Comments on: Can Meditation Heal? http://goodlifezen.com/2009/02/25/does-meditation-heal/ Practical inspiration. For a happier life Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Brad’s Reader » Blog Archive » Friday Link Love 2/27 http://goodlifezen.com/2009/02/25/does-meditation-heal/#comment-5608 Brad’s Reader » Blog Archive » Friday Link Love 2/27 Mon, 18 May 2009 23:48:12 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=2046#comment-5608 [...] Can meditation heal [...] [...] Can meditation heal [...]

]]> By: Meditating To Heal Your Past http://goodlifezen.com/2009/02/25/does-meditation-heal/#comment-4605 Meditating To Heal Your Past Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:05:59 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=2046#comment-4605 [...] Does Meditation Heal? This is SUCH a great post and yes, I believe meditation can heal. When we look within the true healing begins. I LOVE that quote from Plato. [...] [...] Does Meditation Heal? This is SUCH a great post and yes, I believe meditation can heal. When we look within the true healing begins. I LOVE that quote from Plato. [...]

]]> By: Todd http://goodlifezen.com/2009/02/25/does-meditation-heal/#comment-4486 Todd Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:07:39 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=2046#comment-4486 I've been an on again, off again student of meditation for many years and only recently have I begun to commit to a daily practice, bringing theory and personal experience together and what a difference it makes! The more I awaken the more I find myself able to act and to live from a deeper place of compassionate awareness, in contrast to living a life caught up in habitual, reactive patterns of thought and emotion that are ingrained, long-standing habits. And the more I can freely choose my actions and my focus the more I am free from stress and worry and anxiety, all of which take their toll on my mental, emotional and physical health! "It is not events in themselves that cause stress, it's how we perceive and respond to those events." Meditation gives me more awareness and freedom to choose how I respond to what life brings me and it makes all the difference in the world. Thank you so much for all your shared wisdom and insight! I’ve been an on again, off again student of meditation for many years and only recently have I begun to commit to a daily practice, bringing theory and personal experience together and what a difference it makes! The more I awaken the more I find myself able to act and to live from a deeper place of compassionate awareness, in contrast to living a life caught up in habitual, reactive patterns of thought and emotion that are ingrained, long-standing habits. And the more I can freely choose my actions and my focus the more I am free from stress and worry and anxiety, all of which take their toll on my mental, emotional and physical health! “It is not events in themselves that cause stress, it’s how we perceive and respond to those events.” Meditation gives me more awareness and freedom to choose how I respond to what life brings me and it makes all the difference in the world. Thank you so much for all your shared wisdom and insight!

]]> By: Meditating On » Can Meditation Heal? http://goodlifezen.com/2009/02/25/does-meditation-heal/#comment-4405 Meditating On » Can Meditation Heal? Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:11:44 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=2046#comment-4405 [...] unknown posted a noteworthy aricle today onHere’s a small snippetIn one study, Professor Kabat-Zinn reported that the skin lesions of psoriasis patients who listened to bmeditation tapes/b cleared up four times faster than those who did not. Jon Kabat-Zinn said about these findings: b…/b [...] [...] unknown posted a noteworthy aricle today onHere’s a small snippetIn one study, Professor Kabat-Zinn reported that the skin lesions of psoriasis patients who listened to bmeditation tapes/b cleared up four times faster than those who did not. Jon Kabat-Zinn said about these findings: b…/b [...]

]]> By: Jonathan | enlightenYourDay.com http://goodlifezen.com/2009/02/25/does-meditation-heal/#comment-4166 Jonathan | enlightenYourDay.com Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:36:21 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=2046#comment-4166 Love the Plato quote! Thanks <abbr><em>Jonathan | enlightenYourDay.coms last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnlightenYourDay/~3/nN9kDCH78BA/" rel="nofollow">Dr. Wayne Dyer’s practical guide to meditation and his nine spiritual principles.</a></abbr></em> Love the Plato quote! Thanks

Jonathan | enlightenYourDay.coms last blog post..Dr. Wayne Dyer’s practical guide to meditation and his nine spiritual principles.

]]> By: Mary Jaksch http://goodlifezen.com/2009/02/25/does-meditation-heal/#comment-4104 Mary Jaksch Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:51:23 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=2046#comment-4104 Hi Chris! I agree - meditation is a wonderful way to boost creativity. It's what keeps my writing inspiration pumping! Hi Chris!
I agree – meditation is a wonderful way to boost creativity. It’s what keeps my writing inspiration pumping!

]]> By: Chris Edgar | Purpose Power Coaching http://goodlifezen.com/2009/02/25/does-meditation-heal/#comment-4103 Chris Edgar | Purpose Power Coaching Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:47:38 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=2046#comment-4103 Thanks for this post. I particularly resonated with what you said about meditation stimulating creativity. I tend to meditate for brief periods whenever I'm confronted with "writer's block," and I find that, sometimes within minutes, I come up with more interesting ideas than I would in hours of blankly staring at the computer screen. <abbr><em>Chris Edgar | Purpose Power Coachings last blog post..<a href="http://www.purposepowercoaching.com/site/?p=228" rel="nofollow">Getting To The “Heart” Of Public Speaking Anxiety</a></abbr></em> Thanks for this post. I particularly resonated with what you said about meditation stimulating creativity. I tend to meditate for brief periods whenever I’m confronted with “writer’s block,” and I find that, sometimes within minutes, I come up with more interesting ideas than I would in hours of blankly staring at the computer screen.

Chris Edgar | Purpose Power Coachings last blog post..Getting To The “Heart” Of Public Speaking Anxiety

]]> By: Peter Levin http://goodlifezen.com/2009/02/25/does-meditation-heal/#comment-4048 Peter Levin Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:08:05 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=2046#comment-4048 Mary, that's a great video regarding placebo, thanks I understand your perspective on process of discovery and meditation itself Different people get to the same goals in different ways. For most people it would not be real to seat and meditate and for buys people especially technology is the way to go. My point is that it is not just hitting brain waives, it is one of the ways to reach the meditative state and get desired results which is happiness, fulfillment, wholeness or whatever desire people might have and enjoy the process this way. Mary, that’s a great video regarding placebo, thanks

I understand your perspective on process of discovery and meditation itself

Different people get to the same goals in different ways.

For most people it would not be real to seat and meditate and for buys people especially technology is the way to go.

My point is that it is not just hitting brain waives, it is one of the ways to reach the meditative state and get desired results which is happiness, fulfillment, wholeness or whatever desire people might have and enjoy the process this way.

]]> By: Mary Jaksch http://goodlifezen.com/2009/02/25/does-meditation-heal/#comment-4043 Mary Jaksch Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:54:59 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=2046#comment-4043 Hi Avani-Mehta! You say, "Meditation is one of the best balms known to heal and make you whole again." That's lovely! That's really a spiritual view of the healing powers of meditation. Hi Avani-Mehta!
You say, “Meditation is one of the best balms known to heal and make you whole again.”

That’s lovely! That’s really a spiritual view of the healing powers of meditation.

]]> By: Mary Jaksch http://goodlifezen.com/2009/02/25/does-meditation-heal/#comment-4042 Mary Jaksch Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:48:31 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=2046#comment-4042 Hi Amanda! Yes, the mind is amazing and has huge potential for healing. I suppose, at a stretch, you could say that the efficacy of placebos has something to do with the healing power of meditation. When we take a pain medication, we tend to focus on the part of our body that hurts. BTW here is a very interesting YouTube talk on placebos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHBwHVbUwig Hi Amanda!
Yes, the mind is amazing and has huge potential for healing.

I suppose, at a stretch, you could say that the efficacy of placebos has something to do with the healing power of meditation. When we take a pain medication, we tend to focus on the part of our body that hurts.

BTW here is a very interesting YouTube talk on placebos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHBwHVbUwig

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