Meditation can half risk of heart attack

WOW you know more about this than I... way to go doc Thanks Geri, Maybe about meditation, but that's kind of a personal experience. Ya gotta find what works for you. My undertanding is, admitedly, Buddhist in nature. My Pov on it comes from Samma-Samadhi in particular. As far as actual physical medical benifits, that's news to me as well.

Thanks Geri, Maybe about meditation, but that's kind of a personal experience. Ya gotta find what works for you. My undertanding is, admitedly, Buddhist in nature. My Pov on it comes from Samma-Samadhi in particular. As far as actual physical medical benifits, that's news to me as well. For me to take up meditation...I would need to be guaranteed peace for at least 30 mins per day....but I wouldn't know how to begin to be honest

Also, over time, meditation can simply make you a much calmer person - even when you are not meditating. Thus, situations that used to stress you out are experienced as less stressful and easier to manage. This places less strain on the heart.

Yeah...new reports saying that pro-longed used of mild amphetamines can be beneficial for your heart, and cut arteriosclerosis rates as well, if you're not an active type of person by nature. Not advocating that though. If you think about it, it makes sense, your heart and bloodvessels would get a little more exercise.

We are generally starting to recognize and apply what we've been being told for a couple of thousand years by spiritual teachers. Now, it is being confirmed by our "religion" of science. We've long known the negative effects of stress on the body. The mind/body connection is not new age mumbo jumbo, you just have to sort out the junk. Back in the cretaceous period when I worked open heart, the thoracic surgeons could tell before they ever started on someone whether they would do well or not, based on belief and attitude. If there was time, they would send people with a particular mind set to c... [More]

I used to be able to meditate when I was younger and completely clear my head of all thoughts. But seem to have lost the ability

I think it was The Learning Channel but a while back they talked about how drumming could put people into a trance like state. I have to say I believe it. I started drumming about a year ago & I have felt myself fall into a trance like state when drumming.

This isn't that surprising...

in Hindu Religion, tht was already proved

I started meditation as a last resort against migraines. It's incredible the journey that has taken me on since then - 8 years ago, phew. Yes it reduced my migraines and the causes of many of my migraines - the stresses of life I was not coping with at the time. This was after exhausting specialists with their nasal sprays, injections and various commercial drugs and natural therapies - some of which at both ends of the spectrum created other problems and inbalances. I love meditation and particularly mantralisation. I spent most of my life not excercising my vocal cords for anything besides c... [More]