Steifer - Meditation: Complete Guide To Relieving Stress and Living A Peaceful Life

Introduction

I can tell you are a brilliant personbecause you made the choice to purchase this book. I believe that you willlearn a great deal of information and that you will open your eyes and gain anew perspective in your life.

With life beingso hectic in this day and age, it is no wonder that people are seeking a way tofind relaxation. Stress is a state of mind that many are suffering from as aresult of their unhealthy lifestyles and the fast pace in which we live. Theproblems associated with stress go further than simply a mental imbalance and afeeling of edginess. Stress can result in a long term mental condition and canmanifest itself physically in the form of many different physical disorders.The primary disorders that manifest are anxiety disorders and heart conditions.Stressors can have seriously negative effects on other aspects of your physicalhealth as well, such as blood pressure and overall mental stability. You needto be aware that stress can lead to serious illness including cardiovasculardiseases and the potential onset of cancer. Thus, this has a serious impact onlives today, tomorrow and in the near future. Instead of letting stress takeover, people are becoming aware of the need for a certain amount of relaxationand are seeking it in many different ways.

Living a life that is hectic without any relief can cause youto develop depression, insomnia and other psychological problems. While it maystart as a small issue, it can slowly develop into a larger, unbearable issue.You will find that your body becomes weaker, along with your immune system andself-esteem. Your body will be less likely to fight off common bacteria, likethe common cold, headaches and similar ailments. This is why psychologistsbelieve that stress is the root of many different disorders. It is important torealize and keep in mind that while much of life is outside of our control,what we can control is ourselves, our actions and our destiny.

There are manyalternatives open to people that wish to take charge of their lives which isvital. Stress can lead to blood pressure problems, which can lead to moreserious health hazards, and its time to re-appraise your lifestyle to see ifyour stress levels are acceptable or whether you can benefit from meditation.There are many who dismiss meditation as being something that is difficult todo, or something silly. However, it is easier than you might imagine.

Although you dohave a choice of different methods of relaxation that are available in todaysworld such as yoga, acupuncture, massage and a change to your lifestyle;meditation is something that you can include in your current lifestyle to makeit a more viable way to live. This book is written for the uninitiated in aneffort to introduce them to different forms of meditation, so that individualreaders can chose which method which fits best with their character and theirlifestyle.

Meditation is aform of relaxation that has been practiced for thousands of years. It is mainlyused for the treatment of anxiety but can be used for spiritual purposes aswell. In this book, you will have the opportunity to read about the variousways in which meditation can be beneficial to your health. We introduce theoverall concept of meditation in Chapter 2 and then we will break it down insubsequent chapters. You will be surprised at how many different kinds ofmeditation there are, and one of the available options will inevitably besuitable for you.

We also look atthe different types of meditations from a practical point of view so that youcan see which type of meditation can help you to achieve peace of mind and theability to relax. You may believe that meditation is for the tree-huggingbrigade, but you couldn't be further from the truth. It's a system that helpspeople to become grounded, happy and sometimes even more effective in the highprofile jobs that they have. It isn't a craze or something that is only done bypeople who have too much time on their hands. It helps everyone equally who iswilling to try it. While it helps to treat various diseases, it also helps toprevent the same diseases from developing.

The main aim ofthe book will be to give you a guide to meditation and help you to understandthe principles and practice of meditation. You may learn about techniques youhave never heard of before, but these may be suitable to incorporate into yourlife to make your life a much more satisfying place to be.

A Great Alternative toMedication Therapy

Many people have found that meditation can greatly reduce the amountof medication they take on a daily basis, and over time, it can completelyreplace the medication that you take. In studies, meditation has shownsignificant strides in its ability to treat medical conditions that werepreviously treated by medication. Many doctors have found themselvesrecommending meditation before they recommend medication, which shows howpowerful this simple action can be.

The importanceof meditation is especially true for people who have heart disease, heartproblems, blood pressure problems, anxiety, depression, and many other mentaldisorders.

What is Relaxation?

In common terminology, relaxationmeans that we leave ourselves free of tension. Relaxing mind may mean that themind is not under stress or active. In today's lifestyle, this looks difficult.Doesnt it?

Now a day, most of us believe to be being under stress duringmost of the week and relax only on the weekends. This is considered the commonway of life. Is this the right way of living? Is living a relaxed life all thetime not our right? Let us reclaim it.

Bad stress

If you ask anyone why theyre understress most of the week, what answer do you expect to get? I have so much workto do, deadlines to meet, tasks to be completed, prepare for the new launch,etc. Don't you think that something like this is the response?