For meditation can be beneficial. I find that mindful meditation as taught by Jon Kabat-Zinn is the most beneficial to me. You can view it on YouTube here. I viewed this video a few terms ago for a CAM class and I find it the most relaxing and centering type of meditation for myself. The other types I tend to get distracted as I'm allowing thoughts to enter for the exercise.
As for those advising patients on using meditation without actually practicing this could be a tough subject. This is because one could actually tell a patient that they may benefit from meditation because of the research, yadayada, but if a patient comes with specific questions then they would not be able to guide them. Of course the reasonable thing to do here would be to direct them to a trusted source. So, to each there own and I'll reserve judgement.
Jesi, Thanks for sharing the YouTube link. I did watch a bit of it. He made sense when talking about the mind and relationships. I like that he added humor! Very good, makes you think. As for the meditation part I could not fully get into. I prefer to listen to nature sounds the entire time rather then someone else talking.
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