Re:Need advice to breathe properly, to Tony

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Tony,

I don't have any specific method, I just place my hands on my abdomen, and

breathe slowly, repeating the word " calm " until I relax. I then just lie there

for maybe fifteen minutes or longer and just relax and keep thoughts from my

mind. If I start to think about anything I dismiss the thought and return to my

breathing.

I usually fall asleep though when I meditate, and don't know how not to do that.

Trina

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zenforhealth

Tuesday, August 14, 2007 2:27 AM

Re:Need advice to breathe properly

 

 

Hello Trina,

 

Thank you for replying to my email and I am very pleased to be able

to offer you my suggestions. I will also email you an invitation to

my Meditation Blog and this mainly focuses on two things which might

be helpful to you. The first is Zen which is the way that we look at

the world and ourselves and also meditation practice and the second

in the practice of Mindfulness.

 

I believe that most stress, anxiety, tension, nervousness, depression

and even aggressive behaviour comes from or is made worse by our

thought patterns-our thinking and our dwelling on problems and

worries. So the practice of mindfulness can help this greatly. With

the combination of mindfulness and meditation practice either Zen or

what I call Metta or Loving/Kindness can of course help to calm the

agitated mind.

 

My Blog site has a lot of information in simple terms about these

two. My recommendation to you is to look at some of the Mindfulness

Exercises that I have recommended and try these each day. Many times

throughout the day. The other most important thing to try and do all

the time is to concentrate on your breathing (as you would when you

are doing meditation). One of the things that you need to do is to

relax your body. No matter how hard you try you will never achieve

total relaxation and in fact the secret is not to try at all. The

simple method I use is this:

 

I do not let my mind wander - I focus on my breathing and as I

breathe in I tell myself the word " calm " and make this word last the

full inward breath and then as I breathe out I tell myself the

word " relax " and I continue this for as long as I can or have free

time. Please look at the Blog site and there is much information

there for you. Trina-can I ask you a question please? What form of

meditation practice do you follow?

 

kind regards to you

 

ZenForHealth

 

, Ramy Ramin <ramyramin wrote:

>

> i got your email that was so nice to hear you

> yes anit birth contorl those function rather is convert or

against with anti blocker most of the retention water of salt in

this way they absorb h2o an Na . these increase the volum blood and

incresast bp

> your doctore said right

> the best thing is diet

> excersise

> vegetavble and bean

> bring down cholesterl

> avoid of use oil

> have a nce day

> do you have own email

>

>

> Catherine <trina83 wrote:

> Hi Tony,

> Yes, I would love additional help. The beta blocker that the doctor

put me on has really helped, although honestly, I only took half the

dose he prescribed, which worked effectively. I do regularly meditate

and do relaxation exercises. However, my problem started two weeks

ago when I went off my birth control pills permanently. My doctor

said that with my age of 43, going off hormones on top of the stress

I was already feeling, caused the high blood pressures. My anxiety

got the best of me. I have some subliminal CD's that I use at home to

relax with.

> Please feel free to email me, I would love some advice, and also

please explain how to practice Zen to me.

> Trina

>

> -

> zenforhealth

>

> Monday, August 13, 2007 2:20 AM

> Re:Need advice to breathe properly

>

> Hello Trina,

>

> I understand your problems with high pressure and I was in a

similar

> situation about 5 years ago. I returned to my practice of

meditation

> and found that this has resulted in my BP now returning to normal.

I

> have no stress and anxiety. I recommend and teach meditation

practice

> at every opportunity and also encourage people to investigate the

> principles of ZEN as I believe that this understanding is a healthy

> philosophy and is often used within mental health treatments. If

you

> wish I can be of more help to you.

>

> Tony at ZenForHealth

>

> , " lightning_chaser83 " <trina83@>

> wrote:

> >

> > Hi to all,

> > I wrote in about the dizziness and hyperventilation over a weeks

> ago.

> > The dizziness got worse over the past week, and since I work in a

> > hospital, I began checking my blood pressure. It was staying in

> the

> > 140/90 range which is not normal for me. By the end of the week I

> was

> > up in the 150/90 to 150/100 range. I began to get worried because

> I

> > was doing my best to relax but the more I tried to do regular

> activity

> > the worse I felt. I am a small woman, only weigh about 128

pounds,

> and

> > have always been healthy.

> >

> > I ended up in my doctor's office and am on atenolol once a day

and

> the

> > pressure went back into the 120/80 range which is my baseline. He

> said

> > I have an anxiety disorder resulting from the stress I have been

> under.

> >

> > I hate taking medication and am angry at myself for not being

able

> to

> > control this on my own. I always prided myself on being able to

> relax

> > and not get overwhelmed.

> >

> > Any advice on how I can get myself back on track? I am a nurse

but

> > worry about putting chemicals in my body, although I am smart

> enough to

> > know that a blood pressure that high is not safe for me either. I

> am

> > planning on joining a yoga group again.

> >

> > Thanks, Trina

> >

>

>