Helpful To Essential Understandings & Therapeutic Options For Those ON RELIGIOUS PATHWAYS
THE SYNERGISTIC EMPOWERMENT FRAMEWORK To Hold In One's Heart, Body, Soul & Mind Upon Its Sacred Near Ever-Maturing Union With The Spirit & Light Of The Divine...
Mind-Body Medicines And/Or Mental Spiritual Approaches as primary empowerment agents that evermore so deeply resonates with the authentically of one's heart in sacred union with the divine and/or an intermediary of highest brightness.
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Paradigm-Shifting Medical Therapies for condition-specific ailments and health optimization purposes as co-primary to secondary empowerment agents helping to comfort, purify and increase health/vitality toward union with a most pristine state that the divine knows of you in truth.
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I Am, Love Is... Medicinal Store as helpful to essential medicinal agents supporting health, wisdom, love and purification of materialistic desires toward those that are aligned with evermore so eternally meaningful and purposeful goals/aims.
Helpful To Essential Understandings For Those On A Sacred Religious Pathway:
This combination approach is designed to help empower overall health including essential willingness, motivation/inspiration, mindfulness, forgiveness, purification, confidence, and subtle listening capacities within capable of hearing and experiencing inherent sacred union with the divine within.
It is designed to empower and align an individual on the religious path's important sense of motivation/inspiration and deeper purpose(s), whatever this may be - even if seemingly materialistic or even not practical to the ways of the world, initially including one's unique, specialized, gifted skill sets.. To be gradually offered evermore so willingly via the development of inner subtle listening capacities - to the divine within - including joint sacred service to shared interest, the greater good, the all via the All.
By doing so, also gradually purifying and unearthing the better angels of one's nature... held in safe keeping beyond the chains of materialism, extremism, societal conditioning, and ways of the world. While helping others that come your way and ask sincerely for your help - as Guided by the divine within; being helpful secondary guides plus good examples to others in need - while ascending together (despite seemingly different appearances, beliefs, motivations, stages and more) upon ultimately one celestially advanced, nearly incomprehensible and yet readily ascendable - treasured garland golden path.
"You have asked for the salvation of the world and for your own. You have requested that you be given the means by which this is accomplished. You cannot fail to be assured in this. You are but asking that the Will of God be done."
Helpful To Essential Therapeutic Options For Religious Individuals:
Importantly, individuals interested in these generalized and religious-specific options should use utmost heart plus divine centered guidance... upon exploring the various options listed below including seemingly limitless additional therapeutic resources that may be helpful for your successful ascension upon the sacred religious-pathway to health wisdom and love. Quieting oneself, steadying, clearing and aligning one's heart, body and mind as deeply as ever with the one's sense of the divine within before this journey is highly recommended.
v. to xi. COMING SOON RECOMMENDED THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS SPECIFIC FOR:
v. Christians, vi. Muslims, vii. Hindu, viii. Buddhist, ix. Jewish, x. Taoist and xi. individuals of other religious-viewpoints
i. MINDFUL MOVEMENT, RELAXATION & BREATHING OPTIONS
30-min beginner yoga class of high-integrity
8-minute Tai Chi for beginners (suitable for all levels including intro for all as well as seniors and those with disabilities)
Progressive Relaxation is a relatively simple yet effective standard of care recommendation for chronic pain involving systematically moving throughout the body to tense and relax various portion. This established a stronger mind-body connection, while helping to reduce pain and promote a sense of relaxation plus overall sense of well-being. It is a simplified secularized version of more advanced meditation methods used in generally Eastern traditions. In some sense it is also a simplified form of yoga and strength training - whose deeper purpose is very similar, to activate a deeper mind-body and energetic connection within. This gradually enables an individual to get in touch with deeper subtle energy circuits including those of the heart, spine and brain, which practically all religious and spiritual traditions intimately link with the divine including the staff, pathway, etc toward a deeper sustained presence of the sacred. Yoga, Tai Qi, Energization Exercises and mindfulness meditation listed on this page are further options for those interested in more advanced instructions related to above.
Heart Math is a scientifically established relaxation, breathing and meditation technique supported by the study and coherence of heart-rate variability patterns. Overall, the program uses various technique to help experience and scientifically activate state of relaxation, balance or coherence and calm or controlled activation. The heart focused breathing and awareness method instructed above is one of the simplest yet most effective methods this important technology has determined can remarkably enhance these capacities as well as overall heart health. This is most suitable for anyone interested in a scientific based mind-body medicine technique as is especially indicated for those with heart conditions including potential heart beat arrhythmia - along with other standard medical and additional methods that help one amidst both the stresses and excitements of life to stay calm and composed, less overtly reactive, mindful, healthy, stable, strong, etc.
Often relevant to mindful movement practices, is to consider more deeply yet gently revisiting and further cultivating healthy, joyful, and creative expression-related activities that one had cultivated previously in life especially those from youthful ages prior to the pressures of societal conditionings and related. Importantly, these practices act a joyful, meditative-like practices that are often inspired by deeper aspects of one's wisdom. And whereas, societal pressures may have informed you that these practices wouldn't pay the bills, were too unruly, immature, not lady or man-like, etc., they often contain secret hidden wisdom keys to well-being, deeper purpose(s) including but not limited to higher personal and career development. Importantly, comprehension of their wisdom and potential fruitfulness often lies beyond conditioned surface-levels of awareness; at more subtle listener-levels accessible through gentle revisiting these activities (such as any form of art, outdoor activity, healthy behavior, relaxation technique, coping skill, educational topic one loved, etc.). This time with less pressure to act, look, succeed, etc. produce in any specific way. This time to simply, innocently, relaxingly... listen to within, see and be!
ii. MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS PRACTICES that are scientifically-validate and endorsed by standard of care medical guidelines while directly supporting subtle listener capacities including a benevolent direction of deeper purpose(s) including but not limited to work and school pursuits including productivity.
BINAURAL BEATS FREQUENCY RESONANCE MEDITATION & OTHER SOUND TECHNOLOGIES using distinct sound (mostly) plus light and/or touch frequencies to induce various brain waves states. Although generally safe, those with medical conditions (particularly epilepsy, anxiety, depression, bipolar and other psych, neurological or cardiovascular related concerns) please pay particular attention to reading potential therapeutic benefits and what medical conditions or states of mind to avoid using during. Seek professional medical advice if any question or concerns and stop using if negative effects occur.
See Google Scholar for research on several thousands peer-reviewed research citation involving relaxation, productivity, intelligence, sleep, meditation, mindfulness, brain, heart, etc. benefits of these technologies – that are relatively distinct per frequency and overall approach.
Notes:
– Click on any waves frequency above to be taken to free youtube versions of videos using these technologies.
– Sound version should be used with headphones on.
– Combination sound and light approaches appear most effective, yet also may have potential for greater side effect risk.
– Below are free introductory links available by clicking title of any subtype above (with more established programs linked below)
– Start slow and with alpha wave, Mozart Effect or intro Heart Math methods
– Gradually moving toward more intermediate to advanced practices, if helpful and indicated.
– Stop if any negative effects although these technolgies appear overall relatively safe and effective if following instruction listed here and on various technological links.
Relatively faster and more stimulating frequencies on gross and/or subtle physiological levels. Consider using these practices after familiarity with alpha wave training and/or associated meditative experiences and no apparent as so stated risks to practicing
i. Gamma Waves (~50 or 30 to 100 Hz), a faster frequency that appears during activity including exercise, learning as well as distinct times of sleep and meditation when brain activation, overall tension release, untangling, detoxification, repair and/or rejuvenation occurs. Activating these waves is how teachers subconsciously to consciously motivate others of all ages toward learning. Preliminary MIT and other researchers have shown this frequency to be capable of dissolving beta-amyloid tangles or plaques associated with Alzheimers dementia. Overall helpful for brain repair, likely neuroplasticity associated nerve/brain growth and restorative states of rest, memory, repair and sleep. Therapeutic indications/potential benefits include memory and overall brain support including repair, refinement and growth. Avoid in general and/or use mindful caution (including seeking professional medical advice before using) if diagnosed and/or prone to seizures, syncope [i.e., loss of consciousness], depression, anxiety, cardiovascular, neurological and/or related medical conditions.
ii. Beta Waves (13-40 Hz), a faster frequency common in day to day life including focusing task, prefrontal cortex associated concentration, alertness, awareness and energy. May be a supportive treatment for depression, study, work and other performances. Avoid in general when stressed and if diagnosed or prone to anxiety, bipolar, seizures, heart disease and related. Often, but not always, modern day conditioned people over utilize this frequency with limited contact contact with other healthy frequencies listed here.
Moderate to slow more relatively relaxing to meditative frequencies that are most gentle and tolerable to most (beginners start here or at Heart Math or Mozart Effect)
iii. Alpha Waves (8-12 Hz), a slower frequency induced during and may be to support experiences of relaxation, relaxed alertness, yoga, meditation, rest and/or preparation for sleep. May be helpful for stress including anxiety and is generally safe for most and can be used during any time of the day when focused relaxation is called for. Natural non-toxic candles such as beeswax and sustainable palm as well as traditional butter and olive oil lamps also flicker at this frequency and may be alternatively used as alternative or added light-inducing version with a rather rich history.
Slower very relaxing including sleep and more advanced meditative associated frequencies. These should generally be used only by more intermediate to advanced practitioners familiar with alpha waves and/or associated meditative practices.
iv. Theta Waves (5-7 Hz), a slower frequency induced during stages of visualization practices, dreaming states of sleep, drowsiness, “a ha” moment of realization and intermediate states of meditation. Helpful for deeper sleep, dream awareness practices, more advanced meditative and related awareness. Avoid in general and/or use with mindful caution including profession supervision with depression, epilepsy, bipolar, schizoprenia and related conditions.
v. Delta Waves (1 to 4 Hz), a very slow frequency associated with deep sleep associated and some of the scientifically and overall advanced meditation, mindfulness, spirituality and related states. Nondual Vedic text by reputable Shakara, etc. describe the awareness accessed during deep sleep to be synonymous with the nondual awareness goal of all meditation and other mindfulness and spiritual practices. Various neurotransmitters and hormones are modulated and released during these states including lower cortisol, higher melatonin and BDNF brain and overall growth factors plus antiaging associated hormonal effects. Due in part to synchronism of cerebral cortex including prefrontal cortex and deeper brain including hypothalmic and cerebral spinal fluid mechanisms. Caution or avoid in depression, anxiety, epilepsy, other psych, cardiovascular, endocrine and related conditions.
Other important sound waves and technology supported meditative devices:
vi. The Mozart Effect which has been shown beneficial in a wide range of learning and performance associated task as well as overall cognition, intelligence, mood, etc. It also has been shown to prevent epileptic seizures. Overall is, and perhaps obviously, another wise place for beginners to start.
vii. Heart Math uses established heart-rate variability associated technologies to support relaxation, stress reduction and a wide range of overall including heart associated health factors.
More research established technologies available for purchase are listed here:
Biocybernaut
Holosync
Gamma wave technology
HeartMath
Above you will find core mindfulness instructions, often described for beginners, and yet certainly applicable to beyond beginner stages, "non-judgemental present moment awareness." For some religious/spiritual people, this definition may be expanded upon to include the term "Presence" referring to a divine or spiritual presence. Nevertheless, the introductory instructions linked above on mindfulness are presented by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, the decades long UMass-affiliated psychologist founder and core researcher of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), which - along with Transcendental Meditation (described below) - is is both the most popular and most researched meditation/mindfulness-based therapy. MBSR is validated for effectiveness and endorsed for hundreds of medical benefits being subjected to clinical trials by researchers from several dozen university and major medical institutes worldwide - including over a thousand peer-reviewed research publications. MBSR training is typically 6-week in length including components of mindfulness, basic yoga practice and meditation training in vipassana (described below; which in modern days is also called insight meditation). MBSR (along with cognitive behavioral therapy for pain) is the single most effective treatments for chronic pain regarding long-term outcomes (combining with other approaches within an integrative model is, however, considerable even more and overall most effective - see pain relief program for more info). It is also practically as beneficial as standard of care psychiatric approaches for many but not all people, a top stress reducer, improves genetic anti-aginng including inflammation markers, benefits heart, cognitive, brain, numnerous functional outcomes and much more). The free audiobook of "Power Of Now" is included as it is the best selling modern-day spiritual text, with core emphasis on the practice of mindfuilness.
Above is included a free pdf version of "Power Of Now" described above, a sample mindful breathing exercise by Thich Nhat Hanh, the Pure Land School Buddhist monk who, through his popularity in expertly bringing mindfulness, mindful walking (included in mindful movement links above) and related teachings is the most popular Buddhist face in the world after the Dalai Lama. Also included is a sample introductory meditation instruction by the at least as popular Indian yogi Sadhguru whose beginner to advanced meditation and yogi teachings have more recently brought the attention to large global audience (including soon I0 millions Youtube channel subscribers, his methods subject to at least a dozen hospital-conducted clinical trials (many more in India) with remarkable benefits being unveiled similar to what we see with MBSR and TM yet, particularly novel benefits within his more advanced training including increased anandamide production (aka the physiological "bliss" compound responsible for homeostasis throughout with action similar yet far superior to cannabis).
Above you will find introduction instructions to two seemingly related (both focus on silent repetition of a sacred word) yet distinct very popular and well-researched meditation based practices. One being second of the two in popularity and seemingly less effective - yet still very important and powerful - Relaxation Response technique developed and well-studied consistently from the I1970 to modern day by the Harvard researched, Herbert Benson, MD. The other, Transcendental Meditation (TM), is the most popular and researched meditation technique (along w vipassana/MBSR), utilizing repetition of Sanskrit rather secular words (as in Relaxation Response). TM reached American in the I960 from the likes of the Beatles and others, is popular amongst many of Hollywood, business, etc. elite (in part due to its effective relatively simple aka no need for other methods outside of its 20min twice daily practice periods. TM is also subject to about a thousand research investigations (like MBSR), is endorsed by the American Heart Association for blood pressure reduction (by about I0-I5mmHg) with even more pronounced although not yet endorsed per se 50% reduction in heart attack and stroke rates. It also has similar benefits to psychotherapies and rx in certain populations with mental health conditions, overall clearly benefits a number of mental health outcomes including anger more than anything it seems, anxiety and depression well too. More so, it offers rather profound benefits (up to 50% increase) in work and school productivity; another reason for popularity in Hollywood and corporations as well as the success of a grade school near its including an adolescent aged full-time school in IA that teach its methods along with standard curriculum, yoga, etc. to student ranging from early elementary to high school ages. LAST BUT NOT LEAST in regard to silent word meditation options, is a simple yet remarkable introductory instruction to Sacred Silent Word meditation that is particularly geared toward religious/spiritual individuals.
Related, sacred silent word meditation:
For 7-20 minutes twice daily, sit upward w spine gently straightened, eyelids lightly closed, and silently repeat one of the sacred phrases (or equivalent of choice):
Om-Aum, Love, Peace, Joy, Ah, Shalom, Hum-Hung, Abwoon, I Am and-or God Is...
Vipassana, which when lying down is popularly referred to in modern days as yoga nidra, is a very popular and meaningful meditation technique attributed to Gautama Buddha in original Pali teachings. Importantly, it is also the core meditation technique utilized within the thousand plus study researched-validated program Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), which also includes training in hatha yoga and mindfulness (i.e., present moment awareness - as described above by Jon Kabat-Zin, PhD, the founder of MBSR). Vipassana is traditionally taught (and generally need be for the depth of its capacities) in a step wise approach beginning with anapana (i.e., breath awareness) for at I0+ hours of practice (as taught in Days 1 to 3 of vipassana instructions above). Afterwhich, mindful localization of sensations are taught and practiced for an additional I0+ hours. Only afterward, is the formal practice of vipassana or yoga nidra accurately activated and taught. We do not recommend vipassana or yoga nidra be practiced without these preliminary practices gained in the one-time 20+ hours training of these preliminary practices, which are later used as 5-I5 warm-up for 30-60+ minutes practice sessions of vipassana/yoga nidra. Free (i.e., optional donation based) eleven-day silent vipassana training retreats are also available for structured training in I00+ locations worldwide (closest to CT in MA).
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iii. ADVANCED FORGIVENESS TECHNOLOGIES
Although utilizing Christian language, which may not yet be receptive to many, these resources with clearly ascend far beyond conventional Christian doctrines toward the future universality of Christ (and related messianic teaching), these teachings are essential for many people and tend to have a capacity to be successfully utilized by individuals from practically all relgious, spiritiual and even secular traditions. It combines aspects of nondualistic Christianity, ancient JudeoMuslim Melchizedek-priesthood including messianic and Sufi teachings, advaita vedanta Indian methods, dzogchen and other schools of Buddhism, ancient Egyptian and related very powerful to essential nondualistic based religious and spiritual methods - including a depth of forgiveness that practically no one in the world has mastered - particularly those who say they have forgiven...
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