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The spiritual life sometimes begins with unlikely candidates, in unlikely situations! Not long after Janet and I made our dash out west in 1978, the bill collectors got serious about my wild spending. They repossessed my car, harassed me at the furniture store where I was working, and made my life as miserable as only they know how.

It ended up being a battle of wits, with me stubbornly determined not to pay them a damn nickel, and soon I was looking for a place to disappear for a few years. I also had to find some answers. My shallow Catholic background, steeped in useless “mystery, miracles, and authority” where I was never exposed to Catholicism’s deeper aspects, such as the contemplative saints, was failing me.

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Yoga is probably the only system that uses the physical body as a vehicle to reach the highest stage of spiritual consciousness. Yoga believes it is the spinal column that holds the secret path to knowledge and liberation. This is supposed to contain three nadis or channels called Ida, Pingala and Sushumna.

In an ordinary human being, the Sushumna is closed and only the Ida and Pingala, which correspond to the left and right nostrils, operate. He spinal cord has the following chakras or wheels situated over its length.

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A lot of people I know laugh at it. Whenever I bring up the subject, they give me a smirk and change the subject. How could meditation have any kind of health benefits? Isn’t it no different from sitting in a chair and watching some mindless TV? Well, in actuality, meditation, when practiced correctly, is a lot different from sitting in a chair and watching mindless TV. This article is going to share with you just a few of the many health benefits that come from meditating. I have no doubt that after reading this, you will see how meditation may just be the one thing that will improve your health considerably.

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This method of meditation relies on the control of your breathing. Make yourself comfortable and follow these easy steps, each step can be held for as long as you see fit. (This method is my own personal method adapted from the Buddhist Breath Meditation methods).

1. Start by taking long breaths, whilst thinking “re” on the in-breath and “lax” on the out-breath. Making sure to hold both the “re” and the “lax” for as long as the breath.

2. Whilst taking the same long breaths, become aware of each in and out breath.

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I will explain to you how to go about a basic meditation practice. The first thing that you need to do is find a nice clean and quite area to sit. The traditional way to sit is in a cross legged position, but you can sit in a chair if it’s more comfortable. The most important thing is to keep your back straight. Keep your hands folded in front of you on your lap.

Next you want to close your eyes, but not all the way. Close them about ¾ or the way. You don’t want to fall asleep.

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