Do you sometimes have difficulty relating to others?
I know I do at time.
I think we all do at times.
A simple Buddhist "loving kindness" meditation technique can help us relate better to those around us.
Here are some ways of going about it ~
* Relax deeply in a seated position with your spine erect
* Breathe in, drawing "loving kindness" from the universe into yourself
* Breathe out, directing that loving kindness with gratitude a toward particular person or group
* Breathe in more loving kindness
* Breathe out, directing loving kindness with blessings to a person or people you love dearly - to all those who have nurtured and nourished you
* Breathe in...
* Breathe out, directing loving kindness with forgiveness to people who annoy you or obstruct you, who are unkind or dismissive
* Breathe in...
* Breathe out, radiating the prayer - "May all people everywhere be happy"
* Breathe in and give thanks for all the loving kindness you receive
* Repeat as needed!
Any part of this technique can be used in any situation and be a avenue in promoting peace and harmony.
Until next time...
To your Mind, Body & Spirit ~
Many Blessings,
Dr. Mike Davison
"Your Destiny Doctor"
P.S. Do you have a family member, friend or collegue that would interested and/or might benefit for our newsletter or blog? If so, please feel free to guide them on over! - www.meditationandmore.com
Monday, October 29, 2007
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Meditation in Daily Life...
How can we turn the mundane chores of our daily lives into a form of meditation and be uplifted? ~
Through practicing "mindfulness" -by focusing all our thoughts on what we are doing.
We can also experience a sense of spiritual enlightenment/uplift from appreciating the beauty of everything around us- as well as use meditative practices when trying to gage and understand our emotions, and we can introduce meditation techniques such as mindfulness) into the ways in which we relate to others.
Here are a few ways in which we can bring meditation into the many aspects of our day-to-day lives:
~ Focus your mind and body completely on what you are doing at this moment- letting any distractions simply drift on by.
~ Live in the present moment as much as you can.
~ Try to see the beauty and worth in everything (and everyone) around you, as well as in everything you do- no matter how mundane.
~ Learn and try to use your "senses" to the full.
~ Develop self-awareness, and work with the connection between your emotional and physical self - noticing how certain breathing practices and posture/positions affect how you're feeling.
~ An everyday activity, such as eating - again, by taking the time to really be aware of and focus on your food and eating it- is a form of meditation that can make it more enjoyable and better on the digestive system!
Mindfully,
Dr. Mike
Your Destiny Doctor
Through practicing "mindfulness" -by focusing all our thoughts on what we are doing.
We can also experience a sense of spiritual enlightenment/uplift from appreciating the beauty of everything around us- as well as use meditative practices when trying to gage and understand our emotions, and we can introduce meditation techniques such as mindfulness) into the ways in which we relate to others.
Here are a few ways in which we can bring meditation into the many aspects of our day-to-day lives:
~ Focus your mind and body completely on what you are doing at this moment- letting any distractions simply drift on by.
~ Live in the present moment as much as you can.
~ Try to see the beauty and worth in everything (and everyone) around you, as well as in everything you do- no matter how mundane.
~ Learn and try to use your "senses" to the full.
~ Develop self-awareness, and work with the connection between your emotional and physical self - noticing how certain breathing practices and posture/positions affect how you're feeling.
~ An everyday activity, such as eating - again, by taking the time to really be aware of and focus on your food and eating it- is a form of meditation that can make it more enjoyable and better on the digestive system!
Mindfully,
Dr. Mike
Your Destiny Doctor
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Finding Your Path to Life Enrichment Coaching Program
If you've ever thought about utilizing a personal coach to help you achieve your goals, this program was designed especially for you. Finding Your Path to Life Enrichment Coaching will give you the opportunity to work one-on-one with Dr. Mike Davison and discover firsthand the enormous benefits to be gained from making a commitment to yourself and developing your spiritual path.
In this unique Finding Your Path to Life Enrichment Coaching program you will learn to implement the fundamental tools used to create an extraordinary life of peace and prosperity.
For additional information, contact me at mike@PartnersInPurpose.com
Finding Your Path to Life Enrichment coaching program includes eight (8) phone sessions along with accompanying materials.
The eight sessions will help you:
1. Build your path
2. Get on your path
3. Stay on your path.
Your path leads directly to your Destiny.
The focus of the 8 Session include:
Session 1.
Introduction to the program. Understanding your own "default mode". What it means to be on YOUR spiritual path. Training in morality, master of the mind and wisdom. Overview of 10 spiritual muscles*.
Session 2.
Training in Mastery of the Mind #1- Right Effort, Mindfulness, Concentration
– instruction in the practice of mindfulness and meditation. Meditation retrains your mind toward your spiritual path.
Session 3.
Training in Mastery of the Mind #2 -- Handling your default mode. Learning strategies to self monitor yourself., interrupt unhealthy patterns, and strengthen your spiritual path.
Spiritual muscle: equanimity - having a clam and balanced mind.
Session 4.
Training in Morality #1 - Discuss the importance of inner alignment of right speech, action, and livelihood. Discuss concept of mindful action versus automatic reaction. Treating yourself with compassion, only then can you treat others with compassion. Remember, all beings are just like you, they want to be happy and free of suffering.
Session 5.
More on Morality. Spiritual muscles of Loving Kindness and Tolerance. Learning metta meditation.
Session 6.
Training in Wisdom #1 -- right thinking and right view -- filling the mind with
the Spiritual self. Knowing that everything starts with the mind. Need a daily plan for weakening your default mode and strengthen your Spiritual self. Daily plan includes making a daily commitment to your spiritual path, using all your senses to activate your spiritual self.
Session 7.
Training in Wisdom #2 -- Spiritual muscles - renunciation and generosity. Renunciation - give up whatever separates you from your spiritual nature. Generosity - give to yourself and others your true spiritual nature. 5 friends of your spiritual path. 5 enemies of your spiritual path. Acting "as if".
Session 8.
Maintaining your Spiritual Path. Spiritual muscle- Truth. Truth is essential for maintenance of your Spiritual Path. Honesty with self and others. Taking refuge in spiritual guides, teachings, and communities.
For more information contact me at mike@Partnersinpurpose.com
*Spiritual Muscles
1 Strong Determination
2 Effort
3 Equanimity
4 Morality
5 Loving Kindness
6 Tolerance
7 Wisdom
8 Renunciation
9 Generosity
10 Truth
In this unique Finding Your Path to Life Enrichment Coaching program you will learn to implement the fundamental tools used to create an extraordinary life of peace and prosperity.
For additional information, contact me at mike@PartnersInPurpose.com
Finding Your Path to Life Enrichment coaching program includes eight (8) phone sessions along with accompanying materials.
The eight sessions will help you:
1. Build your path
2. Get on your path
3. Stay on your path.
Your path leads directly to your Destiny.
The focus of the 8 Session include:
Session 1.
Introduction to the program. Understanding your own "default mode". What it means to be on YOUR spiritual path. Training in morality, master of the mind and wisdom. Overview of 10 spiritual muscles*.
Session 2.
Training in Mastery of the Mind #1- Right Effort, Mindfulness, Concentration
– instruction in the practice of mindfulness and meditation. Meditation retrains your mind toward your spiritual path.
Session 3.
Training in Mastery of the Mind #2 -- Handling your default mode. Learning strategies to self monitor yourself., interrupt unhealthy patterns, and strengthen your spiritual path.
Spiritual muscle: equanimity - having a clam and balanced mind.
Session 4.
Training in Morality #1 - Discuss the importance of inner alignment of right speech, action, and livelihood. Discuss concept of mindful action versus automatic reaction. Treating yourself with compassion, only then can you treat others with compassion. Remember, all beings are just like you, they want to be happy and free of suffering.
Session 5.
More on Morality. Spiritual muscles of Loving Kindness and Tolerance. Learning metta meditation.
Session 6.
Training in Wisdom #1 -- right thinking and right view -- filling the mind with
the Spiritual self. Knowing that everything starts with the mind. Need a daily plan for weakening your default mode and strengthen your Spiritual self. Daily plan includes making a daily commitment to your spiritual path, using all your senses to activate your spiritual self.
Session 7.
Training in Wisdom #2 -- Spiritual muscles - renunciation and generosity. Renunciation - give up whatever separates you from your spiritual nature. Generosity - give to yourself and others your true spiritual nature. 5 friends of your spiritual path. 5 enemies of your spiritual path. Acting "as if".
Session 8.
Maintaining your Spiritual Path. Spiritual muscle- Truth. Truth is essential for maintenance of your Spiritual Path. Honesty with self and others. Taking refuge in spiritual guides, teachings, and communities.
For more information contact me at mike@Partnersinpurpose.com
*Spiritual Muscles
1 Strong Determination
2 Effort
3 Equanimity
4 Morality
5 Loving Kindness
6 Tolerance
7 Wisdom
8 Renunciation
9 Generosity
10 Truth
Monday, October 22, 2007
Meditation ~ Mindfulness Walking...
In an article on complementary and alternative medicine, the Mayo Clinic Web site calls walking meditation "an efficient and healthy way to relax."
Meditation while walking is a great way to achieve calm and relaxation as well as physical exercise.
If you like to walk, in adding meditation or mindfulness to your walking regime- you not only get the health benefits of exercising your legs/arms and cardiovascular system, but you add on benefits and a dimension extending to your whole being - mind, body and spirit.
Here are a few tips on meditation or mindful walking:
1. Begin your walk by concentrating on your breathing. Breathe deeply from your diaphragm or belly.
Feel your rib cage expanding and contracting with each breath. After a few deep breaths, begin to count how many steps you take on each inhalation and exhalation.
2. Try not to think about what you have to do for the day, your last conversation or what you'll make for dinner. Just think about how your body is feeling as it moves.
3. Feel your feet as they touch the ground: heel, ball, toe. Stay with the rhythm of heel, ball, toe and imagine yourself striding with confidence.
4. Try bringing your awareness up past your feet to your legs and hip joints. Feel how they move as you walk. Then notice your arms swinging freely from your shoulders in counterpoint to your legs. Picture yourself moving through life with perfect rhythm and flow.
5. Focus on your center, just below your navel. Imagine that you feel all your movements originating from there. Feel your entire being as one whole/smooth movement.
6. Expand your awareness to include everything around you. Feel your-self and your environment merging. Try to notice every rock, tree, cloud, breath, dog, breeze, smell, etc. Remember to include yourself in the picture.
7. As you walk, add a verbal affirmation and repeat it silently to yourself, such as, "I feel great today" or whatever makes you feel good.
Most of these tips can be adapted while exercising on a treadmill or other cardiovascular machine as well.
Until next time...
To your Mind, Body & Spirit ~
Many Blessings,
Dr. Mike Davison
mike@meditationandmore.com
P.S. Do you have a family member, friend or collegue that would be interested and/or might benefit from our Newsletter or Blog? If so, please feel free to guide them on over! -http://www.meditationandmore.com/
Meditation while walking is a great way to achieve calm and relaxation as well as physical exercise.
If you like to walk, in adding meditation or mindfulness to your walking regime- you not only get the health benefits of exercising your legs/arms and cardiovascular system, but you add on benefits and a dimension extending to your whole being - mind, body and spirit.
Here are a few tips on meditation or mindful walking:
1. Begin your walk by concentrating on your breathing. Breathe deeply from your diaphragm or belly.
Feel your rib cage expanding and contracting with each breath. After a few deep breaths, begin to count how many steps you take on each inhalation and exhalation.
2. Try not to think about what you have to do for the day, your last conversation or what you'll make for dinner. Just think about how your body is feeling as it moves.
3. Feel your feet as they touch the ground: heel, ball, toe. Stay with the rhythm of heel, ball, toe and imagine yourself striding with confidence.
4. Try bringing your awareness up past your feet to your legs and hip joints. Feel how they move as you walk. Then notice your arms swinging freely from your shoulders in counterpoint to your legs. Picture yourself moving through life with perfect rhythm and flow.
5. Focus on your center, just below your navel. Imagine that you feel all your movements originating from there. Feel your entire being as one whole/smooth movement.
6. Expand your awareness to include everything around you. Feel your-self and your environment merging. Try to notice every rock, tree, cloud, breath, dog, breeze, smell, etc. Remember to include yourself in the picture.
7. As you walk, add a verbal affirmation and repeat it silently to yourself, such as, "I feel great today" or whatever makes you feel good.
Most of these tips can be adapted while exercising on a treadmill or other cardiovascular machine as well.
Until next time...
To your Mind, Body & Spirit ~
Many Blessings,
Dr. Mike Davison
mike@meditationandmore.com
P.S. Do you have a family member, friend or collegue that would be interested and/or might benefit from our Newsletter or Blog? If so, please feel free to guide them on over! -http://www.meditationandmore.com/
Thursday, October 4, 2007
The best 5 bucks you will ever spend!
"Life Was Never Meant to be a Struggle" by Stuart Wilde. Here are some take-a-ways that were useful to me:
If I have an ailment with my physical body: realize the weakness is a gift. It allows me to express power in spite of my condition. And the extra time it takes will allow me to enjoy the journey more fully.
Train myself to be more forgiving of myself, and I will see my life in an infinite sense – not a finite sense. Everything becomes a lesson, a way of strengthening me.
Only the fool stands and fights; the sage walks away. Avoid people and situations that drive me crazy.
Are my circumstances designed to nurture me?
To win a moral victory at the expense of my sanity is dumb
Am I going too fast??
Never be afraid to let people go if they’re not right; often that’s the only way you can make room for the right person
If conditions don’t suit me, then set about changing them
I am the cause of struggle if there is struggle
Place myself in a non-confrontational mode, first with myself, and second, with the world around me
Your Coach,
Dr. Mike
If I have an ailment with my physical body: realize the weakness is a gift. It allows me to express power in spite of my condition. And the extra time it takes will allow me to enjoy the journey more fully.
Train myself to be more forgiving of myself, and I will see my life in an infinite sense – not a finite sense. Everything becomes a lesson, a way of strengthening me.
Only the fool stands and fights; the sage walks away. Avoid people and situations that drive me crazy.
Are my circumstances designed to nurture me?
To win a moral victory at the expense of my sanity is dumb
Am I going too fast??
Never be afraid to let people go if they’re not right; often that’s the only way you can make room for the right person
If conditions don’t suit me, then set about changing them
I am the cause of struggle if there is struggle
Place myself in a non-confrontational mode, first with myself, and second, with the world around me
Your Coach,
Dr. Mike
Monday, October 1, 2007
Invest in Personal Coaching
If you've ever thought about utilizing a personal coach to help you achieve your goals, this program was designed especially for you. Introduction to Personal Coaching will give you the opportunity to work one-on-one with Dr. Mike Davison and discover firsthand the enormous benefits to be gained from having more personal peace in your life.
Purchase on my secured site at:
http://meditationandmore.com/coaching.php
In this unique Introduction to Personal Coaching program you will learn to implement the fundamental tools used to create an extraordinary life of peace and prosperity.
You'll begin by working with Dr. Davison to take stock on where you are currently by completing a Quality of Life Profile. This profile will give you a greater understanding of yourself and your desires in life than you've probably ever experienced. It will give you the clarity you need to begin turning your dreams into reality.
This Introduction to Personal Coaching program includes four 1/2 hour phone consultations with accompanying materials.
The four sessions are as follows:
Session 1: Your Quality of Life Profile
Session 2: What Do You Really Want?
Session 3: Pursuing Your Path with Passion and Personal Peace
Session 4: The Creation Equation: Achieving Sustainable Personal Peace
Remember this special offer includes 2 additional sessions at no additional investment.
Sign up now.
Purchase on my secured site at:
http://meditationandmore.com/coaching.php
MIKE'S COACHING; WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
Dr. Mike Davison may be called a Psychologist, Philosopher, Philanthropist, Professor and even a Positive Motivator but what I see him as is a true Visionary. Anyone lucky enough to be associated with Dr. Mike (Your Destiny Doctor) will immediately see that his Vision is magnetic and you are overcome by his sense of Purpose. I have personally used Dr. Mike's meditation techniques to restore my own sense of balance and to bring a calm into my life. Dr. Mike Davison is living proof that these techniques can be taught and available to the seeker of his wisdom."
Frank Gasiorowski
"Mr90DayGoals"
www.90DayGoals.com
Dr. Mike is the coach's coach. He can take you on a journey for achieving your own personal peace. He can help you connect to your bigger picture. Allow him to be your travel agents to greater personal peace and prosperity."
Mike Litman, #1 best selling author,
Conversations with Millionaires
www.MikeLitman.com
"There is good news AND the awesome news...
The good news...
There are many coaches available to us and they each serve a purpose
The awesome news...
Dr. Mike Davison is available to all of us and serves many purposes
He is a master in the art of balance in life, from vision... to self-evaluation... to goals... to creating and implementing a plan... to self improvement... to gratitude... to having fun... to peace.
If I was asked to create a marketing campaign for Dr. Mike Davison, it would be:
Dr. Mike Davison, Your One-Stop Coach For Life"
Jacqueline A. Kennedy, CITRMS
Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist
Identity Theft Awareness Group
www.IDTheftCanHappenToYou.com
Purchase on my secured site at:
http://meditationandmore.com/coaching.php
Purchase on my secured site at:
http://meditationandmore.com/coaching.php
In this unique Introduction to Personal Coaching program you will learn to implement the fundamental tools used to create an extraordinary life of peace and prosperity.
You'll begin by working with Dr. Davison to take stock on where you are currently by completing a Quality of Life Profile. This profile will give you a greater understanding of yourself and your desires in life than you've probably ever experienced. It will give you the clarity you need to begin turning your dreams into reality.
This Introduction to Personal Coaching program includes four 1/2 hour phone consultations with accompanying materials.
The four sessions are as follows:
Session 1: Your Quality of Life Profile
Session 2: What Do You Really Want?
Session 3: Pursuing Your Path with Passion and Personal Peace
Session 4: The Creation Equation: Achieving Sustainable Personal Peace
Remember this special offer includes 2 additional sessions at no additional investment.
Sign up now.
Purchase on my secured site at:
http://meditationandmore.com/coaching.php
MIKE'S COACHING; WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
Dr. Mike Davison may be called a Psychologist, Philosopher, Philanthropist, Professor and even a Positive Motivator but what I see him as is a true Visionary. Anyone lucky enough to be associated with Dr. Mike (Your Destiny Doctor) will immediately see that his Vision is magnetic and you are overcome by his sense of Purpose. I have personally used Dr. Mike's meditation techniques to restore my own sense of balance and to bring a calm into my life. Dr. Mike Davison is living proof that these techniques can be taught and available to the seeker of his wisdom."
Frank Gasiorowski
"Mr90DayGoals"
www.90DayGoals.com
Dr. Mike is the coach's coach. He can take you on a journey for achieving your own personal peace. He can help you connect to your bigger picture. Allow him to be your travel agents to greater personal peace and prosperity."
Mike Litman, #1 best selling author,
Conversations with Millionaires
www.MikeLitman.com
"There is good news AND the awesome news...
The good news...
There are many coaches available to us and they each serve a purpose
The awesome news...
Dr. Mike Davison is available to all of us and serves many purposes
He is a master in the art of balance in life, from vision... to self-evaluation... to goals... to creating and implementing a plan... to self improvement... to gratitude... to having fun... to peace.
If I was asked to create a marketing campaign for Dr. Mike Davison, it would be:
Dr. Mike Davison, Your One-Stop Coach For Life"
Jacqueline A. Kennedy, CITRMS
Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist
Identity Theft Awareness Group
www.IDTheftCanHappenToYou.com
Purchase on my secured site at:
http://meditationandmore.com/coaching.php
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