Seeking Beginner Guided Meditation CD

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Seeking Beginner Guided Meditation CD
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Thu, 01-18-2007 - 2:47pm
Not sure if this is the place, but I came to this board looking for recommendations for a good beginner guided meditation CD I can listen to when I need to de-stress. There are soooo many and I've bought some real stinkers I couldn't even stand to listen to. Any recommendations for some you've found to be helpful or how I should look? Blessings.

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Thu, 01-18-2007 - 3:40pm

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Thu, 01-18-2007 - 4:40pm

Hey, welcome to the board! I ordered my first meditation cd today, hopefully it'll be here soon, so I can't really answer your question. I just wanted to know which cd's you thought were stinkers so we all know which ones NOT to buy? have you tried any of Sylvia Browne's?

thanks,
Stormy

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Thu, 01-18-2007 - 6:23pm
Hi stormflower. I actually threw some away - they were that bad! Sorry but I can't remember who they were by. No one famous or anything like that. I've read one of Sylvia Browne's books. It's been awhile but I remember being somewhat disappointed. She's really interesting and I enjoy her on the Montel Williams show, though. I didn't know she did guided meditation. I just ordered 4 CD's from Alphasonics, but none on meditation. They have one called 'Deep Relaxation'.
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Thu, 01-18-2007 - 7:09pm

I would also like to try a meditation cd of some kind. I currently use a sleep cd at night by Steven Halpern, it puts me right to sleep ;)

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Fri, 01-19-2007 - 3:50pm

Here's a link to a couple that you can do online.


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Fri, 01-19-2007 - 6:12pm
Wow! This is really good... just what I was looking for. The volume on my computer is reeeeeally low so I'm on hold with HP right now... can't wait to get some volume so I can hear it better! Thanks so much. Blessings.
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Tue, 01-23-2007 - 11:58am

I learned sitting meditation at a local Zen Buddhist center. No music is used and no words. We were taught to face a blank wall, sit properly so that spine is straight, shoulders back and relaxed, head and neck balanced and not bent, etc., and focus somewhere in between us and the wall. Have nothing our brains can latch onto, either visual or auditory. Then count our breaths, in & out, up to 10. If our mind wanders, we were taught to start counting all over again. It took a very long time, to ever get to 10, LOL! :D I eventually felt that "settling in" into the quiet. I still practice that style meditation today, even though I no longer am a Zen Buddhist.

I find a meditation practice, like my t'ai chi practice, is a cumulative effort. It takes time and needs to be done regularly, daily, even at the same time of day, in the beginning. So that your body and spirit can learn. Now, I can sit under a tree or just stop and do the deep steady breathing, and I am centered and at peace inside, quiet open to intution and inspiration and inner guidance. I no longer sit in proper meditation position, as I was taught, as I'm much older now, stiffer, LOL! Instead I sit in a hard backed chair, with a rolled towel under my hips, so that my weight is forward on my thighs, and that keeps my spine and neck in alignment. If I sit too relaxed, my mind wanders and I fall asleep, instead of staying alert. :P

Another kind of meditation I learned is a "moving" meditation. I learned a t'ai chi form called T'ai Chi Chih from a local teacher through our local adult school. She was wonderful and I still practice my t'ai chi, over 15 years later. :P

I never have bought CDs to learn how to do something. I always prefer to be instructed in person, where I have a teacher to ask questions, and give me pointers, etc.

I hope you find something that works for you!

Gypsy
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Blessings,

Gypsy

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Tue, 01-23-2007 - 5:04pm
Thank you for such a thoughtful reply. What a wonderful, information-packed message. I'm looking into many things at once... yoga, meditation, eating for health, and learning to pay attention to my intuition. Even though we've moved from the city to the country, so have lots of others, and we cityfolk have brought the hustle-bustle right along with us. Hard as I try, my mind tends to race, worry and catastrophize over things I have no control over. I have to remind myself to just slow down, listen, breathe, stay in the moment and realize there is a calm place even in a hurricane. Blessings.
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Mon, 01-29-2007 - 8:36am

I have just picked up a book which comes with a beginner guided CD. It is called, "Practices to Enlighten every moment of the day" by Camille Maurine and Lorine Roche, PH. D.

I have yet to start it so I'm not sure if it's any good but it's one I stumbled upon if you're interested.

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Tue, 01-30-2007 - 8:27am
Sounds like a good one. I'd love to hear about your insights and impressions once you've listened to the CD and read the book. I've been reading a book entitled, "Yoga For Your Spiritual Muscles" and I've really gotten a lot out of it. It provides pictures and explanations of various Yoga postures as they relate to specific issues, ie, Awareness, Acceptance, Focus, Flexibility, Balance, Confidence, Peace, Strength, Compassion, Energy, Playfulness and Connectedness. At the same time, I began a beginner Yoga class that focuses on Stress Reduction, Breathing Techniques, Relaxation, Flexibility, Strength, Balance, and Self Awareness. I've only attended 2 classes so far, and I've felt wonderful afterward... relaxed, calm, peaceful, and I can feel the workout in my muscles. Wishing you the best.

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