Meditation

What is Meditation?
Meditation is a natural and simple technique that you use on your mind. It's not a set of beliefs, philosophy, lifestyle or religion.

Meditation uses breathing exercises to help relax and recharge the body, reducing stress and increasing endurance. This calms the body and directs the mind's attention to the task at hand. Meditation increases the effectiveness of training and should be practiced at each class.

The Science
Anyone can easily learn to Meditate, and over 500 scientific studies prove that it reduces stress, improves health, enriches mental functioning, enhances personal relationships, and increases job productivity/satisfaction.

Our Brain Waives fluctuate between 28 Cycles Per Second (CPS), down to 0.5 CPS. At the top of the scale (28 – 14 CPS), a person would be fully alert and active, and this is called the Beta state. As you relax further, you enter the Alfa state, which is 14 – 7 CPS, and is also known as the Meditative or Hypnoidal state. If you relax further still, you would fall into a light sleep, and this is the Theta state, which is between 7 – 4 CPS. Any lower (4 – 0.5), and you sink into a deep sleep, or the Delta state. Research has uncovered that, every individual needs a certain amount of time spent in Alpha state, on a daily basis, to function at optimal levels.

How do we do it?
1. Sitting position:
• Sit down on you knees
• Legs closed
• Belt straps hanging on each side
• Back straight
• Palms on your thighs

2. To begin meditation the instructor will say “CLASS BEGIN”. Once you hear this you must close your eyes.

3. Breathing pattern:
• You must breath in slowly from your nose and aim to fill your whole lungs with air.
• Hold for 2-3 seconds and then breath out completely emptying your lungs.

4. Mental State:
• You need to clear your mind of all thoughts and focus on nothing but your breathing.
• Once your mind in clear and relaxed your body will follow. Feel your body regaining its energy and increasing in strength.

5. Finally you will hear “CLASS COME ON” to end the meditation. You open your eyes and stand up. We will do meditation for 1-3 minutes at the end of the class.