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• Fountains
• Oil Remedies  

                                 

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My First Article Was Approved and Published Aug. 20, 2010!!!

To follow up on my Article... my recent post below that shows the article I submitted...

THEY APPROVED AND PUBLISHED MY ARTICLE ON SELFGROWTH.COM

Just wanted to share this with anyone that wanted to know...OR those whom I didn't get the chance to talk to yesterday.

Thank you to all the support of my friends and family. Now this hurdle has been obtained, I'm now ready for the next articles to be published as well by completing  

at least 5 more submissions this week!

I couldn't be more happy and now knowing I have the ability to do something like this is another challenge set and achieved. 

"Never Forget You Can Overcome and Always Exceed Your Own Expectations...

...the Only One Stopping You, Is You"

                                                                                                   Mandy Zadoorian

This is why I truly love doing what I do!

Panic and Anxiety: Stop With A Breath

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How Many Of You Currently Have or Have Had Episodes of Panic or Anxiety? Well, I have...

...And understand how hard it can be to relax and even focus. Let's be honest here for a moment, having feelings of anxiety and/or panic or even experience an "attack" is one of the most awful, uncontrollable moments one can emotionally have, not to mention how exhausting it can make us.

No one enjoys feeling this way and would slam the off button is there were one.

Well, I have good news, through the years, I found the easiest way to cope that works for me and could work for you too...it's worth trying, right?

• First, think about what feelings of anxiety and panic get you. 
• Now think of where it gets those closest to you...those who love you most
• Now think about if you could change that feeling. 

No one wants those they love to suffer from feeling hopeless and helpless, plus can't help in your time of need.

Your breathing could mean the difference between simply being more calm or not. So rather than letting this ailment get the best of you, let's talk about how to reduce and even stop it naturally

1. Begin to slow your breathing: I know this can be hard to do in "panic mode", but all you need to do is concentrate on each breath you take.
2. Focus every ounce of your being and energy on the breathing: If your mind can only think about one thing, then this can help the racing thoughts diminish more effectively.
3. Now that you have focused on your breathing, now change that focus to a phrase that gets your mind in a more repetitive thought pattern. Choose a phrase that you know calms you every time it is said, by someone else or you. My phrase it "IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY, IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY". I think about my mother telling me this when I've gone through my worst of moments and hear her voice verbalizing it. Find what makes you feel the best.
4. Do these incredibly simple steps for as long as you need to until you begin to detach your emotional weights and find freedom in weightlessness from the anxiety and/or panic that gets inside your beautiful, courage-filled mind.

Remember, it make take a few times to get the hang of this and even to find the wording/phrase that works best, but the mind works with repetitive progressive thought patterns and will react to them the same as long as you let it. This is one of the reasons you may experience these feelings to start with over and over again. The brain recalls distinct patterns, but tricking your mind will then send it back to a normal sense of how it should be reacting.  Retraining the mind will heap majestic rewards.
Let me know if this is something you ended up trying and, more importantly, if itworked for you. 
I love feedback...comments are always welcome!
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Does Your Favorite Color Match You?

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These are meanings for colors I'm able to recall from a Spirituality book I read a few years back in college (can't recall the name of it for the life of me). 

The meanings are pretty much uniform/universal, but I thought this was pretty interesting how several people state their favorite color matches their emotional and/or mental being...mine does for sure!

Red: Passionate, Action, Radiance

Yellow: Creative, Powerful, Intellectual

Blue: Expressive, Emotional and Mentally Strong, Stable

Purple: Peace

Orange: Harmonic, Content, Humble

Black: Stability, Courage, Understanding

Green: Nurturing, Adventurous, Nature Oriented

White: Pure, Balance, Full of Life and Love

My Favorite Color is Definitely Red...love every type of red there is!

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Who's the Most Supportive Person In Your Life...Now or Then?

The most supportive person today is still the one who has been the most supportive to me along the way. This person gave birth to me, she has loved me through thick and thin, she has been there for me when I needed her most.

I only hope to live up to the expectations for my son as she has for my brother and myself.

There is no way I could ever repay her for all of the
everything she has done for me over the years. I'm truly grateful and appreciative to have a mother like her. 

I'm extremely blessed.

Thanks Ma!

This is my Mom, Darlene with her grand-baby (my son), Brennan Cole.

My Mom defianetly helped improve my life.

Who helped improve yours through their supportive nature?

 

 

 

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Treat Others How You Want To Be Treated...

This is an old popular phrase used once to each of us sometime along our lives, when we were children, we probably heard it most. Yet, it is something that's not necessarily followed by the amount of people I hope that it will someday and I still cannot figure out why people carry so must distrust for one another. It;s truly sad to me.

 

Let's break this down a bit.... It seems the aspect of RESPECT is not as popular as it once had been, meaning a simple "Hello" doesn't come short of any gestures as we walk down the street or "how's your day going today" at the grocery store.

It very well could just be me, but I make a point to say hello to everyone I come in contact with, I mean geeze, it's common courtesy, right? This was how I was raised and how I'm raising my child as well. I really couldn't see it any other way.
Maybe the correlation of respect and human nature is no longer in the cards.

One must respect who they are before they can respect another and I believe in this.

Second, respect for who you are comes with loving everything....your mind, body, spirit and soul.

Third, self-respect entails confidence, self-love, and the ability to think positively. The hope one can respect another will and can be possible if these items are taken more seriously.

It goes a little something like this, "DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER"!

I understand this seems like such a simple and manageable concept, but the fact is, this was important enough to me to post about. I hope it mends the heart of one that realizes maybe they need to be more respective of themselves and others as well.

Thank you as always and make it a wonderful day!

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Being Grateful For What You Have

Sometimes we only look at the positive aspects of our lives and forget what really matters. Recently, I have vowed to make sure I write down something(s) I am thankful that I have in my life. I began this by looking into ways to create abundance within my life and found that logging the things that mean most to you each day can actually bring on a more positive and abundant being.

I would love for you all to try this and let me know in a month or so if and/or how your life has changed if you have chosen to take on this simple daily task with me. Also, tell me what it is in your life that you are now grateful for.

Thank you as always and I look forward to reading some of your comments.

Deja Vu - Coincidence? I think not.

 TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK...

Have you ever had those moments where you think to your self, "I've been here before" or "this has already happened to me"? Well, you're not alone, because it happens to us all. The term "Deja Vu" is very well known all across the world and still, no one has truly been able to crack the code of why this happens to us. There are several theories of why Deja Vu occurs, but no one single answer.

Definitions

Deja Vu: Already Seen

Deja Vecu: Already Lived

Deja Visite: Already Visited

Jamais Vu: Never Seen

Memory Patterns With Pictures...?

Some of the theories behind this is that our brain uses our memory patterns, such as a hologram. Our brain can "reconstruct"  entire 3-D pictures from our memory database and redirected from the present time, rather than a potential recollection from past experiences with several pictures from our mind. 

You never know when you will actually experience Deja Vu, but once it happens most carry on about their day not thinking twice about when, where, or how it happened to us. It seems to be only a 1 time encounter and doesn't necessarily happen again, at least not in the same way it had prior. Some say that we have "forgotten" moments within our minds that they come back to us and then to be considered as Deja Vu....I'm not buying it.

What Do You Think? Write Comments or Experiences You Can Recall That Have Happened To You...

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The Rain Came

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Let's Be Positive!!!

Positive Thinkers....Why Do They Get To Have All the Fun?

I'm going to to be very frank with you and tell you that I used to be one of the most negative people to have ever walked the earth; however, I do still have a tendency to have it periodically prior to kicking myself in the butt about 4 or 5 times until I am able to snap out of it. I have started becoming a more positive thinker for any given situation and it has done so much for me. 

Below, I have listed some of the qualities a positive thinker has in their corner working for them each step of the way opposed to a negative thinker. Please refer to the following:

1. Enjoy life more effectively, naturally and fully
2. Rarely encounter depression, fear or overwhelming situations as much as a negative thinker would
3. More outgoing, confident and achieve goals more effectively
4. See the cup half full
5. People tend to rely on them more or go to them for advice
6. Less stress factors
7. Problem-Solvers

A positive mind frame can help one to feel more outgoing and confident and able to achieve goals set, because they believe it's possible, rather than letting negatively take over; therefore, preventing a successful outcome. Just apply yourself.

If you can apply yourself in everything you do and know that positive changes or decision you make are what makes you life more fulfilling, then the more benefits you can welcome. Think of the word, "positive' and what it really means. Being a positive person can mean, mainly, that you tend to be generally a more effective person. You can be your efforts into play by enforcing effective results.

The major reason we stress out in particular situations is simple, we carry fear of the unknown. Fear and stress are derivatives of negative thinking, because something festers within us feeding on the fear making us feel as though we have limitations. Think of when you apply for a job, go on the interview and think to yourself how well it went. A positive person will of course want the job, but they won't just feel, they will know they got the job by making themselves believe it through thinking positively.

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Motivation For Me...

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How I Use Motivation

No one ever wants to be pressured or feel forced in making a decisions, let alone ones they may not want to make. Most need to truly want or need something to bring forth to set a sense of what their motivation is to consist of, although, that same want or need is something that is is best to be a requirement versus a materialistic want. For example, I know I need to make enough money to pay my bills and keep food on the table for my son, but I want to go shopping everyday. You get the idea, right? 

In this post, I felt portraying to readers what motivates me the most could offer a second for you to please take the opportunity to share with me what motivates you most. 

 I am motivated to ensure...

• My family is happy and humble
• I am happy and humble
• I'm able to continue to discover new and exciting ways of challenging myself every chance I get in order to continue learning and accomplishing goals I would have otherwise never have had the ability to to achieve had I not applied myself
• Proving to myself I can conquer those goals when I put my mind to it, only when I apply my mind and focus 100%
• Overcome impossible feats and surpass expectations
• If mistakes are made I know that I will learn and grow from them, while embracing each error as they come. I have finally realized how important this truly is. You're never too old to learn new, innovating information and gain a further sense of confidence with yourself.
• I'm able to look back at each experience and use every one as an inspirational tool.

Life can be lived fully, happily, and effectively only when you truly feel and understand what motivates you the most and make your motivation a reality by focusing on the motivation factors and how you can achieve your goals from its utilization?

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Meditation Information Located Within This Site

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Meditation is the BEST form of EVERY RELAXATION technique or method I have ever tried...please try it for yourself  and let me know what you think.

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 "Step By Step Meditation Guide"

This is content I have written on how I perform my own personal techniques and methods while I meditate each day. I have compiled 7 simple steps to follow. This is primarily for readers to get a feel for how meditation can be applied and practiced as much as possible.

"Meditation Helpful Links"

I researched and located a few of the top websites that can help all readers whose questions were not answered by me, other viewpoints, beginner guide, expert guide and routine "how to" steps you can further reference to should you need to at any time.

"Top 5 Meditation Questions"

I have taught quite a few people how I perform meditation. I compiled a few common questions and answers that I have been asked to give the best answers based upon my own experiences.

"Ezine Article on Health Benefits of Meditation"

Please write comments for areas within these post you feel more information should have been added or other information would be more relevant and I will be happy to review those comments to consider addition findings, links or content.

Awesome Meditation Products to Check Out

I wanted to make sure I offered some products below that can be of some excellent help for those who have trouble getting to their utmost comfort level and unable to grasp focus and concentration. As always, I have performed quite a bit of research prior to posting these and found them to be great tools in creating a serene environment and of great quality. Again, let me know 

what you think. :)

DreamTime Perfect Balance Zafu Cushion, Gold Brocade Dragons

Mobile Meditator Inflatable Meditation Cushion and Travel Pillow - Black

YogaAccessories (TM) Round Cotton Zafu Meditation Cushion - Maroon

 

Relaxation & Breathing for Meditation 

 

The Relaxation & Stress Reduction CD Program for Natural Stress Relief & Creating Calm in Your Life 

 

Backjack Meditation Chair, Color-Navy 

Chakra Healing: Guided Meditation and Guided Visualization Program

Thank you and, as always, I truly hope you enjoy,

Mandy Zadoorian

Ezine Article, "The Health Benefits of Meditation"

By Michelle Spencer

Just to be more relaxed each day is enormously valuable for our health. Meditation takes us one step further. Hundreds of.medical surveys support the contention that meditation is good for health. These are the most common findings.
Meditation releases muscular tension. This automatically relieves pain, increases mobility and lets the body relax.
The breath, the body fluids and the nerve impulses can flow more freely.
Meditation lowers high blood pressure. The release in muscular tension makes the body more pliable. The heart doesn't have to pump as hard to force the blood through the veins and arteries. When stressed, our blood becomes thick with cholesterol This thins out when we relax.
Meditation stimulates the immune system and the production of white blood cells. The immune system winds down when the body is stressed. The healing process works best when the body is relaxed or sleeping.
Meditation speeds recovery rates after illness or surgery. Meditation opens constricted air passages. It is particularly good for asthmatics or hayfever sufferers.
Meditation increases blood circulation to the digestive tract, the skin and the brain. When we are stressed, our digestive system shuts down. The blood supply is redirected into the big muscles for the "fight-or-flight" reflex. Meditation reverses this, and the digestive system can function efficiently again.
The flow of blood to the skin and the extremities can be directly experienced as a pleasant tingling when you relax. Improved circulation means the entire body is better fed with nutrients and waste products removed more efficiently.
Meditation dramatically affects hormonal activity. This is a complex finding that still needs interpretation. Obviously, the stress hormones diminish during meditation. However it also appears that a mediator's pattern of hormonal secretions is generally typical of someone five or ten years younger than themselves. This suggests that the physical stresses of age do not weigh so heavily on a meditator. Meditators are like people who are very fit.
There are many reasons why people learn how to meditate, but the health benefits of meditation are probably higher up most people lists than anything else. Find out how meditation can impact your life today.

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Meditation Links: Further Techniques and Tips For Further Resource Material

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I have researched these and found them to be great tools if you need any further information on Meditation or if I'm unable to answer any comment posting questions.

Meditation Links

1. Meditation - Benefits of Meditation

Link: http://www.healthandyoga.com/html/meditation/objectives.html

2. Meditation Health Benefits and Stress Management

Link: http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/meditation-heals-body-and-mind

3. How To Meditate For Beginners: Videos

Link: http://www.how-to-meditate.org/videos/

4. Learn To Meditate - Beginners Meditation

Link: http://www.podfeed.net/podcast/Learn+to+Meditate+-+Beginners+Meditation/8931

5. How To Meditate Deeply

Link: http://www.historyofmeditation.net/howtomeditate.html

6. Meditate with Zen Meditation

Link: http://www.learn-to-meditate.com/zen_meditation.html

Meditaion: Top 5 Questions I'm Asked

Frequently Asked Questions: Top 5 Questions I’ve Been Asked About Meditation

***I hope these answer more questions you may have thought of while reading

“My Medi-Step Guide"***

Q. How Often Should I Meditate?

A. Meditate as often as you can. It reaps various rewards for the body, mind and spirit, along with making you more aware of your natural senses, increase concentration and focus. 

***See the last question for further benefits of Meditation***

Q. What Time Of The Day Should I Meditate?

A. In the morning seems to be the best time from my personal experience. Think of how your days begins versus how it ends, now think of how your mind feels in the morning and ask yourself what time of the day would you be less stressed? When you are able to meditate in the morning the mind has not entered the separate focus mode it goes off into while beginning the hustle and bustle throughout the day. You are at your most peaceful state (well, most are) before you even get out of bed and have less distractions than otherwise if one decided to perform or practice meditation before going to sleep. Also, you may have a tendency to fall asleep if this is done prior to crawling into bed.  

Q. Once I Get To “A State of Being”, How Long Will It Last?

A. It all depends on you and how often you are willing to practice, including how focused you can place your thoughts while preventing daily distractions from occurring. Please, again, keep in mind that it may take time and continue to practice. In the beginning, you may only have a few moments where you mind is able to be completely at ease or relaxed, but every moment will be worth it

Q. Why would I keep my eyes open?

A. The point is to NOT fall asleep, but to remain aware and still conscious of your surroundings. Most will have a natural instinct to fall asleep if their eyes are closed and concentrating on an appealing object of your choosing will usually work best, at least until you begin attaining a more comfort level for your awareness.

Q. What Are the Meditation Health Benefits?

A. I found a great website that listed several of these answers, please check this out for the full content, answers and other information relating to the benefits of meditation.

Here are some they have listed within their site:

• Increases oxygen consumption
• Reduces emotional distress
• Deeper level of concentration
• Increases mental strength
• Increases exercise tolerance in heart patients
• Stress reduction

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Meditation - "My Medi-Step Guide"

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This picture was quite inspiring to me...look at its detail orientation. Look at it very carefully and even concentrate on its center...you can even enlarge this or go to the link under it to learn more about it. I encourage those whom are new at learning to acquire a meditative state to use this picture or something similar to let your mind carry you away.

What Do You Picture When You Think Of Meditation?

Maybe the idea you have is simply someone bowing their head, legs crossed, and holding their arms out with their fingers drawn together laying on their knees? Well, that's not exactly what I do; however, does work for some and maybe you as well.

I’m VERY EXCITIED to share with you how I am successfully able to conquer my “state of being”. It has taken me many years to achieve with trial and error and LOTS OF PRACTICE…you know what they say, “practice makes perfect”…it’s very true in this instance. Please remain patient and be sure to embrace all elements with being at one with your body and mind each and every time you practice meditation. Know that you WILL be able to discover techniques that work for you and don’t lose hope...you WILL succeed and need to continue reminding yourself of this every chance you get.

Please remember that I am merely sharing with readers how I do this and advice that has worked for me. The rest will be up to you, but know that I am here should you have questions or concerns while trying this on your own.

Meditation Technique I Use – “My Medi-Step Guide”

After you have discovered a relaxing area to practice then you need to learn how to use your breathing to your advantage. Make sure to not get frustrated if you're not able to do this for a while; it can take people years to master meditation and can be quit frustrating for most beginners, so please keep on it and you'll begin to notice the positive change it has on yourself.

Step #1.  

I recommend stretching out your body before starting to practice. Each part of your body will be more relaxed, loosened, and able to then surrender to your concentration.

Step #2. 

Sit down in a way that you know you can focus, be comfortable and most importantly, humbled by your surroundings.

Step #3. 

Start by relaxing each body part one-by-one from your toes to the top of your head. Visualize each body part, while physically calming each part as well. At this point you will be slowing letting go in order to relax and become more limp, yet comfortable. This will then let your body be within a more passive state. Imagine your mind and body as “one” as this portion of preparation.

Step #4. 

Positioning your body is one of the hardest things to achieve. Step 3 will help to overcome this physical battle, along with the stretching exercise from Step 1.  Find a position that works best and may only be found after several practice sessions. Only you will know when you feel the most at ease within your mind and body’s idiosyncrasies.

Step #5. 

Once you are more comfortable and your body and mind are completely relaxed, you can do one of two things.

#1: You can have your eyes open and simply concentrate on a candle, picture, or something  else that you find can help you focus without becoming distracted.

#2: You can close your eyes and simply concentrate on relaxing in general or your breathing, which brings me to Step 6.

Step #6:  

The best way that I am able to get to my meditative state is to CONCERTRATE

ONLY on breathing, slowing, in and out. I only focus on exhaling and inhaling, while breathing in through my nose and out through my mouth. I also focus on my stomach and chest going up and down with each contraction from each breath with my body. This is the main point when I am able to meditate and become within my state of complete being with myself.

Step #7: 

When I was first learning how to meditate someone had told me to be thankful once you finish with you meditation, whether you achieved the level you wanted to reach or not. You must learn how to appreciate the entire experience you had. Be fully gracious from the time your body and mind spent together as one for those moments.

 Check Out Other Related Posts:

“Meditation Helpful Links” and “Meditation Top 5 Questions”.

Below, I have also added some Meditation CD's I think would be great to use for either beginners or for those wanting to have something to generally be able to be soothed or calmed from..check them out:)

 Your Present: A Half-Hour of Peace: A Guided Imagery Meditation for Physical & Spiritual Wellness 
 
Yoga Nidra Meditation CD: Extreme Relaxation of Conscious Deep Sleep 
 
Guided Meditations: For Calmness, Awareness, and Love