Guided Meditation

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Using light meditation is a simple and natural method that allows the mind to experience calmness and inner coherence within the right and left hemispheres of the brain, and allows the frontal and occipital lobes of the brain to work harmoniously. In light meditation, the light you see when you close your eyes is your main object of focus, producing a state of relaxation and allowing you to connect with your core self. This meditation is fairly simple to do, but the results are deep and beneficial. Meditation occurs when attention is focused on an issue or problem in order to find a solution, and is a mental exercise meant to lead to the perception of deeper levels of the mind. A healthy brain results in improved memory, decision making capabilities, and problem solving. The changes experienced from light meditation also affect one’s physiology and can reduce blood pressure, strengthen the heart, and improve one’s overall health.

During light meditation, one connects with the Inner Essence, allowing one to tap into their own wellness and spiritual energy. Increased flow of good energy will then make its way to the brain, and the 6th Chakra, or the ‘inner eye’ or ‘third eye’, will have clear vision and strong inner insight.

An important finding in relation to meditation is that levels of cortisol and adrenaline are smaller.

These hormones are generated in large quantities during periods of stress, which remain in our body for long periods and can cause extensive damage.

Meditation means to focus attention on an issue or problem to find a solution. Meditation is more a mental exercise or technique which is intended to shut down the conscious mind so that we can perceive more subtle sources of information (ie, deeper levels of our mind).

There are several different ways to meditate and get the benefits of a relaxed, focused mind. Most of these methods share common elements, such as the following:

• Finding an environment to be alone in that is as quiet and removed from distractions as possible.
• Using a comfortable sitting position that keeps the back straight. This is a stance that will encourage relaxation while keeping the mind alert.
• Focusing on an image, word or phrase that is constantly repeated, either mentally or aloud. Performing an action or concentrating on breathing patterns may also be of help.
• Placing the mind in a passive and receptive state and not forcing the focus, which often backfires. The act of meditation is to free the mind from extraneous thoughts that distract from higher purpose. It is a better use of energy to not fight the intrusion of thoughts but simply accept they are there and then gently let them go. This approach will lead quietly to the intended focus.

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Psychotherapist Lawrence LeShan, who has devoted much of his career to the study of meditation, notes that there are four ways or paths to meditation. In the West, we are more familiar with two of these ways; the way of the intellect, which is aimed at achieving various levels of consciousness and the route of emotions, in which meditation focuses on feelings of peace and love.

Another pathway practiced widely in the East is that of the body. This pathway is distinguished by the practitioner heavily involved in a series of body movements. Disciplines such as Hatha Yoga and T’ai Chi are good examples of this. The fourth way is that of action. This means applying the principles of meditation to learn a skill or the act of carrying out a task or ritual. Japanese ceremonies are an example of this. Zen Buddhist teachers use this approach to teach skills such as archery or flower arranging techniques.

Dr. Herbert Benson, a cardiologist and professor at Harvard University, starts the practice of meditation and then presents a simple but effective technique based on his research. This technique is intended to induce what Benson called the “relaxation response”, through which reduced states of anxiety quiet the mind and combat the effects of stress. Benson has found that people who induce the relaxation response immediately prior to studying or taking a test have better results than people who do not.