Guided Meditation: Video Analysis

What can I take away from the experience of observing this video that will help me build knowledge and Self-Awareness in Therapeutic Communication?

When you're looking to use a guided meditation script, there are a few things you can use to really give it an edge. It doesn't have to be much, but a few minutes of extra effort can make a huge difference in effectiveness.

Have you considered integrating meditation into your own lifestyle? If so, list one strategy for fitting meditation into your schedule. If not, explain why.

allows us to see the experience, its ok we are not there but we can see it. If we then put ourselves

There is definitely a lot to be taken away by this great video. It was very informing and inspiring to see this. I loved how he explained how he indirectly and directly accomplished all of his dreams, no matter how small or childish. Another aspect that I enjoyed was his use of walls and blocks in life, and how it leads to something better.

My scenario was about 87-year-old male it was in hospital recovering from an ankle fracture that has been repaired. He had sustained a fracture by tripping over rugs in is home. He was not weight bearing on his ankle yet. Shift report stated that he is alert and oriented times three. He has a daughter named Catherine who lives in Calgary. The task for you today is the nurse was to remove his foley catheter and to administer his anticoagulant. When entering the room, the client was clearly not alert and oriented. The first words out of his mouth were that he was in pain, and when I tried to assess his pain he held out his fully inflated catheter to me that he had ripped out. The client appeared to be suffering from delirium, which could be caused by a multitude of risk factors, including his age, the fact that he was catheterized, he had undergone surgery, and he had been hospitalized because of his surgery. The client was very panicked, was asking lots of questions, and was trying to get out of bed to go and care for his dogs.

As a person who has never done yoga or hasn’t had much practice with breathing exercises; it was hard to remain focused while following the instructions of the audio. For a few minutes, I was able to breathe slowly and follow the instructions, but then my mind was invaded with thoughts and feelings, this caused me to lose my concentration. Although, I kept trying to continue meditating, it was hard to stay focused for more than a few minutes.

It's too religious for me. It's true that mindfulness meditation has its roots in Eastern traditions and Buddhism. But Jon Kabat-Zinn brought the skills and practice of mindfulness into the mainstream over 20 years ago. The mindfulness skills I teach are not based in religion and are practiced by those of any or no faith. They can be used in a religious context, but the approach I use for clients is non-secular.

I like to think of myself as someone who is comfortable with silence, but usually only under circumstances in which I am actively doing something. Therefore, I was nervous just thinking about the fact that I would have to sit still for an extended period of time and silently meditate. During the 25 minutes of silent meditation I experienced different feelings. At the beginning, I will admit that I was thinking about how much longer I had left and wondering how I was going to be able to sit there the whole time. Towards the middle of the mediation, I did begin to relax and let my mind wander, but I will be honest and say that the counting amount of time we had been sitting there was still in the back of my mind. When the bell rang to end the quiet time, I felt a sense of calm, but I think I was mostly relieved that it was over. I think that meditation definitely takes practice, and from this experience, it is something that I would consider giving another try. I am a person that stresses a lot about even the most trivial issues, so I believe that mediation would be a good outlet for me to spend some time each day and just relax and try not think too much. I think that, especially for thy worrier-type person that I am, this will be easier said than done, but my experience at the temple inspired me to give it another shot. I enjoyed the small sense of calm that I did experience, and I think with

Mindfulness intervention has shown to be effective in alleviating depressive symptoms. In particular, Transcendental Meditation (TM) helps depression patients to relieve stress and depressive symptoms, to improve overall life satisfaction, and to reduce anxiety. Since the underlying mechanism of neurobiological changes brought on by TM intervention to depression patients is yet unknown, this study attempts to investigate how TM helps to relief depressive symptoms by regulating the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis function through the measurement of cortisol response. College participants were randomized into an eight-week program with either a TM intervention or no intervention. During the course of the study, biological function measurement

Meditation has a long history that stretches back thousands of years. Nobody knows exactly where and when meditation began but scientists have evidence to believe that it began somwehere around 5,000 years ago. This was a time far before religious figures such as Jesus and Buddha are said to have existed. 5,000 years ago, much of the civilized world was nothing like it is today. It was mostly hunter gatherers with few villages in the open landscapes. Meditation is said by scientists to have most likely began with hunter gatherers who would pass on their enthusiasm for such an introspective practice to their children.

Overall, I think this video was very powerful, positive and influential. Not only did it spread a positive message to the audience, it also made them laugh – including myself, as an audience behind a screen, which is a positive aspect in itself. When Shawn Achor made a reference to positive psychology, I instantly thought about a video my mom showed me of a lecture at Harvard University on positive psychology and how it’s about helping people find happiness within themselves, not elsewhere. After watching this video, I felt like I was given a new lens to look at the world. When we read the news or when we’re placed in a bad situation, often we only see the negative impacts and sometimes we completely forget about the positive side. This

The video had a lot of information compacted into a certain amount of time. Being so, a lot of the information was fast paced. However, this did not diminish the amount of education received. In fact, readers gained a lot of knowledge not only about the generalized anxiety disorder but, also about other specific anxiety disorders and effects that it has on a human body. The information was easy to understand and fun to watch play

Before taking the class, and before really understanding the benefits of mindfulness, I must admit, I did not really take mindfulness exercises seriously. I tried a few exercises, led by a phone application, but I constantly wondered what these exercises were supposed to achieve. I always thought to myself, “I know what happens around me, being mindful is great, but specific exercises for this seemed exaggerated.”

Meditation can destroy the stress accumulated during the day and bring you inner peace. Now we'll show you how easy it is to learn to meditate when you need it most.