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Meditation
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Answer 43 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Physical yoga
Psychological effects of meditation
Hatha yoga
Kundalini meditation
Sense of timelessness
2. Heat energy to burn off incureties
Left-frontal dominant people
What is effect of meditation on longevity
Limitations of neurophysiological research on meditation
Gtum-mo
3. Show unusually high degree of left frontal activity
Meditations involving manipulation of energy
Long-term meditators (15-40 yrs)
Advanced meditators
Characteristics of meditative state
4. 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.
Distinction between meditation and introspection
Advanced meditators
Vipassana
Christian contemplative
5. 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
Shamatha
Long-term meditators (15-40 yrs)
Research-proven effects of meditation
What is effect of meditation on longevity
6. Not the same as analyzing something
Different mode of knowing
Long-term meditators (15-40 yrs)
Passage meditation
Limitations of neurophysiological research on meditation
7. 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
Passage meditation
Meditation procedure
Psychological effects of meditation
Meditations involving manipulation of energy
8. Meditation accesses deeper levels of awareness and transforms how you perceive the emotions naturally.
Distinction between meditation and introspection
Meditations involving manipulation of energy
Research-proven effects of meditation
St. Ignatius' composition of place
9. A lot of native cultures do it; dance that generates a certain energy
Christian contemplative
Shamanistic dance; whirling dervishes
Research-proven effects of meditation
Potential meditation-related problems
10. 1. Relief of depression and anxiety and prevention of relapse 2. Reduction of recidivism rates of prisoners 3. Improves attention
Psychological effects of meditation
Potential meditation-related problems
Purpose of meditation
Left-frontal dominant people
11. New age California. 'imagine these glow balls of energy moving down the center of your chest'
Chakra meditations
Tai chi/qi gong
Sense of natural perfection
Direct transmission
12. 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 -
Christian contemplative
Purpose of meditation
Dissolution of boundaries between self and others
High levels of gamma waves
13. Your focus of attention is on the silent repetition of a mantra/sing word (twice a day for 20 minutes)
Transcendental Meditation (TM)
Intention
Meditation and attention
Potential meditation-related problems
14. Tend to be happier - more optimistic
Left-frontal dominant people
Direct transmission
Meditations involving manipulation of energy
Shamanistic dance; whirling dervishes
15. 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.
Physical effects of meditation
Vipassana
Sense of timelessness
What is effect of meditation on longevity
16. Different mode of knowing - sense of natural perfection - dissolution of boundaries - sense of timelessness - spontaneous action
Sense of timelessness
Purpose of meditation
Research-proven effects of meditation
Characteristics of meditative state
17. Who show increased neural synchrony and high levels of gamma wave activity (even when not meditating)?
Long-term meditators (15-40 yrs)
Passage meditation
Gtum-mo
Tonglen
18. Meditation teachers as people who approach everything in an open - friendly - appreciative way
Unconditional positive regard
Characteristics of meditative state
What is effect of meditation on longevity
Hatha yoga
19. 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.
Intention
Tai chi/qi gong
Stem
Different mode of knowing
20. 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
Shamatha
Psychological effects of meditation
Research-proven effects of meditation
Potential meditation-related problems
21. 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
Meditations involving manipulation of energy
Tonglen
Unconditional positive regard
Long-term meditators (15-40 yrs)
22. Things are naturally perfect as they are you don't need to change anything
Sense of natural perfection
What is effect of meditation on longevity
Direct transmission
Psychological effects of meditation
23. 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
St. Ignatius' composition of place
Characteristics of meditative state
Physical effects of meditation
Different mode of knowing
24. Kundalini meditation - Tai chi/qi gong - Hatha yoga - Chakra meditations - Shamanistic dance; whirling dervishes
Purpose of meditation
Kundalini meditation
Opening-up ( open presence) meditation
Meditations involving manipulation of energy
25. Allah - Allaha - kyrie eleison - adonai
Mantra
Shamanistic dance; whirling dervishes
High levels of gamma waves
Advanced meditators
26. 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
Advanced meditators
Limitations of neurophysiological research on meditation
Characteristics of meditative state
Potential meditation-related problems
27. Never work with a meditation teacher if you have any doubts about his or her integrity!
Physical effects of meditation
Direct transmission
Opening-up ( open presence) meditation
When frontal lobe activity increases
28. Buddhist insight meditation (only do after you have done years of practice meditation)
Tonglen
Limitations of neurophysiological research on meditation
Decreased reactivity of reticular activating system
Vipassana
29. Associated with enhanced attention - memory - and abstract reasoning ability
Different mode of knowing
Chakra meditations
Meditation
High levels of gamma waves
30. 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
Unconditional positive regard
Limitations of neurophysiological research on meditation
Advanced meditators
St. Ignatius' composition of place
31. 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.
Shamatha
Dissolution of boundaries between self and others
Christian contemplative
Mantra
32. 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
Meditation
Limitations of neurophysiological research on meditation
Meditation and attention
Sense of timelessness
33. Less emotional activity
Advanced meditators
Decreased reactivity of reticular activating system
Research-proven effects of meditation
Potential meditation-related problems
34. Meditation is associated with changes in brain _____ activity
Purpose of meditation
Gtum-mo
Stem
Direct transmission
35. 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.
Hatha yoga
Tai chi/qi gong
Opening-up ( open presence) meditation
Dissolution of boundaries between self and others
36. Use visualization to recreate scenes from the Gospels in vivid sensory detail as if you were really there.
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37. Focused repetition of memorized passages from world scripture and the writings of great mystics; reading something like a script from the bible
Meditation
Intention
Passage meditation
Different mode of knowing
38. Focus of attention - but in non-analytical (narrow) way
Unconditional positive regard
Christian contemplative
Purpose of meditation
Meditation
39. You can only learn this from your teacher. It is advanced meditation technique. Manipulation of breath and energy
Meditation procedure
Potential meditation-related problems
What is effect of meditation on longevity
Kundalini meditation
40. Processes space and time; may be related to sense of dissolution of boundaries between self and non-self
Decreased activity in orientation association areas of parietal lobe
Transcendental Meditation (TM)
Characteristics of meditative state
Psychological effects of meditation
41. Concentration increases...
Long-term meditators (15-40 yrs)
When frontal lobe activity increases
Research-proven effects of meditation
Advanced meditators
42. Meditation that focuses on movements
Opening-up ( open presence) meditation
Shamanistic dance; whirling dervishes
When frontal lobe activity increases
Tai chi/qi gong
43. Buddhist meditation involving focus on the breath for long periods of time (before vapissana)
Hatha yoga
Shamatha
Chakra meditations
High levels of gamma waves