April 2009 - Journey into Meditation:  A Roadmap to Inner Healing and Wholeness
  © by Lisa Guyman

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Meditation is one of the most beneficial practices that we can do for ourselves and for the world. In light of this I thought I would share with you the chapter I wrote on meditation which talks about what meditation is (and isn't) and highlights common misconceptions while giving an overview of the benefits of meditation.

This chapter is from the book Sacred Healing: A Guide to Getting It. The first few paragraphs are below, but the entire chapter can be downloaded or read here for free. I think you'll find this to be very illuminating and perhaps it will make you realize (if you don't already) that you, too, can learn to meditate easily and successfully.

Journey into Meditation: A Roadmap to Inner Healing and Wholeness:

Take a breath. Notice how your breath flows. Allow it to come in and allow it to exit without any effort. Repeat. Yes, meditation starts with attention to the moment and it can be as simple and as easy as just observing your breath.

I slip into the moment so easily when I'm by the ocean. To me there is nothing more naturally meditative than listening to the ocean waves and feeling the ocean breeze. Waves go up and down endlessly, creating a soothing rhythm. Time stretches out into infinity and yet it stands still. The ocean reminds us to just be, to relax. It is in no hurry. It just is. And if we are allowed to truly be, we heal and we shine. We're expansive and limitless. But, since we all can't live by the shore, we have to bring the shore, the deeper rhythm of consciousness to us. Meditation allows us to transcend into the ocean of our consciousness, beyond our regular thoughts and feelings and into our deep inner quiet. With meditation we switch on the light instead of analyzing the darkness. Meditation is one of the most powerful things we can do for our lives and it's not difficult to practice. In fact, it is very, very easy.

Our bodies actually have a built in self-healing mechanism that operates at its peak when we are at rest. While sleep rejuvenates us and restores us to some degree, meditation creates a unique state of profound rest, far deeper than sleep, giving our bodies the ability to heal and re-balance at the deepest level possible. When our bodies and minds are given the right conditions, the body receives healing at a fundamental level and therefore its effects show up everywhere in our lives. Meditation goes to the source and works at a causal level. This is why meditation can actually reverse the aging process.

To read the rest of the chapter click here.

Wishing you the best.

Lisa

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Credit Line:  Lisa Guyman is an author, meditation instructor and Reiki Master.   She speaks on and conducts seminars on meditation, relaxation and Reiki. She can be reached at (303) 861-2280.  Visit her website at www.inner-sanctum.com and preview her guided meditation and Reiki audios.