Submitted by: Dr. Robert Puff

Stress is at the root of many health and other problems. Orange County, California, residents have to cope with substantial stress on a daily basis. Many have turned to meditation as an effective means of dealing with stress and finding peace in their lives.

Pressures, responsibilities, expectations and even desires can all lead to stress. Every day, thousands of California residents feel like they are walking a tight rope just to survive lifes daily pressures. High stress levels have led to people being sick, depressed and even verging on doing harm to themselves.

Many Orange County and neighborhood residents have found that the effects of the burdens of daily life can be effectively controlled by de-stressing the mind. They have realized they need to detoxify, to let go of all the stress and negativity, and free their minds of the things causing their pressures.

Meditation is an extremely effective way of attaining this peace of mind. Meditation brings calm and peace to the mind. A mind at peace is one free of tension and mental discomfort. Meditation brings a feeling of complete relaxation and lets the mind experience true happiness. Without this feeling of inner peace, one cannot feel truly happy and relaxed, even when surrounded by the best life has to offer.

Meditation restores ones inner peace. Those who understand and practice the art of meditation are not only be able to sort through lifes daily problems and stresses, but they find themselves much more equipped to face difficulties in the future, and are able to deal with lifes stresses more effectively. These people find they are happy all the time! They are no longer dependent on other people, other things, and other places to be happy, as they have found happiness within themselves.

Many people are hesitant about meditation, thinking it is a virtually impossible to control ones emotions and calm ones mind in the way that meditation promises. Most people find the concept of controlling the mind to be difficult. Like leaves on a breezy day in the park, the mind keeps blowing in the wind wandering here and there, turning, rising, falling. Even if the uninitiated try to let their minds go blank and think of nothing, they find their minds wandering off to some present issue, a person, or an event in the past. The mind seems to be able to wander off in endless uncontrolled directions.

But the seemingly impossible task of controlling the mind is made possible by meditation. With proper training in meditation, one can create inner space and clarity, and help gain control over the mind. Meditation makes it possible to negate the effects of external circumstances, while slowly and steadily developing mental equilibrium. Meditation creates a balanced mind, where all the activities and emotions of life are organized and ordered. Those who have learned the art of meditation find this feeling quite unlike before, when any little occurrence could stress them out or make them feel uncontrollably angry or sad or nervous.

This feeling of being at peace with oneself is what people can achieve with a class in the art of meditation. Mastering the art of meditation under the expert guidance of a skilled teacher allows one to eradicate the thought processes which cause lifes problems and suffering. The true meaning of nirvana or liberation is only possible once one achieves inner peace with meditation.

Think of yourself allowing your mind to feel free, relaxed and refreshed. Experience the ability to let all your worries go, and to open your mind and welcome peace and happiness. Almost every Orange County resident could benefit from the effects of meditation and experience these feelings. Fortunately, professional, skilled guidance in the art of meditation is available right in our own backyard. Dr. Robert Puff has been a practicing clinical psychologist in the Newport Beach area for twenty years. Take a minute for yourself and go to Dr. Puffs website at http://www.doctorpuff.com/counseling.html. Learn for yourself what others have found, that meditation helps you find peace and relieves you of mental turbulence. Enroll in one of Dr. Puffs sessions and see the difference yourself.

The writer is associated with Dr. Robert Puff, a clinical psychologist, author, international speaker, and mental health expert located in Newport Beach. He facilitates an Orange County meditation class for people wanting to find peace and happiness in their daily lives.

About the Author: Website:

doctorpuff.com/

Source:

isnare.com

Permanent Link:

isnare.com/?aid=1468720&ca=Self+Help}