Basic Meditation Exercises

Written by Robert Morgen


(Authors Note: Before reading this you should see my other articles on Breathing and Full Body Awareness) Now that you’ve begun to developrepparttar ability to move energy around in your body there are some things that you can do with it. The following exercises range from pretty simple to pretty complicated, but as you develop your abilities you’ll eventually find that you can do them all at once and effortlessly. It can take anywhere from a few weeks to a few years to develop this ability, so remember what I said about expectations. Grounding Grounding will always be an important skill, no matter how ‘advanced’ you become, so takerepparttar 138564 time to learn this now and to be able to do it effortlessly. Stand inrepparttar 138565 ‘Standing Stake” pose described above. Go throughrepparttar 138566 breathing and Full Body Awareness exercises. Visualize roots growing from your feet down throughrepparttar 138567 core ofrepparttar 138568 earth, just like a tree. In later meditations you can add some variety by seeingrepparttar 138569 roots flow down to a large crystal atrepparttar 138570 earth’s core. Depending onrepparttar 138571 effect you want you can varyrepparttar 138572 crystals and access different energies, but that obviously beyondrepparttar 138573 scope of this exercise. As you inhale feelrepparttar 138574 energy ofrepparttar 138575 earth being drawn up through your roots and up through your body and out throughrepparttar 138576 top of your head. On your exhale, let that energy drop back down through your body and feel allrepparttar 138577 accumulated stress of your life flow out with it and back down through your roots and intorepparttar 138578 earth. Feel your muscles relax asrepparttar 138579 stress flows out. This is a good way to release all your stresses, fears, angers and feelings of inadequacy. Repeat this exercise for awhile, as many times as necessary to clean yourself out. There’s nothing wrong (and a lot of benefit) to stopping at this point and just doing these exercises that we’ve learned up to this point, until they become completely effortless. Whenever you feel yourself stressed or angry learn to take a moment and ground yourself and let those feelings just flow out.

Progressive Relaxation Progressive Relaxation is easy to do and you can do it anywhere and anytime. Assume your meditation position of choice (I likerepparttar 138580 half-lotus on a zafu) and go through allrepparttar 138581 exercises I’ve covered up to this point. Now just take a moment and feelrepparttar 138582 relaxed energy that you should have after grounding and releasing all your stress. Are you ready to get deeper into this feeling?

The First Step To Curing

Written by Naweko San-Joyz


The first step to curing acne is knowing what type of acne you have. This information gives you precious insight to what may have actually triggeredrepparttar acne outset. Once you know your acne trigger, you are one step closer to removingrepparttar 138550 acne activator and living acne free.

There are numerous types of acne, which could explain why it is so cumbersome if not seemingly impossible forrepparttar 138551 acne sufferer to find a cure. Looking atrepparttar 138552 list below, you may be surprised discover that you acne is not caused by stress, but your new bottle of designer perfume.

·Adult Acne Sudden onset, or continuation of acne, during adulthood. The cause may be hormone imbalances, stress, pollution or medications. Studies have shown a direct link between hormone imbalances andrepparttar 138553 onset of acne in women ages 30 to 40 years old.

Acne cosmetic This form may be rare but is triggered by use of cosmetics with acne aggravating ingredients such as lanolins, isopropyl mysristate and some pigments.

Acne conglobata Severe hereditary acne that can cause scarring onrepparttar 138554 face and back.

Acne detergens Acne resulting from abrasive cleansers.

Acne excoriée (Mirror Addict Acne)- Psychosomatic disease caused by constant picking ofrepparttar 138555 face and/or body.

Acne fulminans (Too Much Testosterone Acne) Acute and severe form of acne accompanied by symptoms like fever and joint pain. This acne is common among males. Traits include: abrupt onset of acne, inflammatory and ulcerated nodular acne onrepparttar 138556 chest and back, severe acne scarring, fluctuating fever, painful joints, loss of appetite or weight, and high white blood cell count. This acne is caused by use of testosterone, used legally or illegally to enhance muscle growth. Overrepparttar 138557 counter treatments or not effective. If you don’t needrepparttar 138558 extra testosterone for your health, don’t take it.

Acne keloidalis This acne occurs with people of African descent. It is characterized by firm papules and pustules atrepparttar 138559 nape ofrepparttar 138560 neck.

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