Meditation As Medicine Activate the Power of Your Natural Healing Force [Paperback]

Proven effective by scientific research and presented here by Dr. Dharma Singh Khalsa and Cameron Stauth, the practice of Medical Meditation revolutionizes the healing process. By balancing and regenerating the body's ethereal and physical energies through simple meditations, Medical Meditation unites the mind, body, and spirit into a powerful triad.
Each Medical Meditation here has a specific physiological effect, targeting afflictions from arthritis to ulcers to cancer. Dr. Khalsa details the five unique attributes that endow this type of meditation with far more power than standard meditation. The combination of special postures and movements; exact positioning of the hands and fingers; particular mantras; specific breathing patterns; and a unique focus of concentration can change your entire biochemical profile, easing you into a calm, healing state. Practiced in conjunction with conventional or alternative medical treatments, cutting-edge Medical Meditation activates the healing force within you.Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D.,is board certified in anesthesiology, pain management, and antiaging medicine. President and medical director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Foundation in Tucson, he conducts workshops on brain longevity and Medical Meditation at the Miraval, Life in Balance resort. Dr. Khalsa is one of just a few individuals in the world who are both physicians and yogis.Chapter One: Introducing Medical Meditation

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