Meditation and Relaxation: Harvesting Psychological, Physiological and Spiritual Benefits
Thursday, July 30th, 2009Meditation and relaxation can be done whilst on foot or doing simple repetitive tasks. Walking meditation helps splits down habitual routine mental categories, therefore regaining the main nature of events and perceptions, focusing attention on the procedure while ignoring its rationale or final outcome. In a type of meditation using mental picture, such as Chinese Qigong, the practitioner focuses on flows of energy (Qi) in the body, initially in the abdomen and then flowing throughout the body, until dispersed. Some contemplative traditions, such as yoga or tantra, are ordinary to several religions.
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