Re: Meditation and tidbits on balance

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Bebe I don't meditate YET probably because my med school daughter has

informed me I am borderline adult onset attention deficit disorder

(Really!! all along I've been joking about it and now find out it's

true) I can't seem to keep my mind focused for more than 5 minutes.

According to countless research studies done on the brain and

emotion link --all in the past 18 months---meditation not only

changes your brain chemistry to facilitate a peaceful emotion BUT

remarkably changes cell growth. The most remarkable study was done

on Buddhist monks who had at least 45 minutes of meditation daily.

MRIs were done repeated and showed increased normal cell growth in

the area controlling emotion and more specifically the area labeled

as the empathy center. With real-time MRI response these monks were

then presented with case studies of people with problems, their

empathy centers were quicker to respond and responded with greater

brain activity than the control group of non-meditating men.

Stimualting the brain with an environment that causes healthy new

cell growth can't hurt. Just think of all the possibilities!!!

And by the way My researching today taught me:

1)Anxiety in healthy 20 yos affects their balance (Gee that explains

why we fall more when upset)

2) Jaw position, head/neck posture affect your balance - Guess Mother

was right when I failed a task and she said " you have to hold your

mouth right. " ha

3) Healthy post menopausal women without hormone supplements have

more blance issues and falls that those on supplements or

premenopausal women.

4)Women regardless of age fall and lose balance more than the same

age-group males.

Maybe that is why people meditate usually sitting on the floor. HA

Eva

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> Guess that I'm one of the lurkers. My so called physically non-

fatal disease has progressed faster than I am able to " adapt: " Just

started to use the handicap bus that is provided, 3 $ a ride, and am

finding fitting into their time schedule very difficult because

others have called for that time before I did. But as my friend says:

Don't sweat the small stuff.

> Wishing everyone a year filled with lots of good days.

> A professional has strongly urged me to investigate Meditating.

He said that he has seen it help many people with heart conditions

and chronic illnesses. Apparently he is very familiar with it, as he

was able to name books and authors when I asked him for suggestions.

My perception of what he was saying was that if I can create a

peacefullness within, for whatever amount time, it will give me more

energy to face some of the other painful " realities. "

> I'm wondering if anyone " out there " meditates? I've just ordered a

book and a CD.

> Bebe Leon

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>

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Quoting briteeyestwo briteeyestwo@...>:

This is miki in pennsylvania.i meditate on a daily basis. i find it very helpful

in how i deal with my days. i 've been practicing for a couple years now. it

gives a sense of peace rregardless of my present circumstances. miki

> Bebe I don't meditate YET probably because my med school daughter has

> informed me I am borderline adult onset attention deficit disorder

> (Really!! all along I've been joking about it and now find out it's

> true) I can't seem to keep my mind focused for more than 5 minutes.

>

> According to countless research studies done on the brain and

> emotion link --all in the past 18 months---meditation not only

> changes your brain chemistry to facilitate a peaceful emotion BUT

> remarkably changes cell growth. The most remarkable study was done

> on Buddhist monks who had at least 45 minutes of meditation daily.

> MRIs were done repeated and showed increased normal cell growth in

> the area controlling emotion and more specifically the area labeled

> as the empathy center. With real-time MRI response these monks were

> then presented with case studies of people with problems, their

> empathy centers were quicker to respond and responded with greater

> brain activity than the control group of non-meditating men.

>

> Stimualting the brain with an environment that causes healthy new

> cell growth can't hurt. Just think of all the possibilities!!!

>

>

> And by the way My researching today taught me:

> 1)Anxiety in healthy 20 yos affects their balance (Gee that explains

> why we fall more when upset)

> 2) Jaw position, head/neck posture affect your balance - Guess Mother

> was right when I failed a task and she said " you have to hold your

> mouth right. " ha

> 3) Healthy post menopausal women without hormone supplements have

> more blance issues and falls that those on supplements or

> premenopausal women.

> 4)Women regardless of age fall and lose balance more than the same

> age-group males.

>

> Maybe that is why people meditate usually sitting on the floor. HA

> Eva

>

> >

> > Guess that I'm one of the lurkers. My so called physically non-

> fatal disease has progressed faster than I am able to " adapt: " Just

> started to use the handicap bus that is provided, 3 $ a ride, and am

> finding fitting into their time schedule very difficult because

> others have called for that time before I did. But as my friend says:

> Don't sweat the small stuff.

> > Wishing everyone a year filled with lots of good days.

> > A professional has strongly urged me to investigate Meditating.

> He said that he has seen it help many people with heart conditions

> and chronic illnesses. Apparently he is very familiar with it, as he

> was able to name books and authors when I asked him for suggestions.

> My perception of what he was saying was that if I can create a

> peacefullness within, for whatever amount time, it will give me more

> energy to face some of the other painful " realities. "

> > I'm wondering if anyone " out there " meditates? I've just ordered a

> book and a CD.

> > Bebe Leon

> >

> >

> >