ENDOMETRIOSIS: MEDITATION FOR STRESS CONTROL
Meditation was brought to the western world from India by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the guru, or spiritual leader, who taught a mind-control technique known as TM, or transcendental meditation. Unlike yoga and acupuncture, which are rooted in more religious connected systems and philosophies, meditation is considered a natural approach to reducing stress, inducing therapeutic healing, and expanding awareness. TM’s relaxation techniques help alter brain waves, control heart rate, stimulate circulation, decrease muscle tension, and lower the levels of blood lactate levels. A natural byproduct of inefficient cell metabolism, lactate levels in excess have been linked to chronic overproduction of adrenaline, anxiety attacks, and high-stress living. Researchers investigating TM’s beneficial qualities reported cases that included reduction of high blood pressure, improvement of asthmatic conditions and gastrointestinal problems, fewer sleep disturbances, and even improvement in learning ability and general mental health.
This is quite a menu of benefits. How does TM work to effect such a range of changes? To meditate, one sits with eyes dosed, feet flat on the floor, most preferably in a silent room, although many practitioners can mediate in public places, including planes, waiting rooms, and doctors offices. To help bring about the paradoxical state of deep rest with increased wakefulness, you must shift your awareness inward and tune out the environment. This sensation has been likened to that near suspension of complete consciousness before calling asleep. To aid in concentration, some people picture an imaginary spot on their foreheads and focus on that; others may disengage from the outside world by either silently or vocally repeating a word that has been especially selected for them by a TM instructor. This sound “syllable,” such as the widely used “om,” is called a mantra.
TM is a good relaxation technique, thought best practiced twice a day for about fifteen minutes each time. It may help the woman with endometriosis and sufferers of premenstrual syndrome, too.
If you are being treated by a doctor for endometriosis, it is always advisable to let him know about any alternate choices you want to make in your health care. This helps him to better monitor your condition and facilitate healing.
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