Meditation Essay

Transitioning to College and University presents individuals with many challenges. Students are often living alone for the first time. They are attempting to adapt to the pressures of post-secondary education in a new environment. This transition is often a time of stress and anxiety. Stress and anxiety can negatively effect their education and well as their overall well-being. Mindfulness was originally a Buddhist construct (David & Hayes, 2011) but has become increasingly popular. It has…

wealth? What tools, tips and techniques are out there to help you attract and support your health? From personal experience, meditation is one of the techniques I use to attract good health. What Is Meditation? Meditation is the process, whereby you are able to take a moment to yourself to rest and recharge your mind and body. Originally the domain of the seers, meditation was used for countless years as a way to calm and still the…

My cultural field experience was attending a Buddhist Meditation meeting. This was out of my typical culture for two reasons; first, I am Christian, not Buddhist, and two, I have not ever meditated or even witnessed someone meditating to my knowledge. I will admit that I generally look on meditation as a waste of time that can be used to complete something constructive. I was a bit nervous about attending as it was an experience I was completely unfamiliar with and I had no idea of what to…

Exploring Buddhism in the Elements of Incarnational Ministry and the New Age Introduction The mere purpose of this assignment is to conduct an interview amongst a group of individuals, by creating five questions regarding the religion Buddhism and the New Age Movement era for Week 10 Project. In addition, I will be exploring my personal implications of the incarnational ministry combine with examining the opinions of the target group chosen. Introduction to Group Section: The…

meditative process she is allowed to deal with, or even forget about, the torments of her past that ultimately forced her to decide to live in a mental institution for the rest of her life. In essence she is using the trauma of her past as a vehicle for meditation and creation in the…

Thomas Tweed’s missive, titled ‘Who is a Buddhist?’, dissects the Buddhist community and separates those who identify with, or simply dabble in, the faith into more appropriate categories. In this piece, Tweed identifies various levels of involvement in Buddhism, classifying its followers in groupings from the faithful to those who simply show passing interest. Most importantly, Tweed separates the sheep from the goats by making it clear to his audience: just because someone participates in…

with meditation. Reflecting and meditating on God’s word, works and the purpose he has for us is a important ingredient. Foster states: “The people of biblical days meditated on God, simply not…

consciously from time to time”, Thich Nhat Hanh, having the time to relax and concentrate on the present time has eluded society and the depth of spirituality has become diluted as people’s wants are not positive.I am exercising the act of walking meditation, from this, I wish to gain insight on how to not think at every possible moment just as Hahn explains in the excerpt, “Thinking Less” and gain a deeper sense of spirituality as Rolheiser states in the excerpt on defining spirituality.…

As spirituality becomes an increasingly popular tool in the service of mental health, the efficacy of spirituality on positive mental health must be examined. The question arises, not just whether or not spirituality is effective, but also “why or why not?” As a skeptic of spiritual practice, I have been curious about the effectiveness as well as the perceived effectiveness, and how those compare. Understanding this issue will be important in discovering which aspects of spirituality can be…

improvement of empathy, self-compassion, self-regulation, well-being and reducing stress in medical students. Twenty seven first and second year medical students at BUSM participated in this study. They learned an hour long yoga posture (asana), meditation (dhanyas) and breathing techniques (pranayama and ujjayi) once weekly for eleven weeks during the semester with extra thirty minute lecture about the neuroscience of yoga, relaxation and breathing exercises. This study collected data by using…