Discover how meditation and relaxation can offer powerful stress relief and help you start living your best life by improving your health in body, mind and spirit. To register for this multimedia course, go to: http://eternalspiralbooks.com/courses/course/meditation-and-relaxation-101

1. MEDITATION AND
RELAXATION 101

2. INTRODUCTION
• Everyone is under stress these days. It is what
you do about it that counts.
• Two effective methods for stress relief are:
1. Meditation
2. Relaxation
This all new course gives you the lessons,
downloads and other tools you need to succeed
in relieving stress naturally and improving your
health in body, mind and spirit
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3. 1: WHAT IS STRESS?
• Stress is the pressure we feel when things
happen suddenly or we undergo a significant
change in our lives
• Stress can take its toll on our health and lead
to burn out
• Stress relief techniques can keep us healthy
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4. 2: WHAT IS MEDITATION?
• The word meditation means to think
• There are different types of meditation, but the
goal is the same for each:
• To have a calmer, less stressed mind
• To think more clearly and calmly no matter
what is happening around you
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5. 3: MEDITATION FOR BEGINNERS
• All you really need to meditate are a few
minutes per day and a comfortable place to sit
• Gradually, your mind will become clearer and
more focused
• You can use guided meditation recordings to
help you get the most out of your sessions
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6. 4: RELAXATION TECHNIQUES TO
TRY
• A lot of people think that burning the candle at
both ends is the only way to live
• And that taking time to relax is ‘selfish’
• Nothing could be further from the truth
• If you don’t care for yourself, you won’t be
able to care for anyone else
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7. 5: HINTS AND TIPS FOR
SUCCESSFUL MEDITATION AND
RELAXATION
• The important thing is to be consistent
• Put in the time each day and you will soon be a lot
less stressed
• There are lots of ways to make your meditations
more effective
• For relaxation, start out doing something you love
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8. 6: YOGA NIDRA MEDITATION
• Yoga nidra meditation isn’t difficult, but it
does take practice
• Learn how to do it step by step and see
what a difference it makes to your stress
levels
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9. 7: 30 WAYS TO RELAX
EFFECTIVELY
• There are many ways to relax
• Try each one on the list and add your
favorites as well
• Keep track of everything in a stress relief or
meditation diary and see what a difference
they make in your life
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10. CONCLUSION
• Stress is all around us, and can be exhausting
• In fact, researchers have started to describe
“toxic stress,” stress levels so high it can make
people ill
• Discover how to meditate and use effective
relaxation techniques, and you should soon
see a big difference
• Use everything you learn in the course and
your downloads to help you start living your
best life!
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11. FURTHER READING
• To learn more, see:
http://eternalspiralbooks.com/courses
/course/meditation-and-relaxation-
101/
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