Meditation

There are many ways to meditate. Just as a scientist is not always a person in a white lab coat, a meditator is not always a person sitting on a cushion in the lotus position on the floor. What various types of meditation have in common is a shift into a relaxed alpha-brain-wave pattern and dominance of the parasympathetic nervous system, which leads to increases in molecular messengers that promote psychological, immunological, and endocrinological health.

   We do not meditate to mask or cover up emotions or ask you to forget your emotions. Addressing our feelings is important, and a release of what otherwise could become toxic to our systems. We can learn how to express our feelings in productive and non-harming ways, and to identify and ask for our wants and needs.

     Meditation is mental exercise for the purpose of clearing, quieting, focusing or releasing the mind. Meditation induces a non-ordinary or altered state of consciousness conducive to healing and transformation. As a mind-body therapeutic intervention, meditation may be used by persons of all faiths and belief systems.