Meditation Calming Art in Overstimulated Society

Meditation, with its power to relax the soul and relive stress, has become a popular concept. In mainstream America, things considered spiritual have become fashionable images, making them as much cosmopolitan as they are healing. Store windows display Buddhas with candles while advertisements use images of models sitting cross-legged in yoga bliss to sell products.

But what is meditation really all about?

At the most basic level, mediation is the art of being with yourself. Meditation is an invitation to take time out from our busy lives and spend some real time, some quiet time, with ourselves on a deeper level. It is time to find out what's really going on in us.

In Western society, meditation offers an antidote to our incredibly busy, overstimulated, Blackberry addicted, iPod-plugged-in life, which can lead to heightened stress, anxiety and a sense of losing touch with our core values. (More)

Source: Ft Meyers News Press