At its most simple, Meditation can be just sitting in the park, with your eyes shut, listening to the birds in the trees; the rustle of the leaves in the trees and the sounds of life going by…… at its most advanced, it can lead to a Transcendental State, where you go into a “non-mind” state, where you are fully aware, yet your mind is empty: paving the way for enlightenment and transformation! To get from the first example to the last is certainly a journey, and not all people can achieve this. A report on 12 Science-Based Benefits of Meditation written by Dr Matthew Thorpe, MD, PhD, in 2017, concluded that Meditation can
Reduce Stress
Control Anxiety
Promote Emotional Health
Enhance Self-Awareness
Lengthen Attention Span
May reduce age-related memory loss
Can Generate Kindness
May Help Fight Addictions
Improves Sleep
Helps Control Pain
Reduces Blood Pressure
You Can Meditate ANYWHERE!
One of the techniques we use in our Sound Therapy sessions, is a specific group-based meditation, which is designed to bring the whole body into balance. During a 20-minute presentation at a Business Networking Meeting of 26 business owners, in 2017, Emily used this technique, to great effect: Without exception, everyone at the end was de-stressed; “chilled-out” and calm. After the one-to-one meetings, which followed, the majority of those present came up to Emily and thanked her:. There were many who were sceptical at the beginning: not by the end! Rather than being "woo-woo", these types of techniques REALLY work!
This is why we always begin with this component.
Obi C Agor, always starts his Qigong Group Sessions with a Standing Tree Meditation, in the Qigong Tradition, in order to centre everyone present and clear the mind so that the resulting exercises are even more effective; our physical bodies always work best when the mind is calm.
There is so much pressure on everyone nowadays, both at work and in our personal lives. In a report on WebMD, entitled Meditation Heals Body and Mind, explains how meditation can actually reduce blood pressure as well as increase our immune systems and lead to a slowing of the ageing process. You can read the full article here
One of the services we can offer is a twenty-minute daily meditation for staff, via a video link, centring on exactly what is needed for them that day. It can be carried out at a set time, perhaps first thing in the morning, in order to improve productivity and energy in staff members.