Monthly Archives: November 2011

“Call of Sedona” An Amazon Bookstore Hit

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Sedona Arizona Mind-body expert, educator and mentor Ilchi Lee’s book Call of Sedona has been climbing the charts since its release. Ranked #1 on Amazon for Health, Mind & Body, Religion & Spirituality and Movers & Shakers, this book has been endorsed by partners such as Neale Donald Walsch and more.

The book details out Lee’s experience with Sedona, how it called him to its red rocks and vortexes and how he has utilized the lands energy in finding more enlightenment, purpose and fulfillment. Lee tells others how they too can find the various vortexes in Sedona, what those vortexes energy points are and how to use meditation to tap into that energy. In addition, Lee explains that we all have great potential and that we just need to learn how to tap into that potential to receive its benefits. For instance, Lee states “If you don’t listen to the voice of your True Self and discover a dream into which you can pour all your passion, all you can do is keep living with a feeling of futility in the midst of a mindlessly hectic lifestyle.”

To read more about the book or watch the video, see photos and videos of Sedona Arizona and its vortexes, visit the website CallOfSedona.com.

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Yoga meditation techniques take you on a journey into infinite space

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Over the years, mindfulness meditation has become more popular rather than less. In part, this may be due to scientific findings, which increasingly suggest that meditation can dampen anxiety, lower blood pressure and improve overall well-being. No matter why you do them, yoga meditation techniques are also a lot of fun!

The use of alternative and complementary treatments, including meditation, is on the rise in the U.S. A survey conducted by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine found that about 20 million Americans reported meditating in the previous month.

Even kids love yoga meditation for beginners. The same survey revealed that more than 775,000 children had recently engaged in this activity.

According to the UK National Health Service, meditating is proven to reduce stress, which is great news for anyone who is having difficulty decompressing at the end of a long day.

That said, mindfulness meditation is about so much more than mere relaxation. By closing your eyes, breathing deeply and allowing the world to recede, you can go on a mental journey that explores the small particles and spans the greatest reaches of the universe.

Over time, your meditative odyssey can give you a sharpened sense of the world around you.

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When looking for yoga meditation supplies, skip the mat altogether

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Yoga meditation for beginners is often marketed as an activity that requires a few upfront purchases, including clothes, exercise balls and, of course, the ever-present yoga mat. While it's important to be sure you have the necessary yoga meditation supplies, a mat is not a prerequisite for a positive, healing experience.

Consider an article recently published by the Towson Patch, which argued that there are many different yoga mats available for enthusiasts. According to the news source, these items can range from $5 to more than $100, depending on how large your yoga budget is.

The article was less specific about the benefits of mats. However, it did note that these products can be a chore to lug around.

There's a reason that Dahn Yoga instructors recommend dispensing with mats altogether. A mat is not much more comfortable than a bare floor, and it's an unnecessary expense too.

All that matters is getting a simple, basic pair of loose pants and a long-sleeved top. Such clothes can help you regulate your temperature during a long yoga class. Beyond that, your body will take care of the rest.

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Need weight loss tips? Skip the gym jargon

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When looking for quick weight loss tips and exercise suggestions, it is tempting to try getting a gym membership. While these purchases usually involve a free trial period, they can ultimately be quite costly – both for your wallet and your mind.

It turns out that gym jargon can be confusing, sometimes to the point that members are unsure what benefits they are getting from their membership.

An article published by Reuters explained that confusing anatomical lingo and exercise-related buzzwords can obscure what is most important about exercising – namely, the improvements it can bestow upon the body and mind.

"[Gym] terms are important if a client wants to know them," trainer Josh Stolz told the news source. "[But] understanding how the body moves, which muscles move you in which direction and the exercises associated with them, is really the key."

Unlike gyms, which often obfuscate by using a dizzying amount of physiological terminology, Dahn Yoga centers strive to simplify the pursuit of mental and physical excellence. For that reason, our yoga stretching poses, deep breathing exercises and mindfulness meditation techniques have basic, transparent names.

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Yoga meditation techniques increase brain size, boost immunity and more!

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If you are a big fan of yoga, it may come as no surprise to you that yoga meditation for beginners entails a number of physical and mental benefits. However, it can be quite a shock to discover what some of those health contributions are.

If you want to read something wild, take a peek in the most recent issue of the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science. In it, a report on mindfulness meditation explains that the practice can do your brain some serious favors.

Written by scientists from Germany's Justus Liebig-University, the study emphasized that meditation is not simply the act of sitting still and avoiding conscious thought. On the contrary, this exercise involves regulating one's emotions, attention and awareness of the body.

The authors explained that if done properly, mindfulness meditation has been found to boost cognitive function, reduce stress, lower blood pressure, improve immune response or even increase the size of your brain!

Researchers noted that this is one reason why meditation is increasingly being used in psychiatric therapy sessions.

"Cultivation of mindfulness, the nonjudgmental awareness of experiences in the present moment, produces beneficial effects on well-being and ameliorates psychiatric and stress-related symptoms," the team wrote in their summary.

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