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Monday, August 31, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Can't We All Just Get Along?
"These very words have gone through my head since I was a little girl.
Hopefully the shift that is taking place is leading us all in that
direction. Thanks for the article." Earthywoman
Can't we all just get along?
August 28, Chicago Infidelity Examiner
Julie Troob
How breathtaking is this sky? And its gorgeous sunset? Look at the perfect simplicity of this humble road! And the beautiful mountains... Why isn't society as peaceful as the rest of nature? What is wrong with our society? What is wrong with our relationships? Why can't we all just get along? What is wrong with us? Here is my basic theory about relationship issues and what we can do about it.
We are all full of fear. We are all trying to survive. We think that the next person is going to pull the rug from under us, or we always perceive that others are treating us wrongly. How can this be? It is true that there are many harsh critics, and much injustice. We all have basic instincts and most of us do not know how to regulate them without reacting from fear.
How do we get rid of the fear? Soul searching, therapy, meditation, experience, eventually, I believe we will rid ourselves of fear, after many more generations. I think we are on an evolutionary path toward morality. It is a slow one, but happening, if we do not kill ourselves before we can reach that place.
We need to forgive and forget. We are going to be wronged. We need to forgive, let it go, and then get close to people who will not do this to us, or give second and third chances when warranted. Letting it go, however, does not mean being walked on, it just means not hurting the other person back. Two wrongs do not make a right. We can more easily forgive by remembering who the enemy is....
IGNORANCE is the enemy, the enemy is IGNORANCE. So, in this case we try to lower ignorance, which creates fear, by teaching morality and things like the Law of Attraction to others. However, many people do not want to listen, or do not care at all. In fact, many people, including me, must reap the effects of our actions karmically in order to learn. In my book, with respect to all beliefs, I feel strongly about the nature of Karma and reincarnation. This makes everything equal.
So, why can't we all get along? Ha. One day we will, my friends. In the meantime, look at your part, work on yourself, as I do as well, and try to remember, it takes ignorance and fear to hurt another. Like so many great heroes have said in so many words, Love your neighbor and live a life of Charity.
Peace,
Julie
Hopefully the shift that is taking place is leading us all in that
direction. Thanks for the article." Earthywoman
Can't we all just get along?
August 28, Chicago Infidelity Examiner
Julie Troob
How breathtaking is this sky? And its gorgeous sunset? Look at the perfect simplicity of this humble road! And the beautiful mountains... Why isn't society as peaceful as the rest of nature? What is wrong with our society? What is wrong with our relationships? Why can't we all just get along? What is wrong with us? Here is my basic theory about relationship issues and what we can do about it.
We are all full of fear. We are all trying to survive. We think that the next person is going to pull the rug from under us, or we always perceive that others are treating us wrongly. How can this be? It is true that there are many harsh critics, and much injustice. We all have basic instincts and most of us do not know how to regulate them without reacting from fear.
How do we get rid of the fear? Soul searching, therapy, meditation, experience, eventually, I believe we will rid ourselves of fear, after many more generations. I think we are on an evolutionary path toward morality. It is a slow one, but happening, if we do not kill ourselves before we can reach that place.
We need to forgive and forget. We are going to be wronged. We need to forgive, let it go, and then get close to people who will not do this to us, or give second and third chances when warranted. Letting it go, however, does not mean being walked on, it just means not hurting the other person back. Two wrongs do not make a right. We can more easily forgive by remembering who the enemy is....
IGNORANCE is the enemy, the enemy is IGNORANCE. So, in this case we try to lower ignorance, which creates fear, by teaching morality and things like the Law of Attraction to others. However, many people do not want to listen, or do not care at all. In fact, many people, including me, must reap the effects of our actions karmically in order to learn. In my book, with respect to all beliefs, I feel strongly about the nature of Karma and reincarnation. This makes everything equal.
So, why can't we all get along? Ha. One day we will, my friends. In the meantime, look at your part, work on yourself, as I do as well, and try to remember, it takes ignorance and fear to hurt another. Like so many great heroes have said in so many words, Love your neighbor and live a life of Charity.
Peace,
Julie
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
How to Turn Wisdom Into Power
August 26, Holistic Wellness Examiner
by Alice Landry
True wisdom is holistically integrated knowledge that has the potential to increase personal power as well as inspire others to use their power for good.
Transforming wisdom into personal and global power includes conscious and purposeful efforts to evolve and contribute meaningfully to the world community.
Those who are self-aware, have an interest in personal growth and development, and desire to be of service to society can use their life experiences and challenges as examples to assist others on their paths.
Wisdom can become power through the following means:
• When your personal strength comes from a source of good and love, not when the intention is abuse of power.
• When you make self-improvements daily.
• When you discover your soul's general and specific life purpose.
• When you help others without expecting anything in return.
• When you express gratitude for all that you already have.
• When you work with synchronicity and the universe to attract and manifest your goals.
• When you stay in the present moment and choose wise thoughts, feelings, and actions.
• When you consistently make healthy decisions.
• When you can appreciate the blessings in disguise and focus on the positive.
• When you continue on your personal quest despite challenges.
• When you can admit when you are wrong and not repeat self-destructive patterns.
• When you realize that you are responsible for the life you create and release a sense of victimhood.
• When you allow a healthy conscience to be your guide.
• When you learn to work smarter not harder.
• When you can combine rational thinking and intuitive wisdom into major life decisions.
• When you can detach from drama and remain calm and compassionate.
• When your mind, body, heart, and soul are balanced and aligned with good.
• When you embrace your individuality and express yourself through creativity and originality.
• When you continue to be a student in this universe/university.
• When you accept that change is the only constant and choose to evolve consciously.
• When you have respect and love for yourself and others.
• When you use what you've learned to educate, enlighten, and present opportunities for growth and development for others.
• When you feel fulfilled and satisfied with who you are and the person you've become.
Maintaining your inner power and transferring that feeling to the world can be refreshing and exciting as you increase self-awareness, network with others on a purposeful journey, and create boundaries for those who drain your energy.
Changing your knowledge into wisdom and your wisdom into power is beneficial and self-empowering. It can indicate a healthy sense of personal worth, confidence, and esteem.
When you are living holistically well and empowered, the experiences and people you attract into your life will also reflect that higher vibration.
Affirmations: I use my personal knowledge to gain wisdom. I change my thoughts, feelings, and actions into what reflects my highest good. My wisdom becomes power when I consistently and consciously evolve and by being of service to others. I use my power for good!
by Alice Landry
True wisdom is holistically integrated knowledge that has the potential to increase personal power as well as inspire others to use their power for good.
Transforming wisdom into personal and global power includes conscious and purposeful efforts to evolve and contribute meaningfully to the world community.
Those who are self-aware, have an interest in personal growth and development, and desire to be of service to society can use their life experiences and challenges as examples to assist others on their paths.
Wisdom can become power through the following means:
• When your personal strength comes from a source of good and love, not when the intention is abuse of power.
• When you make self-improvements daily.
• When you discover your soul's general and specific life purpose.
• When you help others without expecting anything in return.
• When you express gratitude for all that you already have.
• When you work with synchronicity and the universe to attract and manifest your goals.
• When you stay in the present moment and choose wise thoughts, feelings, and actions.
• When you consistently make healthy decisions.
• When you can appreciate the blessings in disguise and focus on the positive.
• When you continue on your personal quest despite challenges.
• When you can admit when you are wrong and not repeat self-destructive patterns.
• When you realize that you are responsible for the life you create and release a sense of victimhood.
• When you allow a healthy conscience to be your guide.
• When you learn to work smarter not harder.
• When you can combine rational thinking and intuitive wisdom into major life decisions.
• When you can detach from drama and remain calm and compassionate.
• When your mind, body, heart, and soul are balanced and aligned with good.
• When you embrace your individuality and express yourself through creativity and originality.
• When you continue to be a student in this universe/university.
• When you accept that change is the only constant and choose to evolve consciously.
• When you have respect and love for yourself and others.
• When you use what you've learned to educate, enlighten, and present opportunities for growth and development for others.
• When you feel fulfilled and satisfied with who you are and the person you've become.
Maintaining your inner power and transferring that feeling to the world can be refreshing and exciting as you increase self-awareness, network with others on a purposeful journey, and create boundaries for those who drain your energy.
Changing your knowledge into wisdom and your wisdom into power is beneficial and self-empowering. It can indicate a healthy sense of personal worth, confidence, and esteem.
When you are living holistically well and empowered, the experiences and people you attract into your life will also reflect that higher vibration.
Affirmations: I use my personal knowledge to gain wisdom. I change my thoughts, feelings, and actions into what reflects my highest good. My wisdom becomes power when I consistently and consciously evolve and by being of service to others. I use my power for good!
Thursday, August 6, 2009
How Self-Aware Are You?
By Alice Landry
August 4, 2:10 PM
Self-awareness is the capability to look deeply into your own mind, body, heart, and soul and discover the underlying beliefs, values, and moral standards that influence the way you think, feel, and behave.
The only constant in life is change, and being able to adapt to the dynamic waves of life is an attribute of self-aware people. Those who resist may continue self-destructive patterns and fail to realize blessings in disguise, lessons they should have learned, or windows to new adventures.
With the desire and intention to increase self-awareness, you present yourself with the opportunity to consciously evolve and improve as an individual.
Review the following ways to become more self-aware:
• Actively listen to those who support and love you
• Develop a conscience
• Forgive yourself and others for past mistakes
• Release the need to control outcomes
• Intend for the highest and best path to unfold before you
• Keep your focus in the here and now
• Live your life from a love/Spirit-centered approach
• Look ahead to understand the potential consequences of your actions
• See the best in everyone, including yourself
• Learn to be more conscious of your thoughts and choose positive ones
• Keep your feelings in check and determine the source of negative emotions
• Avoid thinking in extremes (i.e. all or nothing)
• Release drama and choose peace
• Be responsible and empower yourself by owning your mistakes and achievements
• Be teachable and allow yourself to receive insights and epiphanies
• Know that there is always room for improvement and change is a necessary part of life
Gaining insight into yourself and why you make the choices you make can be scary - like looking in a pool of water and seeing the reflection but knowing there are secrets, fears, and murkiness that lie below.
The benefits of enhanced self-awareness include the ability to make healthier and purposeful choices, to improve the relationships with yourself and loved ones, and to reduce the negative effect of life stressors.
Affirmations: I increase self-awareness every day as I consciously monitor my thoughts, feelings, and actions. I live life from a place of love. I gain insight, learn from my mistakes, and move on. I am teachable and willing to see all sides of a situation. I am responsible for me.
August 4, 2:10 PM
Self-awareness is the capability to look deeply into your own mind, body, heart, and soul and discover the underlying beliefs, values, and moral standards that influence the way you think, feel, and behave.
The only constant in life is change, and being able to adapt to the dynamic waves of life is an attribute of self-aware people. Those who resist may continue self-destructive patterns and fail to realize blessings in disguise, lessons they should have learned, or windows to new adventures.
With the desire and intention to increase self-awareness, you present yourself with the opportunity to consciously evolve and improve as an individual.
Review the following ways to become more self-aware:
• Actively listen to those who support and love you
• Develop a conscience
• Forgive yourself and others for past mistakes
• Release the need to control outcomes
• Intend for the highest and best path to unfold before you
• Keep your focus in the here and now
• Live your life from a love/Spirit-centered approach
• Look ahead to understand the potential consequences of your actions
• See the best in everyone, including yourself
• Learn to be more conscious of your thoughts and choose positive ones
• Keep your feelings in check and determine the source of negative emotions
• Avoid thinking in extremes (i.e. all or nothing)
• Release drama and choose peace
• Be responsible and empower yourself by owning your mistakes and achievements
• Be teachable and allow yourself to receive insights and epiphanies
• Know that there is always room for improvement and change is a necessary part of life
Gaining insight into yourself and why you make the choices you make can be scary - like looking in a pool of water and seeing the reflection but knowing there are secrets, fears, and murkiness that lie below.
The benefits of enhanced self-awareness include the ability to make healthier and purposeful choices, to improve the relationships with yourself and loved ones, and to reduce the negative effect of life stressors.
Affirmations: I increase self-awareness every day as I consciously monitor my thoughts, feelings, and actions. I live life from a place of love. I gain insight, learn from my mistakes, and move on. I am teachable and willing to see all sides of a situation. I am responsible for me.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Your Higher Self
Your Higher Self is the aspect of your consciousness closest to Source - the fully realized eternal being that you are.
It exists beyond space and time and the confines of third dimensional reality, and is the overseer of your multi selves - past, present and future, conscious and subconscious.
It knows all you have been, all you are now, and all you are becoming, and it is aware of the countless possibilities available for your growth and success and that which will serve you optimally.
Your Higher Self knows you inside out and loves you unconditionally. Its vast, all-encompassing perspectives will gift your life immeasurably and pierce the veils and limits of your personal beliefs and programs, bringing truth and light to even the darkest of arenas.
Your Higher Self communicates with you via your intuition. Its information is sourced in love and truth beyond the confines of your conditioned self. It is the golden compass that points ever to the truth of who you are, to your highest path and potential and the love at the heart of all.
By connecting to this infinite and loving source (that you do so very intimately and tangibly in the Intuition Zone meditations), you are accessing the highest level of your being, which will raise your vibration profoundly, and by virtue of such alone, massively enhance your manifesting potential by the law of resonance.
The meditations, exercises and practices in the Intuition Zone enable you to connect to this more real you - your expanded all-knowing self and the keys and solutions, love, wisdom, healing and guidance that will most serve you and take you to your dreams in a magical and effortless way. Go to: http://www.intuitionzone.com/?10608
Here's a re-cap of some of what you'll experience in the Intuition Zone: * Profound shifts in consciousness
* How to receive clear and reliable guidance
* How to re-invent yourself and your reality from the inside out
* How to align to source on a daily basis
* Spiritual solutions to seeming 'problems'
* Signs, symbols and metaphors in your everyday life
* How to release unwanted vibrations
* How to harness your intuition at greatly enhanced levels
* How to experience the healing power of unconditional love
* Over 17 step-by-step exercises and techniques
* Beginner exercises & foundations for intuitive practice
* Yes-No methods of divination
* Automatic writing technique for with your Higher Self
* How to decode your inner & outer reality
* The different facets and faces of intuition
* Over 18 examples of message 'Platforms' in your everyday life
* The metaphor mind-set exercise
It exists beyond space and time and the confines of third dimensional reality, and is the overseer of your multi selves - past, present and future, conscious and subconscious.
It knows all you have been, all you are now, and all you are becoming, and it is aware of the countless possibilities available for your growth and success and that which will serve you optimally.
Your Higher Self knows you inside out and loves you unconditionally. Its vast, all-encompassing perspectives will gift your life immeasurably and pierce the veils and limits of your personal beliefs and programs, bringing truth and light to even the darkest of arenas.
Your Higher Self communicates with you via your intuition. Its information is sourced in love and truth beyond the confines of your conditioned self. It is the golden compass that points ever to the truth of who you are, to your highest path and potential and the love at the heart of all.
By connecting to this infinite and loving source (that you do so very intimately and tangibly in the Intuition Zone meditations), you are accessing the highest level of your being, which will raise your vibration profoundly, and by virtue of such alone, massively enhance your manifesting potential by the law of resonance.
The meditations, exercises and practices in the Intuition Zone enable you to connect to this more real you - your expanded all-knowing self and the keys and solutions, love, wisdom, healing and guidance that will most serve you and take you to your dreams in a magical and effortless way. Go to: http://www.intuitionzone.com/?10608
Here's a re-cap of some of what you'll experience in the Intuition Zone: * Profound shifts in consciousness
* How to receive clear and reliable guidance
* How to re-invent yourself and your reality from the inside out
* How to align to source on a daily basis
* Spiritual solutions to seeming 'problems'
* Signs, symbols and metaphors in your everyday life
* How to release unwanted vibrations
* How to harness your intuition at greatly enhanced levels
* How to experience the healing power of unconditional love
* Over 17 step-by-step exercises and techniques
* Beginner exercises & foundations for intuitive practice
* Yes-No methods of divination
* Automatic writing technique for with your Higher Self
* How to decode your inner & outer reality
* The different facets and faces of intuition
* Over 18 examples of message 'Platforms' in your everyday life
* The metaphor mind-set exercise
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
7 Days of Holistic Health
by Alice Landry
Have you given yourself a holistic health check-up lately?
Are your thoughts and emotions well and in balance? Does your body crave more attention? Is your spirit yearning to connect with its higher creative power and the rest of the world?
Here are a total of 28 steps you can take toward holistic health and harmony. Follow the suggestions below for one week. Start a journey of health, happiness, and self-improvement. Feed your
Are your thoughts and emotions well and in balance? Does your body crave more attention? Is your spirit yearning to connect with its higher creative power and the rest of the world?
Here are a total of 28 steps you can take toward holistic health and harmony. Follow the suggestions below for one week. Start a journey of health, happiness, and self-improvement. Feed your
Mind (Mental) Body (Physical) Heart (Emotional) Soul (Spiritual)
Monday Say "I take steps everyday to improve my life" ten times throughout the day. Eat a piece of your favorite fruit and top it with Splenda, cinnamon, or peanut butter. Think about one person or situation that makes you feel sad or angry. Then let it go and decide that only you canmake yourself feel a certain way. Step outside for five minutes and be quiet and still. Just observe, listen, and heal.
Tuesday Read an inspiring book or magazine for 5 minutes. Do 5 minutes of any exercise (walking, yoga, jump roping, dancing). Watch 30 minutes of a show or movie you find hysterical. Take a pen and start writing about whatever comes to mind. Do that for 5 minutes. Don't go back and read what you wrote. Just surrender it.
Wednesday Give someone a genuine compliment. Lie down for 10 minutes and rest. Find one of your old CDs of music that you really enjoyed and jam out to it. Be generous by tipping someone well, donating a bag of old clothes, or volunteering your time, even if it's letting someone merge onto your lane of traffic.
Thursday Write down 5 things you've been waiting to do. Then make a definitive plan to do one of them. Buy floss and use it. Talk from a positive perspective. Say "I can..." or "I am..." Be creative. Use silly putty, paint, Legos, food, music, or whatever you desire to create a spontaneous work of art.
Friday Say "yes" to a social engagement. Eat a serving of your favorite vegetable. Add a little seasoning and savor every last bite. Read a joke and share it with friends. Recognize uncanny coincidences as synchronicity. Feel the power of Spirit when you notice the same phrase, number sequence, word, animal, or color, place, or name at least 3 times in a short span.
Saturday Say "I only participate in activities that serve a higher purpose" ten times throughout the day. Replace coffee with herbal tea or lemonade. Relax yourself for 5 minutes. Ask your partner or a friend to give you a mini massage, do deep breathing, or bathe in sunlight. Go green by picking up one piece of trash, recycling newspaper, using a canvas bag, or planting a tree.
Sunday Complete 2 things on your to-do list and cross them off with a smile. Stretch your body for 5 minutes. Share a personal accomplishment with someone. Then say "Thank you" when he or she says what a great job you've done. Take a meditative moon bath. Lie outside and allow yourself to be bathed by the light of the moon. Don't think or talk. Just receive.
Even if you take one small step forward each day, you are still working toward something positive and healthy. Remember that steady progress creates the fulfilling life journey you desire and deserve.
If you are already doing one or more of the activities, such as flossing, then great! Find something else you can substitute that's easy, manageable and health-promoting, perhaps something you've been putting off for a while. The point is to make progress and evolve.
Disclaimer: This article is for informational use only and is not intended to replace medical advice. Contact a physician if you have any questions or concerns about your physical, mental, or emotional health.
Affirmations: My holistic health is important to me. Even if I take only five minutes to better my life or somebody else's life every day, it is still five minutes more than what I've been doing. My mind, body, heart, and soul are in perfect, healthful balance. I create time and use my energy productively in order to think, feel, and act in the highest and best ways.
Monday Say "I take steps everyday to improve my life" ten times throughout the day. Eat a piece of your favorite fruit and top it with Splenda, cinnamon, or peanut butter. Think about one person or situation that makes you feel sad or angry. Then let it go and decide that only you canmake yourself feel a certain way. Step outside for five minutes and be quiet and still. Just observe, listen, and heal.
Tuesday Read an inspiring book or magazine for 5 minutes. Do 5 minutes of any exercise (walking, yoga, jump roping, dancing). Watch 30 minutes of a show or movie you find hysterical. Take a pen and start writing about whatever comes to mind. Do that for 5 minutes. Don't go back and read what you wrote. Just surrender it.
Wednesday Give someone a genuine compliment. Lie down for 10 minutes and rest. Find one of your old CDs of music that you really enjoyed and jam out to it. Be generous by tipping someone well, donating a bag of old clothes, or volunteering your time, even if it's letting someone merge onto your lane of traffic.
Thursday Write down 5 things you've been waiting to do. Then make a definitive plan to do one of them. Buy floss and use it. Talk from a positive perspective. Say "I can..." or "I am..." Be creative. Use silly putty, paint, Legos, food, music, or whatever you desire to create a spontaneous work of art.
Friday Say "yes" to a social engagement. Eat a serving of your favorite vegetable. Add a little seasoning and savor every last bite. Read a joke and share it with friends. Recognize uncanny coincidences as synchronicity. Feel the power of Spirit when you notice the same phrase, number sequence, word, animal, or color, place, or name at least 3 times in a short span.
Saturday Say "I only participate in activities that serve a higher purpose" ten times throughout the day. Replace coffee with herbal tea or lemonade. Relax yourself for 5 minutes. Ask your partner or a friend to give you a mini massage, do deep breathing, or bathe in sunlight. Go green by picking up one piece of trash, recycling newspaper, using a canvas bag, or planting a tree.
Sunday Complete 2 things on your to-do list and cross them off with a smile. Stretch your body for 5 minutes. Share a personal accomplishment with someone. Then say "Thank you" when he or she says what a great job you've done. Take a meditative moon bath. Lie outside and allow yourself to be bathed by the light of the moon. Don't think or talk. Just receive.
Even if you take one small step forward each day, you are still working toward something positive and healthy. Remember that steady progress creates the fulfilling life journey you desire and deserve.
If you are already doing one or more of the activities, such as flossing, then great! Find something else you can substitute that's easy, manageable and health-promoting, perhaps something you've been putting off for a while. The point is to make progress and evolve.
Disclaimer: This article is for informational use only and is not intended to replace medical advice. Contact a physician if you have any questions or concerns about your physical, mental, or emotional health.
Affirmations: My holistic health is important to me. Even if I take only five minutes to better my life or somebody else's life every day, it is still five minutes more than what I've been doing. My mind, body, heart, and soul are in perfect, healthful balance. I create time and use my energy productively in order to think, feel, and act in the highest and best ways.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Meditation and ADHD
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The practice of transcendental meditation may help children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder manage their symptoms, research suggests. In a pilot study, researchers found that lessons in transcendental meditation, or TM, appeared to calm the anxiety of children with ADHD,and improve their behavior and ability to think and concentrate.
TM is considered to be one of the simplest meditation techniques Practitioners sit comfortably for 10 to 15 minutes with their eyes closed, silently repeating a mantra -- a sound, word or phrase -- to calm the mind and body.
Some researchers believe that meditation affects the nervous system in a way that can alter a range of bodily functions, including breathing, blood vessel dilation and stress-hormone regulation
The current findings indicate that children with ADHD can not only learn the TM technique but also benefit from it, the researchers report in the online journal Current Issues in Education "The effect was much greater than we expected," lead researcher Sarina J Grosswald, a cognitive learning specialist in Arlington, Virginia, "The children also showed improvements in attention, working memory, organization, and behavior regulation," she added
"The study included 10 children between the ages of 11 and 14 who were attending a school for students with language-related learning disabilities. All had been diagnosed with ADHD and, though most were taking medication, were having problems at school and home. "The students were taught the TM technique and then practiced it at and then practiced it at school twice a day, for 10 minutes at a time. After three months, Grosswald and her colleagues found, the students reported lower stress and anxiety levels, while their ADHD symptoms also improved, based on questionnaires given to teachers and parents. "Teachers reported they were able to teach more," Grosswald said, "and students were able to learn more because they were less stressed.
Larger studies, she and her colleagues write, are now needed to see whether TM can be used as an ADHD therapy, either in addition to standard treatment or by itself TM doesn't require concentration, controlling the mind or disciplined " Grosswald noted. "The fact that these children are able to do TM, and do it easily shows us that this technique may be particularly well suited for children with ADHD."
TM is considered to be one of the simplest meditation techniques Practitioners sit comfortably for 10 to 15 minutes with their eyes closed, silently repeating a mantra -- a sound, word or phrase -- to calm the mind and body.
Some researchers believe that meditation affects the nervous system in a way that can alter a range of bodily functions, including breathing, blood vessel dilation and stress-hormone regulation
The current findings indicate that children with ADHD can not only learn the TM technique but also benefit from it, the researchers report in the online journal Current Issues in Education "The effect was much greater than we expected," lead researcher Sarina J Grosswald, a cognitive learning specialist in Arlington, Virginia, "The children also showed improvements in attention, working memory, organization, and behavior regulation," she added
"The study included 10 children between the ages of 11 and 14 who were attending a school for students with language-related learning disabilities. All had been diagnosed with ADHD and, though most were taking medication, were having problems at school and home. "The students were taught the TM technique and then practiced it at and then practiced it at school twice a day, for 10 minutes at a time. After three months, Grosswald and her colleagues found, the students reported lower stress and anxiety levels, while their ADHD symptoms also improved, based on questionnaires given to teachers and parents. "Teachers reported they were able to teach more," Grosswald said, "and students were able to learn more because they were less stressed.
Larger studies, she and her colleagues write, are now needed to see whether TM can be used as an ADHD therapy, either in addition to standard treatment or by itself TM doesn't require concentration, controlling the mind or disciplined " Grosswald noted. "The fact that these children are able to do TM, and do it easily shows us that this technique may be particularly well suited for children with ADHD."
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