Meditation Techniques

Meditation Techniques

There are many ways to learn meditation: reading books, listening to tapes, or studying with a teacher. Meditation can take place indoors or outdoors, at home or in class, alone or with family, friends, self-help groups, or spiritual communities.
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Q How can I move from single-point concentration to expanded awareness?
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Master Stephen Co, Alternative & Complementary Medicine
As you become more proficient with the Mindfulness Meditation, you may wish to hold your awareness on two and then all three of the focal points simultaneously throughout the meditation. This helps you move from single-point concentration to expanded... Full Answer
Q How do I achieve stillness through meditation?
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Master Stephen Co, Alternative & Complementary Medicine
Stillness is an inner state brought about by becoming aware of the space between your thoughts and focusing on this gap between your impressions. Just as retention, the pause between inhalation and exhalation, is the secret to a powerful pranic breath,... Full Answer
Q How do I achieve mindfulness through meditation?
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Master Stephen Co, Alternative & Complementary Medicine
As you meditate, you learn to keep your attention on each discrete moment as it presents itself to you. You note each breath, thought, and external impression that registers upon your senses objectively and without judgment. You notice and let go of... Full Answer
Q How do I acquire objectivity through meditation?
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Master Stephen Co, Alternative & Complementary Medicine
Regular meditation gives you perspective on yourself, your habits, and your behaviors. You come to see yourself from the outside; you acquire objectivity and conscious- unconscious dissociation. This detachment from your thoughts, impressions, and... Full Answer
Q What if I can't feel the energy after a hand sensitivity exercise?
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Master Stephen Co, Alternative & Complementary Medicine
If you still can’t feel the energy as you do the Hand Sensitivity Exercises, relax. Stick with your practice; you’ll feel it. Keep a positive attitude and an open mind. Doubts, fears, and apprehensions inhibit your ability to sense and... Full Answer
Q How can I know when there is an energetic disturbance in an aura?
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Master Stephen Co, Alternative & Complementary Medicine
One way would be to be born with a heightened awareness of energy, which would enable you to sense or see the aura and the energetic changes in it. There are people who have this ability naturally. Another would be to take special training to help you... Full Answer
Q How should I practice direct-clearing techniques?
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Master Stephen Co, Alternative & Complementary Medicine
Practice the direct clearing techniques - self-awareness and higher-level thinking exercises as needed, according to these guidelines: -Either can be practiced daily, or even several times daily, until a problem is cleared and you no longer feel the... Full Answer
Q What should I know before practicing direct-clearing exercises?
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Master Stephen Co, Alternative & Complementary Medicine
Here are few notes on practicing the self-awareness and higher-level thinking exercises: -The right length of time for the sessions on self-awareness exercise and high-level thinking exercise is 15 to 20 minutes. A session longer than that may... Full Answer
Q How do I dispose my dirty energy properly?
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Master Stephen Co, Alternative & Complementary Medicine
The simplest and most effective way to neutralize the dirty energy that you sweep away from your aura is to throw it into a nearby bowl of salt water. Salt neutralizes dirty energy. To prepare your saline “disposal unit,” take a bowl or... Full Answer
Q Why is Pranic Healing most concerned with the inner aura?
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Master Stephen Co, Alternative & Complementary Medicine
Of your body’s three auras - outer, inner, and health - Pranic Healing is most concerned with the inner aura. The inner aura is composed of the prana emanating from the chakras and the meridians. Thus, it is on the inner aura that you perform the... Full Answer