation to reach enlightenment. He was a scientist actually. Though meditation was being practiced long before him, he was looking for a method that actually remove suffering. Meditation has nothing to do with religion. It’s just a practice for focusing the mind on the present moment rather than it randomly drifting into the past or future.

A local mindfulness center offers free downloads on their site. Pick a length of time you can do and find something on this page: http://www.audiodharma.org/talks-guidedmeditation.html

Put one of these puppies on your iPod or phone and use it as your secret weapon every day.