1. “Either you control your stress, or stress controls you.” Welcome to Learning about Meditation and a Meditation Experience Adapted from: I Never Knew I Had A Choice The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook The Meditation Society of American

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3. Relaxation A profoundly restful condition One is physically relaxed Involves being somewhat detached from immediate environment Herbert Benson at Harvard initially described “the relaxation response” (The Relaxation Response, 1975/1976/2000)

4. Meditation The physical act of remaining quiet and focusing on one’s breath, a word, or phrase

5. More on Meditation… Source: The Meditation Society of American 1 2 3 4 5

6. Mindfulness An awareness of what is unfolding in the present moment “Where your mind is, is where you are.”

7. Deep Breathing Diaphragmatic Breathing Abdominal breathing involving full use of your diaphragm Simply breathing in slowly and deeply, and breathing out slowly and completely Often in-breath though your nose and out-breath through your mouth

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