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The dictionary definition: Med-I-tate  1. To reflect upon; ponder 2. To plan or intend in the mind 3.To engage in contemplation 4. Devotional exercise 5. Contemplative discourse usually on a religion or philosophy

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         Prayer is when you speak...St. Louis class meditation meditate
               Meditation is when you listen

This section of the Spiritual Network's web site is dedicated to the various practices and information about meditation for better well being of the mind, body, and spirit.  The health benefits and mind over body control that meditation can offer  allow you to incorporate meditation into any physical well being or exercise program. The way the body will benefit from stress reduction alone are a major plus to any body! Meditation is used in many religions and can be integrated into your religious practice be it Christian, Jewish, Pagan,  Universal Love, Energy, and Knowledge or any other known or unstructured belief system. The point is that meditation can be used for whatever you want! Self-empowerment, reaching a goal, healing the body, reducing stress, reaching a higher spiritual level, astral plane walking, out of body experiences, the power of positive thinking, solving problems, meeting your guides, receiving answers to questions, connecting to the divine,  concentration improvement, understanding yourself and the path you are on, and even learning a new skill are all things that can be done through meditation.

The Spiritual Network offers many courses, lectures, and workshop on meditation in St. Louis; Learning Meditation Workshop, Chakra Meditation Workshop, private meditation sessions, group meditations on a subject, and several Guided Meditations  'Contacting Your Guides',  'I AM Expansion',  and Past Life Regression, as well as an On-Line Meditation Workshop .
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Meditation  Workshops given in St. Louis, MO and OVER THE INTERNET too!           

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Meditation is a state of mind. An emotional, mental, and physical state reached through exercise that allows you to concentrate and focus to a point where there is only one thought or even no thought. The feelings achieved during meditation varies from each person but it is generally expressed as a feeling of wholeness and connectivity and a feeling of complete disconectivity at the same time.  To experience any type or level of meditation it takes practice.St. Louis class meditation meditate

Your mind is always working - always thinking and always doing. It performs necessary bodily functions automatically but what happens when you just try to stop thinking? All sorts of things flood into your mind in bits and pieces. The same way your mind works during sleep. Sorting out the days details, working out and solving problems, remembering and storing information, completing thoughts from earlier in the day, reviewing what you have seen and heard. All these things are garbage cluttering the mind and prohibit successful meditation.

But meditation does something that sleep will not. It stills the mind, even if only momentarily, at various points during the meditation and at different levels of meditation. Meditation can allow you to clean up and take care of the garbage. Allowing the mind to rest and to be still during meditation lets the mind express and release anger, stress, and thoughts that have accumulated. In a relaxed state the mind is able to accomplish much more that we normally do. It has been proven that we only actively use a very small amount of our brain - between 8-12% - and that people with brain traumas, where part of the brain has been damaged, can in some instances re-route the activity through other parts of the brain. This is what meditation can help us do, re-route thought patterns and use more of the brain to achieve higher goals physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

Drugs and Alcohol Interfere St. Louis class meditation meditate St. Louis
When we do drugs or alcohol we are altering the physical being and effecting the function of the brain. Alcohol slows down the connection between the brain and body. It slows the brain function the same way sleep deprivation does. The brain has to have time to work and finish processes but it also needs to relax and be cleaned which meditation can do and drugs can not. Consciously we assume because we are stoned or mellow or drunk that we are giving the brain time to relax and not think - but in fact all we are doing is removing the conscience connection we have with the brain. We just think we are allowing the mind to relax because we can’t connect while intoxicated. Additionally, drugs and alcohol do not offer a lasting result like meditation can. Meditation also does not come with the lows or hangovers. Meditation provides a much better alternative to coping with stress than drugs or alcohol. We do many things to cope with stress that does not work well enough or is actually harmful.

Meditation  & Stress St. Louis class meditation meditate
Stress effects each person differently. Some people can have a crazy work schedule and do not feel the least bit stressed from it and then walk into the house and see that their new puppy chewed up a slipper and explode - other people would not be able to handle work but could easily cope with the torn up slipper, the area rug in shreds, the kids yelling and dinner being late. We all allow different things to stress us out. See you allow stress, stress is never caused by the person or situation. Stress is only caused by you. Part of the reason we feel stress is because of the clutter in our mind - things pile up. All that garbage in the mind doesn't allow for clear thought processing and thusly we become stressed.

Every day little things happen that we often allow to accumulate. In these little stress factors building one on another, we are denying yourself happiness. We are choosing to be stressed instead of happy. We are letting the anxieties cause barriers in our lives instead of coping with the stress factor itself. We are consciously making a choice to be angry, bothered, and stressed. We often chose to not do something we want to do because stress could be associated with the action. Like some people won’t go out with a friend because the friend’s mate causes a stress factor. Your choice to allow the stress and to alter your life. Meditation will allow you a peaceful mind so that those things that cause you stress will just be small little incidences instead of stress factors. They will become only the things that they are instead of stress. This will allow you better relationships with everyone since you can be happy and deal with situations better instead of having a busy mind. You can choose to be happy and non-stressed.

Meditation and the Physical Body St. Louis class meditation meditate
In having a peaceful mind you will be able to not only be happier but be more in tune with your emotions. Mainly love, self-love and understanding. Your entire body will feel better because your mind is peaceful and uncluttered. When you are stressed you physically cause changes to your body. The higher blood pressure effects the amount of blood to your brain, depriving it of the needed oxygen levels, which further stresses your brain, and in turn stresses your body further. Your kidneys that process the blood wastes can’t function at peak performance. The blood being pushed faster causes stress internally on almost every organ of your body. Stress physically harms the body on many levels reducing it’s ability to cope and lowering the capabilities of the immune system. The longer you are stressed the more harm you are choosing to inflict on your body. Meditation therefore can eliminate many possible health problems just by reducing stress. Meditation is NOT an alternative to medication and seeing a physician but it is an added benefit you can give your self in addition to medication until such time as the doctor tells you modern medicine is no longer needed. That is the goal with meditation for health - to prove to your doctor that you no longer need the external aides.

Additionally - meditation in itself, through visualization and mental direction, can aid the body in healing itself. The brain controls the body and we can control the brain through meditation exercises and knowledge. Tibetan Monks, naked, wrap themselves in wet sheets, then climb to a mountain ledge, sit and meditate overnight in below freezing weather. The do not catch a cold nor freeze to death nor even get frostbite. They substantially lower their heart rates and decrease the bodily functions, almost like a state of hibernation. This is an extreme possibilities of meditation. I’m not here to teach you to be able to sit outside all night in a wet sheet but allow you the chance to learn how to control your body with your mind.  TiChi is a form of physical meditation that will not only help you be at peace within your mind but will allow you to exercise and be peaceful all at the same time. I highly recommend that you seek a meditative exercise like TiChi or Yoga.

BioRythem has become an accepted medical practice, it is nothing more than a form of meditation; the mind controlling the body in a relaxed and peaceful state of concentration. Medical studies of Cancer patients have shown an increasing number of cancer victims going into remission because they claim the use of meditation and visualization techniques put them into remission. Personally, I was told in 1982 that I would be dead in less than ten years from System Lupus Erothomosis or it’s complications because I could not take the treatments for my disease. Well, not only am I still around  but I no longer even test as having the disease. In 1982 I was also told I was infertile but in 2002 with the complications that could have been since I have Lupus, diabetes, and was 40 years old I delivered a very healthy baby boy! I know how much I have used meditation and meditative visualization; and I know I am still alive and very active with a happy son.

Meditation Benefits St. Louis class meditation meditate
The benefits you receive from meditation is strictly up to you. Whether you are seeking to reduce stress for better health, to gain concentration and focus, to aid in healing ailments, to create self-empowerment and goal fulfillment, or to reach an enlightened spiritual state, meditation can help. Using meditation regularly will effect every part of your life. You will become healthier and more relaxed because your stress will be reduced and you will allow your mind to have rest. This in turn will effect the general way you feel and your outlook. Meditation will even effect the way people perceive you. You will feel better about your life, you can become happier, and people will notice.

Guided Meditation   Meditation St. Louis class meditation meditate
Self-hypnosis and hypnosis put you into a state where you are listening to a person and they are control your experience and making suggestions. In a guided meditation you remain in control and in a state of consciousness. Meditation is always done in an awake state and should never be used as a sleeping aide nor done directly before sleep. In a Guided Meditation the speaker assists you in reaching a higher meditation goal by assisting you through your meditation. Giving you an audible noise to focus on allows that part of your mind to busil-- rk while you are doing your mediation practice. A Guided Meditation has a singular purpose and you should be aware of the experience you will encounter. Speak the the person who will be guiding you through the meditation and be sure that this person understands the differences between hypnosis and a guided meditation. After a guided meditation you will be able to recall the full experience in detail and receive all the benefits that a hypnosis offered plus having the awareness on a subconscious and conscience level!  Guided Meditations By KayAhRa offered near St. Louis, MO, USA or she is available to travel to give lectures, seminars and workshops.St. Louis class meditation meditate

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