Nursing and Meditation

[wildcard]

Hi all,

I just recently started to practice and learn about meditation. I have found that there are, supposedly, many links between the mind,spirit, and the body that can have health consequences (makes sense to me). I am wondering if anyone here practices meditation? Also, are there any laws against suggesting meditation to patients? I see meditation as a discipline not a religion, because you are focusing not praying, so I don't believe there should be any religious type of reasons not to do it.

Has anyone heard of the "heal yourself with your mind" topics?

I am not a nurse yet but I will begin volunteering this weekend :-)

Thanks.

[redshiloh]

I do TRY to practice meditation. Having time to do it is the challenge. I also use self hypnosis. Meditation is noninvasive, so I don't see a problem suggesting it.

[nowplayingEDRN]

Meditation falls into the catagory of biofeed back....so suggest all the meditation you want. Everyone can benefit from sitting in a quiet place with outside stimulus at a minimum. The nice thing about meditation is that there is no religous tag attached to it, so it transends the religous barriers......no one said that you have to burn incense and listen to gregorian chants when you do it......lol

I just wish I put a little more time and effort into doing somemore of it myself.

[sjoe]

Some people are more comfortable if you call it "relaxation," since for them "meditation" is some kind of weird, pagan, Eastern kind of suspect mind-control.

[Agnus]

I practice meditation. I have practiced for years and have done several different types. Including but not limited to Transendental and Insight meditation.

Meditation may or may not be a religious practice. It just depends on the type. Every major religious group engage in some form of meditation.

However, you can do meditation TM and Insight are only two types that are not bound to a religion. That is (though these two have religious origins) to practice them involves no religious activity nor belief.

Meditation is frequently suggested and or taught to patients. It is much more than bio feedback, though that is a way to demonstrate physical effect on the body. The physical, emoational, physicological effects are well documented. It is very appropriate to suggest it.