2 results for tag: Yoga Meditation


Potential Negative Side Effects of Meditation

Is there a dark side to meditation? Can people experience the negative side effects of meditation? Why is the spiritual community so fearful of the media exposing situations of armful or negative experiences with meditation or Yoga?  Or What Research Says about Reiki? I, for one, am not fearful or startled by these experiences or stories. I have known many people who have experienced harmful or negative side effects of Meditation, Yoga, Reiki, Tai Qi, Qi Gong, and most other healing modalities. Why is this a shock? Not all people, bodies, minds and spiritual imprints are the same, why should our experiences be the same? The same would be true for Prayer; who has not had a negative experience praying sometime in their life? Can you honestly say there is anything that you have experienced something powerfully in your life that has been completely free of any negative experiences - sleeping, eating, making love, walking, laughing, relationships, singing, dancing, painting, kissing, medicine, religion, school, hugging, psychotherapy, counseling, etc.?...

Sports, Yoga and Meditation Together

It has been a growing relationship for the last decade or so: sports, Yoga, and Meditation as a means of success. The number of professional athletes beginning meditation expands nearly daily, and we are not talking about just the "finesse players." These are hardcore athletes who win and perform at an incredibly high level consistently during high-stakes situations. I have played sports all my life and found that after I began to meditate in 1990 or so, my focus, attention, and endurance increased dramatically. I am not alone, nor did I create this concept. ...