Meditation

Meditation has been scientifically proven to be a highly effective alternative healing therapy used to de-stress, lower blood pressure, improve breathing for asthma sufferers for example, promotes healing and generally beneficial to everyone.

Types of meditation may include:
Concentration meditation
Mindfulness meditation

Benefits include Physical and Psychological and meditation is known to benefit the following Health Conditions:
Chronic Illness such as cancer
Depression
Drug Addiction
Fibromyalgia
Heart disease
High blood pressure
Infertility
Insomnia
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Panic and anxiety attacks
Pain Management
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
Prolonging Life Expectancy
Psoriasis
Psychological trauma
Respiratory crises
Spiritual Benefits
Stress Management
Tension Headaches
Ulcers

Four Requirements for conventional Meditation:
A quiet, peaceful and safe place
A comfortable posture
Something positive to focus on
A passive attitude or poised awareness

Postures may include:
Half Lotus Posture
Full Lotus Posture
Burmese Posture
Egyptian Posture
Simple Meditation
Walking Meditation

Types of meditation may include:
Breath And Navel Meditation
Mindfulness (Vipassana)
Transcendental Meditation
Body Scan, Journey, Movement or Vibrational Meditation
The Instant Calming Order
Five Meditation Steps
Loving-kindness meditation
Master Han's Central Channel Meditation
Microcosmic Orbit Meditation
Taoist Meditation or Human Anatomy From The Taoist Perspective
Tonglen - A Buddhist Prayer/Meditation
A simple meditation for beginners:

Ensure comfort, peace and quiet. Sit down and instruct yourself to focus on the stillness of the mind, body and heart. Give in to mindfulness, wakefulness and awareness.

Start by closing your eyes, breathing easily for a couple of seconds. Focus on each body part, starting at your left foot and followed by your right, working up. Feel your muscles tense, followed by a deep-relaxing release. After finishing with your head, you should be in a domain of awareness, stillness and focused breathing. Feel the inhale and exhale. If thoughts run through your head, do not resist them but release them. Experience the stillness and feel it - own it.

Do this exercise daily for 20 minutes.