The 10 Minute Meditation: A Complete Guide To Meditation For Beginners That Anyone Can Do With Just 10 Minutes A Day

By Barbara D. Sigman

Looking For The Easiest & Fastest Way To Get Started With Meditation?

Meditation has been shown to have remarkable influence over our emotions, mental capacities, and spiritual well-being. More surprising is the number of physical benefits meditation has on our actual bodies, proving how powerful our minds really are.

Despite numerous benefits and easy to learn, most people don't get around to meditate. Why? It's because of something we all lack: time. A common misconception is that you need to spend hours a day to meditate in order to see the results. Well, nothing can be further from the truth.

"The 10 Minute Meditation" is written so that it only takes 10 minutes a day to complete a meditation session included in the book. You will see for yourself even with 10 minutes a day, every day, will allow you to rip all the benefits of meditation.

Here are just some of the highlights from "The 10 Minute Meditation":

- The three stages of the mind
- Connection between meditation and yoga

- Benefits of meditation

- Different types of meditation

- What happens during meditation
- Elements required for meditation.

- The right location to meditate

- How to get yourself ready for meditation

- A simple, yet powerful 10-minute meditation session

- And much more...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Living Plus Healthy Publishing
• Release date: Jan 15, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301806874

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The 10 Minute Meditation

A Complete Guide To Meditation For Beginners That Anyone Can Do With Just 10 Minutes A Day

Barbara D. Sigman

Copyright 2013 by Barbara D. Sigman

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Mind & Meditation

Three Stages of the Mind

Connection between Meditation and Yoga

Chapter 2: What Will Meditation Do for Me?

Brain Restructuring

Improving Attention

Reducing Stress and Anxiety

Healthier Emotions

Chapter 3: Types of Meditation

Sound Meditation

Imagery Meditation

Journey Meditation

Loving Kindness Meditation

Breathing

Walking Meditation

Vipassana

Transcendental Meditation

Chapter 4: What Happens During Meditation?

Sleepiness

Visions & Dreams

Physical Movements

Negative Feelings

Chapter 5: Are You Ready to Meditate?

Before You Begin

How to Get Started

It’s Almost Time

Chapter 6: A Simple 10-Minute Meditation Session

Introduction

The history behind meditation is rooted in eastern culture and medicine, and can be traced back thousands of years. While most people associate meditating with the Buddha, some researchers believe that the hunting and gathering societies of ancient humanity practiced forms of meditation around the campfire at night, contributing to the final steps of the evolution of our brains and creating the ultimate difference between ourselves and other species—the powers of focused attention.

No matter where it began, we are positive where it has ended up—passed along through generations and across continents, meditation has been gaining popularity and credibility in western medicine, and for many good reasons!

Thanks to the research being done, which started in the 60s and 70s, that explored the effects and benefits of meditation, it has become dominant in western society. While it is common for people to meditate in groups, one of the best things about