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Stress Relief Gifts – Unique Gift Ideas to Give Stress Relief to Your Loved One

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Article by Michael Lee

Lately, you’ve noticed your significant other snapping at you more often. You note that he’s a lot more cranky, depressed and angry. On the other hand, she seems to have an overextended PMS spell (an episode of Premenstrual Syndrome).

So what could the problem be? Before your relationship gets to the point of “It’s not you, it’s me” conversation, you had better act fast. Get your loved one a set of stress relief gifts now!

Stress relief gifts are a harassed person’s best friend. Even if you may not be the frazzled boyfriend trying to calm down a nutty girlfriend, or a devoted girl trying to survive your man’s road rage, giving stress relief gifts are great any day; they may well save your loved one’s sanity.

Stress relief gifts include the ubiquitous “stress ball,” or those squishy things you mash when you just want to throw a rock at your boss or your officemates. Other stress relief treats would include aromatherapy oils, calming lotions, and anything else that could take someone’s mind off office stress.

Two hilarious stress relief gift ideas include the “Rip Apart Ref,” and the “Choke the Chicken” dolls. In the height of their anger, instead of throwing the paperweight at their boss, your loved one could just choke the chicken. Or, in the height of anger, they can rip apart the referee. The Choke the Chicken doll’s eyes pop out when you choke it, while the referee’s limbs come apart when you pull them, because the limbs are attached to the body via velcro.

If these novelty items are much too zany for you, why not try to soothe your loved one the conventional way:

For Your Girlfriend:

• –• Leave a bottle of scented oils or aromatherapy perfume, like lavender or citrus, on her desk. Slip it on her desk when you pick her up from work, while she’s not looking. Then send her an email the next day, to let her know it’s there.
• –• Send a box of chocolates or flowers to surprise her during the day.

For Your Boyfriend:

• –• Give him a book of jokes, or give him a subscription to a comedy website.
• –• Give him permission to hang out with his buddies on a night when you’d usually go out.

For both of you:

• –• Slip a packet of hot cocoa in your honey’s bag then send him/her an email or text message saying he/she has a packet of Swiss Miss or Hershey’s Hot Cocoa Mix in his bag to enjoy that day. This would possibly work better for women, because quite a lot of women love hot cocoa.
• –• Email her amazing pictures of exotic flowers, or send love notes to make him smile.

Ideas for stress relief gifts are endless. All it takes is a vivid imagination. You don’t even have to buy your loved one any of these gifts. Just keep in mind that the gift has to take your loved one’s mind off stress by making them laugh through relaxing or by making them feel appreciated. Surely, you’ll have a happier honey in no time!

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Unique Buddhist-Christian Meditation Centre

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Article by Ankur Choudhary

You might think it unbelievable, for Christianity is premised on belief in a creator-god and in a saviour whose death is thought to have washed away the sins of those who believe in him. Buddhism, on the other hand, has no room for a creator God, and insists that one has to be one’s own light.

Yet, such fundamental theological differences between the two religions do not deter Father A.M.A. Samy, a Tamilian Jesuit priest, from running what is probably India’s only Christian centre for Buddhist-style meditation–Bodhi Zendo, located up in the Perumal Malai hills in Tamil Nadu, near the popular hill-station of Kodaikanal.

As its name suggests, the meditation practised and taught at Bodhi Zendo is based on the Japanese Buddhist Zen tradition. The word ‘Zen’ is derived from the Sanskrit word Dhyana or the Pali term Jhana, denoting meditational practice. Although the Zen style of meditation was developed initially by Buddhists, it can be used by non-Buddhists, too. That explains how a Christian like Fr. Samy (who studied Zen with a Zen master in Japan and has penned several books on the subject) and many other non-Buddhists who visit Bodhi Zendo find no difficulty at all in meditating in the Zen way while still following their own religions or ways of life. An image of the Buddha shares the altar in the Zendo–the meditation hall–with a crucifix and no one seems to find this incongruous in the least.

Recently, I spent a week at Bodhi Zendo–and that was definitely one of the most memorable experiences I’ve ever had. The centre’s location is perfect for contemplation. Located two kilometers off the main road, deep inside a coffee plantation and surrounded on all sides by rolling hills, what I cherished most was the almost pin-drop silence that prevailed throughout much of the day, broken only by the calls of birds and occasional thunder.

Unlike in some other meditation centres, the meditation regime followed at Bodhi Zendo was not heavy–a major blessing for a novice likes me. Many ashrams, are centred on a guru, in whom faith is a must, and are controlled by a rigid hierarchy, but Bodhi Zendo has none of that. You are free to believe quite what you want, and Fr. Samy is definitely not the typical ashram-wala baba! He’s cheerful and easily accessible, and one can have private interviews, or what in Zen terminology is called doukusan, with him to discuss one’s problems or spiritual practice.

Life at Bidhi Zendo follows a relaxed routine. An hour of zazen or silent meditation in the early morning is followed by breakfast and then by samu or shared work. Residents at the Centre are assigned various tasks for samu–cutting vegetables, tending to the kitchen garden, sweeping the floors, cleaning the toilets and so on, which they do together. Thereafter, one is free till noon, to meditate on one’s own, to use the Centre’s well-stocked library, to take a walk in the hills around or to simply sit in the elegant Zen garden watching the clouds roll in and the birds hop about.

Half an hour of meditation at noon is followed by lunch, with an hour’s meditation again in the evening. Throughout much of the day, silent hours are strictly observed. Every once in a while, Fr. Samy gives lectures on Zen, Buddhism and Christianity, and conducts intensive meditation retreats or what in Japanese are called sesshins.

Bodhi Zendo’s doors are open to people of all faiths or none at all. Partly because most of Fr. Samy’s disciples are from Europe, where he spends several months every year, most visitors at the Centre are Europeans, and the place has a decidedly Western feel to it.

One can stay on at Bodhi Zendo for between a day and several months, depending on the availability of accommodation and one’s seriousness about meditation. For a sum of three hundred rupees a day you get a comfortable single room with an attached bath and toilet, three wholesome meals, and all the silence and peace you crave for–and you also get to learn what meditation is all about. Very well worth a try, you will definitely agree!

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Unique Features of Vihangam Yoga Meditation

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Article by Rajesh Sahay

Unique Features of Vihangam Yoga Meditation:- • Vihangam Yoga or Brahma Vidya is rooted in “Vedas”. It is a compilation of ancient Rishis’ experiences achieved during their yogic-practices. • Who am I? Where from I came? Why am I stuck in this world? Where I have to go after leaving this world? We need to find out answer? • Soul’s consciousness is taken away by Mind & Intellect & gets scattered in the Objects of worlds through 5 sense organs, i.e. 5 organs of perception & 5 Organs of Actions. As a result of actions, all desires never get fulfilled, Leftover desires are known as Passions, Vasanas or Karmfal. They react and produce further Vasanas, which keep multiplying like a Seed to a Tree to no of fruits, to numerous seeds and trees. • Controlled Mind slowly recoils back Soul’s energy from worldly objects, diverts back to God emanating a state of “Jivan Mukti’.i.e. “Nirvana”. • All Vasanas get burnt out in yogic-Gyanagni. It begets freedom from bondage of Death & Birth, to enjoy uninterrupted Absolute Divine Bliss. What is Vihangam Yoga Meditation & its Philosophy? Vihangam Yoga Meditation is a spiritual science to attain reunion of Atma (Soul) with Parmatma (God) to enjoy eternal Peace & Bliss. Our “4 Vedas” are the base of this knowledge. Braham Vidya i.e. knowledge of God stands renamed as “Vihangam Yoga” after Swami Sadafaldevji Maharaj in his 17 yrs of arduous Trance, developed a simple Technique of Mind-Control through a short ‘Meditation’ It reminds us that we are neither Body, nor Mind nor Intellect rather Jivatma (Soul) and we have fallen out from God due to false ego & ignorance. We are stuck in this illusory world due to Karmfal i.e. Vasana or Passion. “As you sow, so you reap”. Present vasana creates further new Vasana, thus it keeps on multiplying. This bundle of Vasana promotes cycle of Death & Birth. Our Jivatma has burning desire to return back to the source to regain Godhood. But bondage of Karmfal i.e. Vasana holds back like a strong chain. Vihangam Yoga Meditation comes to rescue. Follow are its preachings: — 1. Vihangam Yoga-practice can control, purify and pacify mind to stop creating unwanted further Vasanas. 2.The process of purification of mind would help to slowly withdraw attention from sensual objects. 3. A sense of detachment would start developing resulting into proportional withdrawal of soul’s energy 4. Higher the Mind-Control, higher the Detachment-level and so higher the withdrawal of Soul’s energy back to Soul. 5. A well controlled mind can succeed in returning back all lost energy to the source. 6. Soul becomes purified as its lost energy called ‘Surati’ is back & further generation of fresh Vasana stopped. 7. With Sadguru’s blessings, ‘Surati’ would become subtler & takes the form of ‘Nirati’ and would get diverted to Parmatma (God) for reunion. 8. Reunion with Supreme-Self (God), means you achieve state of ‘Jivan-mukt’, all Sanchit Vashna get burnt out, and further Karma is free from Karmfal. Is Mind-Control very easy to achieve? Never, Not at all. Mind is like a drunken monkey, like bubbles in the sea-waves, never steady at a point. You meet all its requirements even then keeps wavering. HOW to control mind? a) Get initiated by any Vihangam Yoga – Updeshta/Trainer for Level-1. b)Pursue Swamiji’s newly developed Technique for Meditation which is very simple to understand and easy to practice.

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Learn a Unique Technique of Meditation.

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Article by James Brown

This meditation technique is quite different from the conventional meditation techniques. This technique is actually a contemplation exercise and involves thinking over life. Though people of all age can try this technique, it is basically suitable for people with mature age (I mean 18 & above). The reason is that only those who have lived a certain (substantial) duration of life can reflect back on their past. Very young people who are still in the initial phase of their life are less likely (though not impossible) to analyze their life from the angle which this meditation demands. Nevertheless, this meditation technique is very useful for knowing our true self.

Method:

First read this thought provoking story:-

Once a king called upon all of his wise men and asked them,

“Is there a mantra or suggestion which works in every situation, in every circumstance, in every place and in every time. Something which can help me when none of you are available to advise me. Tell me is there any mantra?”

All wise men got puzzled by King’s question. One answer for all questions? Something that works everywhere, in every situation? In every joy every sorrow, every defeat and every victory? They thought and thought. After a lengthy discussion, an old man suggested something which appeals to all of them. They went to king and gave him something written on paper. But the condition was that king was not to see it out of curiosity. Only in extreme danger, when the King finds himself alone and there seems to be no way, only then he’ll have to see it. The King put the papers under his Diamond ring.

After a few days, the neighbors attack the Kingdom. It was a collective surprise attack of King’s enemies. King and his army fought bravely but lost the battle. King had to flee on his horse. The enemies were following him. His horse took him far away in Jungle. He could hear many troops of horses were following him and the noise was coming closer and closer. Suddenly the King found he standing in the end of the road – that road was not going anywhere. Underneath there was a rocky valley thousand feet deep. If he jumped into it, he would be finished…and he could not return because it was a small road…From back the sound of enemy’s horses was approaching fast. King became restless. There seemed to be no way.

Then suddenly he saw the Diamond in his ring shining in the sun, and he remembered the message hidden in the ring. He opened the diamond and read the message. The message was very small but very great.

The message was – “This too will pass.”

The King read it. Again read it. Suddenly something strike in his mind- Yes! It too will pass. Only a few days ago, I was enjoying my kingdom. I was the mightiest of all the Kings. Yet today, the Kingdom and all his pleasure have gone. I am here trying to escape from enemies. However when those days of luxuries have gone, this day of danger too will pass. Calm come on his face. He kept standing there. The place where he was standing was full of natural beauty. He had never known that such a beautiful place was also a part of his Kingdom. The revelation of message had a great effect on him. He relaxed and forget about those following him. After a few minute he realized that the noise of the horses and the enemy coming was receding. They moved into some other part of the mountains and were not on that path.

The King was very brave. He reorganized his army and fought again. He defeated the enemy and regains his lost empire. When he returned to his empire after victory, he was received with much fan fare at the door. The whole capital was rejoicing in the victory. Everyone was in a festive mood. Flowers were being thrown on King from every house, from every corner. People were dancing and singing. For a moment King said to himself,” I am one of the bravest and greatest King. It is not easy to defeat Me.: With all the reception and celebration he saw an ego emerging in him.

Suddenly the Diamond of his ring flashed in the sunlight and reminded him of the message. He opens it and read it again: “This too will pass”

He became silent. His face went through a total change -from the egoist he moved to a state of utter humbleness.

If this too is going to pass, it is not yours.The defeat was not yours, the victory is not yours.You are just a watcher. Everything passes by

We are witness of all this. We are the perceiver. Life come and goes. Happiness come and goes. Sorrow come and goes.

Now as you have read this story, just sit silently and evaluate your own life. This too will pass. Think of the moments of joy and victory in your life. Think of the moment of Sorrow and defeat. Are they permanent? They all come and pass away. Life just passes away.

There were friends in past. They all have gone.There are friends today. They too will go.There will be new friends tomorrow. They too will go.

There were enemies in past. They have gone.There may be enemy in present. They too will go.There will be new enemies tomorrow and……they too will go.

There is nothing permanent in this world. Every thing changes except the law of change. Think over it from your own perspective. You have seen all the changes. You have survived all setbacks, all defeats and all sorrows. All have passed away. If there are problems in the present, they too will pass away. Because nothing remains forever. Joy and sorrow are the two faces of the same coin. They both will pass away. Who are you in reality? Know your real face. Your face is not your true face. It will change with the time. However, there is something in you, which will not change. It will remain unchanged. What is that unchangeable? It is nothing but your true self.

You are just a witness of change. Experience it, understand it.

Everyday for 10-15 minutes sit in silence. Just think over the sentence, “This too will pass.” Pondering over your own life will make you realize the true meaning of this sentence. Everything passes yet your real identity remains the same. That real you is your true self. To know that self is true meditation.

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A Unique Opportunity for Healing: Meditation and Detoxification Retreat

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Article by Isaac Eliaz

You’re invited to join me for a unique 6 day/5 night healing retreat held at the Institute for Noetic Sciences Retreat Center – a beautiful 200-acre facility in the majestic hills of Sonoma County. This transformational retreat will take place during the Fall Equinox from September 20-25, 2011 and will feature a specific focus on fall season detoxification, meditation and healing.

During this in-depth retreat, I will draw upon my extensive research and experience in the fields of detox, healing and meditation to guide participants through the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of detoxification, transformation, regeneration and healing, offering a profound holistic program for optimal health and vitality.

I recently had the opportunity to see the Dali Lama at his center in Dharamshala, India. This visit, the environment and the chance to see the Dali Lama, had a deep impact on me. It allowed for a much deeper revelation and integration of the journey of meditation and healing within me, and I am excited to share these insights and experiences during this upcoming retreat.

Dynamic Therapeutic ProgramWith over 25 years of clinical experience, I have designed a dynamic therapeutic program which integrates Traditional Chinese Medicine theories on healing, including the connection between health, nature and the seasons, together with insights gained from years of meditation practice and my recent two-year meditation sabbatical. Participants will receive a highly-refined set of tools to facilitate the release of blockages on all levels, allowing for multiple issues to be addressed simultaneously. I will work closely with each person to individualize and fine-tune this powerful process of letting go, resulting in deep regeneration and healing.

Hiking Meditation – A Unique Workshop By The Inner Metamorphosis University, Chicago

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Post by Pooja

Inner Metamorphosis University (IMU) based mostly in Rogers Park, Chicago is a special meditation centre for facilitating the procedure of bringing peace, celebration, enjoy and awareness in the daily lives of folks. Their daily, weekly and monthly routine consists of workshops, meditations and courses designed to fit the needs and the thoughts of the modern human getting. Hiking Meditation is a single marvellous workshop which is meant for people who genuinely get pleasure from being in the outside meditating, calming and rejuvenating the spirit. It is facilitated by Amona and Jeffrey, the founders of the IMU.
When the term meditation comes to head, the believed that generally pops up is being seated silently in a peaceful and serene spot with extremely minor movement, permitting oneself to just be devoid of inserting and judgement on oneself or our environment. When the phrase Hiking Meditation is put forward it may be a small complicated at 1st to think how one particular can really meditate even though the system is even now in movement and the senses currently being stimulated by the surrounding impressions. But indeed, it is quite significantly doable to be simply walking in nature in a single of the state parks in Chicago, and being current in the instant, sensation the ground, listening to the audio of the wind and being in speak to with your breath which can provide us in deep get in touch with with our natural state of joy and harmony.
Hiking Meditation can be carried out with your eyes open or at occasions closed, somebody else foremost you at instances closed, an individual else leading you. It is essential to take note of all that is surrounding you. Pay attention for the seems of the birds, the rustling of the leaves come to feel the air that moves all around you and the earth that is beneath you. Pay attention to the sound of your very own breath, odor the fresh new crispness of the air, experience the movement of your muscle tissue- contracting and relaxing and the get in touch with with the ground.
Hiking Meditation is a fantastic way to de-pressure and is also a great bridge to find out bringing a meditative good quality into our everyday actions. Leaving the familiar surrounding powering is like heading for a mini holiday one with nature. Despite the fact that you would be strolling via a park as a group, you are provided the chance to meditate with the organic surrounding with out acquiring to interact with everyone else other than nature, thus permitting you to appreciate the entire magnificent natural surroundings.
The Interior Metamorphosis University (IMU) centered in Chicago, was initiated in 2005 by the mystic Bhashkar Perinchery. He is known amid his close friends as FIL (Good friend of Internal Light). One particular of his most current publications “The Source of Joy Within”, contains twelve sets of meaningful reminders sensible approaches that can be used in every day existence conditions, a delicate, joyful, and easygoing method to self-growth and awareness.. The IMU is the consequence of Amona and Jeffrey’s passion of establishing much more self-consciousness and comprehension. Some of the everyday and weekly classes are presented for totally free and there is no pre-registration needed. Apart from the over, the IMU routine is entire of other meditation workshops day-to-day and weekly routines like the Tai Chi, Feldenkrais, Memory Training, Silent Sitting, Complete Dancing and displaying Inspirational Videos. For a lot more info about the I.M.U. and the plan offered, make sure you visit https://secrets2meditation.com/goto/?url=http://www.Lifesurfing.org or call at 773-262-1468

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Zen Meditation – An Unique Form of Meditation

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Post by Bertil Hjert

Zen meditation is a Japanese method of concentrating on a certain factor or believed. The tradition has been passing on from one era to the other for almost numerous hundreds of years now. Buddhists utilised to apply this special form of meditation. In fact, Zen Buddhists are typically referred to as ‘Meditation Buddhists’.

The volume of time devoted by Zen mediators varies extensively. Specialists suggest a minimum time period of about five minutes on a daily basis. This is ample for householders to benefit from the immense benefits of Zen meditation.

The main point one requirements to emphasis on is daily practice. Everyday practice of Zen meditation for a tiny time period of time is far more than plenty of to advantage from its effects than spending about 50 % an hour as soon as in a full week.

Zen meditation has developed as a boon to folks across the globe who are truly stressed out due to the irregularity, chaos and tensions current in their everyday existence.

Zen meditation requires sitting in a prescribed place, closing your mind to the ideas and images for a specified interval of time. Right here, your heart fee will slowly reduce and breathing becomes shallow. Little by little, you will get in to a state of deep reflective meditation.

With the support of Zen meditation, you can effortlessly create a synergy that would further help you in connecting to all elements of your existence this kind of as the entire body, the soul and the brain. The vitality that is needed to reinforce the synergy that you have collected arrives from practicing Zen meditation.

When training Zen meditation, your thoughts will only be concerned. You will not be engrossing your thoughts in to what took place in the prior or what will happen in the long term.

You will reach a minute wherever you will only be reacting to what is occurring to you at the current.

Zen meditation is a technique that will help you to awaken your correct nature. Here, you never require to subscribe any of the religious teaching. You just need to understand that there is a ‘Buddha’ within you. Awaken the Buddha inside you and you will be ready get a deep insight of oneself.

Zen meditation was actually meant to awaken the genuine person inside you.

A) Here are some of the advantages followed in Zen meditation:

one. Zen meditation lets the practitioner to loosen up

2. It aids you to maintain one tension totally free.

three. It assists you to locate the true you.

B) 9 steps to achieve Zen meditation:

a) Title your breaths: for instance in and out.

b) Pay close focus to when your breath will get deep and you come to feel a lot more at peace.

c) Believe of your human body when you breathe in and when you breathe out check out to take it easy every single part of your physique. You require to focus on a single component at a time. Initiate with the shoulders.

d) Calm your entire body parts when you breathe in really feel the compassion when you breathe out.

e) Take it easy your facial muscles one by 1 and send a 50 percent smile to all areas of the human body.

f) Take it easy all the muscle tissue that are nonetheless tense.

g) Consider of joy when you breathe in.

h) Get back to your breathe in and breathe out place.

i) Sit in the situation loosen up.

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