thank you for that introduction Natalie
um I’d like to begin by doing a
meditation exercise with all of you not
too longer drawn out but something
simple about like you to experience so I
first begin by I’m crossing your legs
and placing them on the floor you may
close your eyes listen to my words and
try and follow as best as you can so
when I count to three
I would like you to breathe in deeply
and through your nose and hold and then
exhale through your mouth one two three
exhale suspend of all your thoughts try
not to think about the future or the
past
breathe in breathe out focus on the
weight of your body breathe in breathe
out
relax your muscles breathe in breathe
out breathe in breathe out you may open
your eyes the relaxation that you felt
during that exercise lends itself to the
fact that you spent about 2 to 3 minutes
doing absolutely nothing no talking no
texting nothing we don’t tend to think
about the importance of nothingness at
times we’re so busy doing what we need
to do in everyday life our
responsibilities what’s required of us
that we don’t think about breathing not
experiencing this gap of time in your
day where you aren’t doing something
that requires critical thinking
interaction with people or stressing
about your responsibilities is often
very tiring for your minds the same
minds that you use to think creatively
express reasoning and and store memories
so why is it that in this day and age
where we see more people taking care of
their bodies by eating and and eating
healthier and exercising that we seem to
overlook taking care of one of the most
important parts of our existence what
exactly happens to our brains on a
day-to-day basis and what does it look
like when you’re meditating to answer
this question I have to give you a
little background knowledge on something
called electroencephalograms or for
short
ee G’s these tests measure electrical
activity in the brain and record them by
exhibiting wavy lines on a piece of
paper to show the electrical impulses
taking place I’m going to tell you about
three major stages each exhibiting a
certain behavior that might be occurring
the gamma stage is an extreme it’s on
one side of the spectrum the stage is
associated with high piper learning and
high alertness and the graph produces a
kind of a kind of frantic and sharp wave
that exhibits the movement of electrons
in your body the beta stage is one below
that and at the stage you are in for
most part of the day that is associated
with alertness and learn
or working the theta stage is one that’s
a little bit down the road and that’s
most associated with drowsiness and
meditation if you all had an
electroencephalogram attached to you
when we’re doing the exercise at the
beginning of my talk you would most
likely produce loose waves with less
dips and curves and a more visual mind
that’s and you’ll have a thinking mode
which is more associated with awareness
so not only has research and the
development of Technology shown
significant changes in the brain just
during meditation but in the last decade
it has shown that it has a more
permanent and lasting effect on this
activity a Harvard University research
project at the General Hospital of
Massachusetts has shown that has shown
significant permanent and long lasting
effects of meditation that has to do
with the brain’s gray matter the
participants of the study took part in
an eight-week meditation program to see
if there were any long-term effects and
their work after doctors and researchers
analyzed their results they found
increased gray matter and density in the
hippocampus an area of the brain that’s
associated with memory and learning in
addition they also found increased gray
matter in areas that were associated
with self-awareness and compassion the
section of your brain called the
amygdala is also associated with a SIA T
and stress and that showed the reduced
levels of gray matter density an
important aspect of meditation that
needs to be recognized is that the brain
and the breath work in tandem the
control of your breath and your voice
facilitates slowing down those electrons
and gets you to the meditation stage
that the EEG s show like we did at the
beginning of my talk we focused on our
breath the key this is a key idea to
understanding something that has
significant changes on someone’s health
vibrations and breathing one of the most
important and significant aspects of
meditation is the chanting of ohm so why
is Alma chanted and what is so important
about this particular sound that makes
it so essential to my
patient when chanted properly the sounds
emitted are not o and M but in fact AUM
the a is a guttural sound a vibration
produced at your stomach and it’s
something that people do that produces
that’s like produced from the stomach
and the you sound is actually produced
from the throw and the glands that are
used in your throat the M is supposed to
come the vibration supposed to come from
the lips so if you sit and chant this
mantra you are trying to stay focused
and concentrated at the same time
producing powerful vibrations this in
fact relieves a sense of calmness and
lowers your blood pressure in addition
in addition the vibrations produce from
your abdomen can also excite the nervous
system and it’s been proven it has been
proven by numerous scientists to
stimulate now what I find fascinating
after discovering all of this is that
with modern technology and development
not only can we understand how the brain
works and how it functions during
meditation but also how we can change it
and how it can have some long-lasting
effects
so as proven to you today by regularly
practicing breathing techniques
increasing it can increase your
awareness decrease your stress and lead
to an overall healthier mind next time
you feel the weight of responsibility on
your shoulders or suffocating stress or
anxiety or you just want to take charge
of your actions your thoughts and your
emotions and your health breathe
it’s a lot more does a lot more than you
think thank you
[Applause]
um I’d like to begin by doing a
meditation exercise with all of you not
too longer drawn out but something
simple about like you to experience so I
first begin by I’m crossing your legs
and placing them on the floor you may
close your eyes listen to my words and
try and follow as best as you can so
when I count to three
I would like you to breathe in deeply
and through your nose and hold and then
exhale through your mouth one two three
exhale suspend of all your thoughts try
not to think about the future or the
past
breathe in breathe out focus on the
weight of your body breathe in breathe
out
relax your muscles breathe in breathe
out breathe in breathe out you may open
your eyes the relaxation that you felt
during that exercise lends itself to the
fact that you spent about 2 to 3 minutes
doing absolutely nothing no talking no
texting nothing we don’t tend to think
about the importance of nothingness at
times we’re so busy doing what we need
to do in everyday life our
responsibilities what’s required of us
that we don’t think about breathing not
experiencing this gap of time in your
day where you aren’t doing something
that requires critical thinking
interaction with people or stressing
about your responsibilities is often
very tiring for your minds the same
minds that you use to think creatively
express reasoning and and store memories
so why is it that in this day and age
where we see more people taking care of
their bodies by eating and and eating
healthier and exercising that we seem to
overlook taking care of one of the most
important parts of our existence what
exactly happens to our brains on a
day-to-day basis and what does it look
like when you’re meditating to answer
this question I have to give you a
little background knowledge on something
called electroencephalograms or for
short
ee G’s these tests measure electrical
activity in the brain and record them by
exhibiting wavy lines on a piece of
paper to show the electrical impulses
taking place I’m going to tell you about
three major stages each exhibiting a
certain behavior that might be occurring
the gamma stage is an extreme it’s on
one side of the spectrum the stage is
associated with high piper learning and
high alertness and the graph produces a
kind of a kind of frantic and sharp wave
that exhibits the movement of electrons
in your body the beta stage is one below
that and at the stage you are in for
most part of the day that is associated
with alertness and learn
or working the theta stage is one that’s
a little bit down the road and that’s
most associated with drowsiness and
meditation if you all had an
electroencephalogram attached to you
when we’re doing the exercise at the
beginning of my talk you would most
likely produce loose waves with less
dips and curves and a more visual mind
that’s and you’ll have a thinking mode
which is more associated with awareness
so not only has research and the
development of Technology shown
significant changes in the brain just
during meditation but in the last decade
it has shown that it has a more
permanent and lasting effect on this
activity a Harvard University research
project at the General Hospital of
Massachusetts has shown that has shown
significant permanent and long lasting
effects of meditation that has to do
with the brain’s gray matter the
participants of the study took part in
an eight-week meditation program to see
if there were any long-term effects and
their work after doctors and researchers
analyzed their results they found
increased gray matter and density in the
hippocampus an area of the brain that’s
associated with memory and learning in
addition they also found increased gray
matter in areas that were associated
with self-awareness and compassion the
section of your brain called the
amygdala is also associated with a SIA T
and stress and that showed the reduced
levels of gray matter density an
important aspect of meditation that
needs to be recognized is that the brain
and the breath work in tandem the
control of your breath and your voice
facilitates slowing down those electrons
and gets you to the meditation stage
that the EEG s show like we did at the
beginning of my talk we focused on our
breath the key this is a key idea to
understanding something that has
significant changes on someone’s health
vibrations and breathing one of the most
important and significant aspects of
meditation is the chanting of ohm so why
is Alma chanted and what is so important
about this particular sound that makes
it so essential to my
patient when chanted properly the sounds
emitted are not o and M but in fact AUM
the a is a guttural sound a vibration
produced at your stomach and it’s
something that people do that produces
that’s like produced from the stomach
and the you sound is actually produced
from the throw and the glands that are
used in your throat the M is supposed to
come the vibration supposed to come from
the lips so if you sit and chant this
mantra you are trying to stay focused
and concentrated at the same time
producing powerful vibrations this in
fact relieves a sense of calmness and
lowers your blood pressure in addition
in addition the vibrations produce from
your abdomen can also excite the nervous
system and it’s been proven it has been
proven by numerous scientists to
stimulate now what I find fascinating
after discovering all of this is that
with modern technology and development
not only can we understand how the brain
works and how it functions during
meditation but also how we can change it
and how it can have some long-lasting
effects
so as proven to you today by regularly
practicing breathing techniques
increasing it can increase your
awareness decrease your stress and lead
to an overall healthier mind next time
you feel the weight of responsibility on
your shoulders or suffocating stress or
anxiety or you just want to take charge
of your actions your thoughts and your
emotions and your health breathe
it’s a lot more does a lot more than you
think thank you
[Applause]
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