http://www.lifestylerefocus.com.au <br /><br />• Is a medically based form of mediation <br />• Developed in 1950’s by Dr Ainslie Meares <br />• Meares taught people to relieve and manage anxiety by experiencing mental rest <br />• When correctly practised – anxiety levels and reduced and distressing symptoms gradually disappear – bringing about a more peaceful, balanced life <br />• Without learning how to rest the mind, the level of stress and anxiety generally does NOT go away instead it compounds <br />• The more stress you experience the more you get stressed <br /><br />What is stillness meditation? <br /><br />It is sitting still, options include: <br /> o Sitting in a chair letting your thoughts run wild <br /> o Quiet music <br /> o Chant <br /> o Sitting at the park, breathing deeply, being lost in your thoughts
