MEDITATION - GROUP MAT CLASSES & PRIVATE CLASSES
Meditation can benefit people who are ill or overwhelmed by stress. It also promotes well-being in healthy people. In general, people who meditate regularly experience less anxiety and depression. They also report more enjoyment and appreciation of life, as well as better social relationships. Meditation produces a state of deep relaxation and a sense of balance, or equanimity. The consequence of emotional balance is greater insight regarding one's thoughts, feelings, and actions. Insight, in turn, promotes confidence and awareness. Meditation also facilitates a greater sense of calmness, empathy, and acceptance of self and others.
Meditation is sometimes suggested as a complement to medical treatments of disease; in particular, it is an important complementary
therapy for both the treatment and prevention of many stress-related conditions. Regular meditation may reduce the number of symptoms
experienced by patients with a wide range of illnesses and disorders. Based upon clinical evidence, as well as theory, meditation is seen as
an appropriate therapy for panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, substance dependence and abuse, ulcers, colitis, chronic
pain, psoriasis, and dysthymic disorder—a disorder that involves a steady, depressed mood for at least two years. Moreover, meditation is
a valuable adjunct therapy for moderate hypertension (high blood pressure), prevention of cardiac arrest (heart attack), prevention of
atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), arthritis (including fibromyalgia), cancer, insomnia, migraine, and stroke. It is a
complementary therapy for moderating allergies and asthma because it reduces stress, which is prevalent in these conditions. Additionally,
meditation may improve function or reduce symptoms of patients with neurologic disorders such as Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis,
and epilepsy.
In 1995, the authors of a report to the National Institutes of Health on complementary or alternative medicine reviewed 30 years of research
and reports of individuals and health care providers. They concluded that meditation and related methods for the enhancement of relaxation
are cost-effective ways to improve health and quality of life.
The Parry Pilates Relax and Meditate class is divided into three parts, designed to re-energize, revitalize, clear the mind and leave you
feeling refreshed and ready to face the world again. The class is founded upon a blend of gentle toning and stretching using a
combination of therapeutic movement and is then followed by both a guided Western Relaxation and a traditional Eastern anti stress
Meditation.
Every action we take originates from our mind, but our mind is always busy, constantly getting cluttered with the stresses of modern living.
The Relax and Meditate class is designed to connect you with your inner energy and reinforce your ability to deal
with stress, something that we all strive to achieve. Just as we regularly train our bodies, so should we train our minds! |
