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“Meditation is an activity that can
lead to deep relaxation”
Many people in America and around the world are learning daily that meditating at least 20 minutes a day can truly make a difference in your day.
Learning how to relax, really relax, can have a far-reaching influence on the quality of your life. There is a difference between just resting (which is good also) and taking time to engage in activities that produce deep relaxation.
The pH Perfect Health network is about bringing people and the best health concepts together to help balance the pH factor of our body fluids. It has been proven that and undue amount of stress can generate an over acidic state in the body. Meditation and relaxation can reduce the level of stress and greatly assist in bringing a greater balance to your body pH.
Deep relaxation has specific characteristics. About 25 years ago, Herbert Benson defined the relaxation response. When a person has a relaxation response, several physiological can cause a decrease in:
1. Heart rate
2. Respiration rate
3. Skeletal muscle tension
4. Metabolic rate and oxygen consumption
5. Analytic thinking
It can also Cause an increase in
1. alpha wave activity in the brain
2. self-confidence and reduced self-blame
Meditating regularly over time, can lead to a generalized feeling of relaxation in many areas of one's life. Some of the benefits of deep relaxation are (Bourne, 1995):
· reduction of generalized anxiety
· preventing stress from building up
· increased energy and productivity
· improved concentration and memory
· reduction of insomnia and fatigue
· prevention and/or reduction of psychosomatic disorders such as hypertension, migraines, headaches, asthma, ulcers
· increased self-confidence and reduced self-blame
· increased availability of feelings
The pH Perfect health program is networking with a number of meditation and relaxation providers In your community. We strongly encourage you to explore the healing aspects of meditation and relaxation. Try meditating 20-30 minutes a day for an extended period of time. See if you can experience some of the physiological changes listed above. See how it affects your life.
Click Here for a directory of local Meditation and Relaxation providers!
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