Meditation for Medical Conditions
As teachers of meditation for the past 30 years, instructors at the YogaMeditation Institute draw from a vast background in meditation for both personal growth and Self-realization as well as meditation for medical conditions.
Quotes by leading Doctors and
Teachers:
“Until we understand the
relationship between thought, stress and disease, we will continue to miss vital
information about the etiology of many conditions.
The thoughts and sensations associated with anger, fear, or depression,
cause dramatic physiological effects, creating the internal stress that
eventually reveals itself as an acute or chronic symptom.
The art and science of meditation gives the practitioner a direct
understanding of the nature of their thoughts, the cause of their stress, and a
practical way of releasing the
condition caused by them.”
Dr.
Mahan Rishi Singh Khalsa Co-founder
of the Khalsa Healing Arts Center and YogaMeditation Institute
Yardley, PA. USA
“It is amazing that almost any type
of stress. Whether it be physical or neurogenic, will cause an immediate and
marked increase in ACTH secretions, followed within minutes by greatly increased
adrenocortical secretion of cortisol.”
Arthur C. Guyton M.D. Chairman and Professor of the Department of
Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi, School of Medicine
“The sympathetic nervous system is
strongly activated in many emotional states.
For instance, in the state of rage, which is elicited mainly by
stimulating the hypothalamus, signals are transmitted downward through the
reticular formation and spinal cord to cause massive sympathetic discharge, …
This is called the sympathetic alarm reaction. It is also frequently called the fight or flight reaction
because an animal in this state decides almost instantly whether to stand and
fight, or to run. In either event,
the sympathetic alarm reaction makes the animal’s subsequent activities
extremely vigorous.”
Arthur C. Guyton, M.D.
“The more ill you are, the more
your doctor will insist that you be quiet and rest.
It is my belief that the timeless quality of silence is so important that
we can call it one of the common denominators of successful healing.”
“…one can become so sensitive in
deeper levels of meditation practice that one’s body can become like a
fine-tuned diagnostic instrument. Meditation
develops the sensitivity needed to use any method of healing with skill and
effectiveness.”
Stephen Levine, Author of Who
Dies? Healing into Living and
Dying.
“Thoughts of disaster immediately
cause dramatic changes in the body’s hormones and in the activity of its
“overdrive system”, called the sympathetic nervous system.
Research indicates that many modern maladies, from high blood pressure
and headaches to digestive disorders and back pain, can be caused or worsened by
stress.”
Joan Borysenko, Ph. D is former
director of the mind/body clinic at New England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard
Medical School
For a tape to help cultivate deeper relaxation and release anxiety from the mind and body, Dr. Khalsa offers an audio cassette called: “Sensation relaxation” for $10. plus $1. for shipping and handling. If you would like to receive this tape please mail a check for $11. to Dr. Khalsa The YogaMeditation Institute 301 Oxford Valley Rd. Suite 1504
Meditation for Medical Conditions:
3 New CDs available: Textures of Peace,Ocean of Peace, River of Peace. $15 each or $40 for the set.
If you are interested in a program for meditation, stress reduction and relaxation using tapes, music, and herbal nutrition please email Dr. Khalsa at: myspinaldoc@cs.com