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Stress Relief Meditation

We've all been there. Life has gotten so hectic and out of control that our hearts pound, our minds race, and sometimes, we just want to run away from it all. Stress levels can be managed with meditation.

Stress Relief Meditation is a combination of one or more practices that vary depending on the type of stress occurring. Stress doesn't affect every individual the same way, there is not one be all, end all type of meditation for stress relief. It may necessary to apply a combination of meditations to a stressful situation, depending on the underlying causes of that stress.

For example, a person might be stressed because they haven't been sleeping due to anxiety. In this case, relaxation meditation, combined with sleep meditation, would be the best type of meditations to address the underlying root causes of the stress (insomnia and anxiety).

In addition to addressing, and treating, your stress, practicing any type of stress meditation can allow you to gain a new perspective on how you handle stress itself. Meditation allows you to build new stress management skills, and even increases your self-awareness.

For those who suffer with conditions like anxiety, asthma, cancer, depression, heart disease, high blood pressure, pain, and sleep problems, stress meditation can be very helpful in treatment (in conjunction with a traditional medical treatment). We offer meditations for a variety of stressors including anxiety, loneliness, back to school shopping, anger and resentment, bullying, and feeling overwhelmed.

We are always adding new topics (since stress is always an issue!). If you would like to keep up to date with our latest articles and offerings, consider signing up for our email newsletter (in the sidebar to the right). We  trust these articles will help you breathe a deep sigh (or two!) of relief.

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Stress Relief – Mayo Clinic Article

In my search for some scientific / medical information about the benefits of meditation I came across an insightful 2 page article from the Mayo Clinic (United States). It outlines benefits of using meditation to relieve stress.

This article gives a brief overview of:
Benefits of meditation
A few of the better known types of meditation
Basic requirements for practice
As well as a few relatively easy ways to add meditation to your day

Mayo Clinic stress relief article

This is a rather basic overview, so I encourage you to look more deeply into any of the topics that interest you.

I would like to find out what most interests you my reader, so I encourage you to add your comments to this page. I am writing some basic meditations that I will publish on this site as well as sample audio files to guide you through the meditations.

My hopes and plans for this site is for it to be a reliable resource for people who are either relatively new to meditation, or would like to find out about other forms of meditation. I know first hand some of the benefits I have experienced (and believe me if I can find and learn meditation I think most people can!)

There are so many “flavours” of meditation I am sure you can find something that will work for you!

What kind of information would you like to see on this website?

What methods of meditation are you interested in learning about?

Are there any particular health problems you hope meditation can help you with?

(According to their website “Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical practice dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of virtually every type of complex illness.”)