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Meditation
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Answer 43 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Meditation accesses deeper levels of awareness and transforms how you perceive the emotions naturally.
Long-term meditators (15-40 yrs)
Kundalini meditation
Decreased activity in orientation association areas of parietal lobe
Distinction between meditation and introspection
2. 1. Meditation - like psychotherapy tends to release unconscious material 2. Reported adverse effects range from depression - anxiety - and dissociation to psychosis 3. There may be other psychological risks as well - such as increase in passivity
Hatha yoga
Decreased reactivity of reticular activating system
Potential meditation-related problems
Distinction between meditation and introspection
3. Things are naturally perfect as they are you don't need to change anything
Christian contemplative
What is effect of meditation on longevity
Research-proven effects of meditation
Sense of natural perfection
4. Expanding awareness to a number of different physical or mental events that can theoretically be performed during any behavior - being with your experience ina fully participatory way.
Opening-up ( open presence) meditation
Stem
Chakra meditations
Meditations involving manipulation of energy
5. Less emotional activity
Opening-up ( open presence) meditation
Chakra meditations
Decreased reactivity of reticular activating system
Hatha yoga
6. Different mode of knowing - sense of natural perfection - dissolution of boundaries - sense of timelessness - spontaneous action
Christian contemplative
Gtum-mo
Characteristics of meditative state
Purpose of meditation
7. You can only learn this from your teacher. It is advanced meditation technique. Manipulation of breath and energy
Long-term meditators (15-40 yrs)
Vipassana
Decreased activity in orientation association areas of parietal lobe
Kundalini meditation
8. Focused repetition of memorized passages from world scripture and the writings of great mystics; reading something like a script from the bible
Mantra
Passage meditation
Tonglen
Meditation and attention
9. ey in terms of whether meditation is working or not. People who are satisfied are because their relationships are expanding. They are able to connect with other people.
Passage meditation
Sense of timelessness
Dissolution of boundaries between self and others
High levels of gamma waves
10. New age California. 'imagine these glow balls of energy moving down the center of your chest'
Physical effects of meditation
Chakra meditations
Characteristics of meditative state
Left-frontal dominant people
11. Improvement in concentration - Enhanced ability to detect light flashes of short duration - Meditators show a pattern of greater initial arousal in response to aversive stimuli but faster recovery - Has been implemented in stress reduction and chro
Advanced meditators
Meditation and attention
Kundalini meditation
Chakra meditations
12. Use visualization to recreate scenes from the Gospels in vivid sensory detail as if you were really there.
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13. In meditation - the body can be experienced as patterns of energy that cannot be described neurophysiologically. Can't describe what's happening using Western physiologically
Gtum-mo
Psychological effects of meditation
Limitations of neurophysiological research on meditation
Advanced meditators
14. Dis-identifying from false self or ego; identifying with real Self - you are much more than you see here in this physical body - as you are sitting here in this physical body - you are also existing in an inner world. That inner you - that broader -
Purpose of meditation
Psychological effects of meditation
Gtum-mo
Unconditional positive regard
15. 1. Produces 'a wakeful - hypometabolic state of parasympathetic activity' and can thus be used to treat stress-related disorders - Large number of studies have indicated that meditation can reduce hypertension - insomnia - anxiety - asthma - and depr
Physical effects of meditation
Purpose of meditation
Decreased reactivity of reticular activating system
Potential meditation-related problems
16. Take any position you want (sit - stand - lie down) - your back should be straight. Don't cross your arms or legs - try to be straight as possible. Take a few slow deep breaths and bring your eyes downward. If intention wanders (which it will) - just
Meditation procedure
Physical effects of meditation
High levels of gamma waves
Long-term meditators (15-40 yrs)
17. Show unusually high degree of left frontal activity
Long-term meditators (15-40 yrs)
Decreased activity in orientation association areas of parietal lobe
Left-frontal dominant people
Advanced meditators
18. Heat energy to burn off incureties
Transcendental Meditation (TM)
Christian contemplative
Gtum-mo
Limitations of neurophysiological research on meditation
19. Tend to be happier - more optimistic
Chakra meditations
Purpose of meditation
Left-frontal dominant people
When frontal lobe activity increases
20. A lot of native cultures do it; dance that generates a certain energy
St. Ignatius' composition of place
Shamanistic dance; whirling dervishes
Meditation
Distinction between meditation and introspection
21. 1. Longitudinal studies indicate significant reduction in cardiovascular mortality rate - cancer mortality rate - and overall mortality rate among meditators (Schneider et al - 2005) 2. Increased survival rate among elderly who were taught meditation
Research-proven effects of meditation
What is effect of meditation on longevity
Decreased reactivity of reticular activating system
Meditation procedure
22. Not the same as analyzing something
Mantra
Characteristics of meditative state
Different mode of knowing
Meditation procedure
23. Buddhist meditation involving focus on the breath for long periods of time (before vapissana)
Meditations involving manipulation of energy
Shamatha
Sense of natural perfection
Physical effects of meditation
24. Allah - Allaha - kyrie eleison - adonai
Kundalini meditation
Intention
Transcendental Meditation (TM)
Mantra
25. Who show increased neural synchrony and high levels of gamma wave activity (even when not meditating)?
Different mode of knowing
Hatha yoga
Long-term meditators (15-40 yrs)
Limitations of neurophysiological research on meditation
26. Increased gray matter in the prefrontal cortex and the right anterior insula - as well as the hippocampus (learning and memory) - the cingulate cortex (emotional regulation) - and the temporo-parietal junction (empathy); it is associated with reducti
Unconditional positive regard
Research-proven effects of meditation
Passage meditation
Opening-up ( open presence) meditation
27. Focus of attention - but in non-analytical (narrow) way
When frontal lobe activity increases
High levels of gamma waves
Vipassana
Meditation
28. Associated with enhanced attention - memory - and abstract reasoning ability
High levels of gamma waves
Long-term meditators (15-40 yrs)
Gtum-mo
Sense of natural perfection
29. Meditation that focuses on movements
St. Ignatius' composition of place
Tai chi/qi gong
Opening-up ( open presence) meditation
Intention
30. 1. Relief of depression and anxiety and prevention of relapse 2. Reduction of recidivism rates of prisoners 3. Improves attention
Psychological effects of meditation
What is effect of meditation on longevity
Purpose of meditation
Decreased reactivity of reticular activating system
31. Physical yoga
Hatha yoga
Different mode of knowing
Chakra meditations
Shamanistic dance; whirling dervishes
32. To get what you're aiming for. If you aim to zone out because life is too crazy it will work. Meditation should be about connecting with your real self.
Left-frontal dominant people
Vipassana
Direct transmission
Intention
33. You are in the present. This is what the power of now is all about. Right here right now because it's exactly as it should be.
What is effect of meditation on longevity
Sense of timelessness
Intention
Unconditional positive regard
34. Center all of your attention and desire on Him and make this the sole concern of your mind and heart; Focus on God and the center of your heart and make it soul object of attention and desire.
Christian contemplative
High levels of gamma waves
Characteristics of meditative state
Chakra meditations
35. Kundalini meditation - Tai chi/qi gong - Hatha yoga - Chakra meditations - Shamanistic dance; whirling dervishes
Limitations of neurophysiological research on meditation
Sense of natural perfection
Vipassana
Meditations involving manipulation of energy
36. Processes space and time; may be related to sense of dissolution of boundaries between self and non-self
Left-frontal dominant people
What is effect of meditation on longevity
Decreased activity in orientation association areas of parietal lobe
Research-proven effects of meditation
37. Meditation teachers as people who approach everything in an open - friendly - appreciative way
Sense of natural perfection
Limitations of neurophysiological research on meditation
Transcendental Meditation (TM)
Unconditional positive regard
38. Buddhist insight meditation (only do after you have done years of practice meditation)
Vipassana
Meditation procedure
Gtum-mo
Chakra meditations
39. Meditation is associated with changes in brain _____ activity
St. Ignatius' composition of place
Tonglen
Stem
Different mode of knowing
40. Never work with a meditation teacher if you have any doubts about his or her integrity!
What is effect of meditation on longevity
Direct transmission
Purpose of meditation
Dissolution of boundaries between self and others
41. Concentration increases...
Opening-up ( open presence) meditation
Psychological effects of meditation
When frontal lobe activity increases
Gtum-mo
42. Your focus of attention is on the silent repetition of a mantra/sing word (twice a day for 20 minutes)
Sense of natural perfection
Transcendental Meditation (TM)
St. Ignatius' composition of place
Opening-up ( open presence) meditation
43. Buddhist meditation for awakening love and compassion - you need to give to yourself before you can give to others - otherwise you are an empty cup - the heart is universally considered the source of love
Physical effects of meditation
Tonglen
Meditation procedure
Unconditional positive regard