The document provides an overview of meditation techniques that can be used to boost energy, feel powerful, and be more productive in 5 minutes. It discusses the history of meditation dating back to 1500 BCE in ancient India. It also outlines why meditation is important for making the mind calm and peaceful, enabling better control of the mind. Finally, it lists 5 steps of meditation techniques and provides a link to meditation music.

1. 5 minutes
Meditation
Techniques
By Nadeen Salfiti
At George Brown College
Learning and Development
Delivering Course
17th March, 2016

2. History of Meditation
• Some of the earliest written records of meditation, come from the Hindu traditions of
Vedantism around 1500 BCE. The Vedas discuss the meditative traditions of ancient India.
• Around the 6th to 5th centuries BCE, other forms of meditation developed in Buddhist
• By the 18th century, the study of Buddhism in the west was a topic for intellectuals, New
schools of Yoga developed in Hindu revivalism from the 1890s
• Rather than focusing on spiritual growth, secular meditation emphasizes stress reduction,
relaxation and self-improvement.
• Both spiritual and secular forms of meditation have been subjects of scientific analyses.
However, after 60 years of scientific study, the exact mechanism at work in meditation
remains unclear

3. Why Do we need to Meditate?
• The purpose of meditation is to make our mind calm and peaceful.
• If our mind is peaceful, we will be free from worries and mental discomfort.
• Eventually, we will be able to stay happy all the time, even in the most difficult
circumstances.
• By training in meditation, we create an inner space and clarity that enables us to
control our mind

4. Meditation
Posture

5. 5 steps Techniques
Meditation
Music
Candles
Posture
Visualization
Breathing

6. https://youtu.be/5PIBMLvcAzc
Meditation Music Link

7. BOOST YOUR ENERGY, FEEL POWERFUL AND BE
MORE PRODUCTIVE
WITH
5 MINUTES
MEDITATION
TECHNIQUES