Meditation and Stress Management
A few calm minutes can quiet your mind and lower your stress
By Paige Bierma
CONSUMER HEALTH INTERACTIVE
Meditation is an ancient spiritual practice common to many cultures. The goal is to clear the mind and enter a state of relaxation and heightened awareness. Medical studies suggest that meditation can help relieve stress and pain and promote healing. In our videos, yoga and meditation instructor Darren Main explains the benefits of meditation and guides us through a short session. Darren Main is the director of the teacher training program at Yoga Tree in San Francisco. His published books include Yoga and the Path of the Urban Mystic, Spiritual Journeys Along the Yellow Brick Road, and The Findhorn Book of Meditation. Click here or on the picture to start. Multimedia Team
Director and producer: Paige Bierma
Video production and editing: Paige Bierma
Camera work: Paige Bierma and Paola Laverde
Narration: Darren Main
Flash design and animation: David Dudley
Flash production: David Dudley and Eric Turner
Web production: Deepi Brar
Executive producer: Diana Hembree
Special thanks: Bend Yoga, Yoga Tree San Francisco Troubleshooting
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Reviewed by Michael Potter, MD, an attending physician and associate clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco, who is board certified in family practice.
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First published September 25, 2008
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