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Title: Meditation


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Meditation
  • any attempt to focus and maintain awareness on a
    stimulus that is unchanging or repetitive

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Meditation has its roots in religion...
  • Hinduism
  • Taoism
  • Buddhism
  • Christianity

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Goals of Meditation
  • Shut off rationality (LB)
  • Turn on intuition (RB)
  • Access spiritual states of consciousness

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Types of Meditation
  • Inclusive - e.g., zazen (everything)
  • Exclusive - e.g., prayer, word / phrase, images

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Characteristics of Meditation
  • Quiet environment conducive to
    single-mindedness and fast learning
  • Specific posture physically comfortable, minimal
    muscle tension (sitting or lying, hands)
  • Meditation objects focal point of meditation
  • Passive volition gentle return to focus and
    concentration
  • Regular practice 2x per day at same time (5 - 10
    minutes)

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Tibetan Mandala (Hindu)
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Tibetan Mandala (Hindu)
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Dineh Sandpainting (Navajo)
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Lakota (Sioux) Medicine Wheel
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Christian Stained Glass
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New Age Symbol
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Other Meditation Objects
  • mantra (word or phrase)
  • koan (answerless riddle)
  • pranayama (breath)
  • tratak (visual mantra - e.g., candle flame)
  • nadam (repeating sounds - e.g., ocean waves)
  • chanting (e.g., Gregorian)
  • dervish (e.g., Muslim mystics)
  • worry stone

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Physiological Effects of Meditation
  • ? skin resistance
  • ? alpha wave production
  • ? oxygen consumption
  • ? blood glucose
  • ? heart rate
  • ? blood pressure
  • ? muscle tension

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Contraindications
  • Metabolic diseases (e.g., diabetes, thyroid
    problems)
  • Depressive psychological types
  • Para-sympathetic dominants
  • Severe arrhythmias

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