Getting ahead - your morning mood and days achievements + Rod of Asclepius

Dear All,

What some people try and do with seven cups of coffee, you can do by just closing your eyes for a few minutes. If you're stuck in rut at work or socially, this may be your way of bustin' loose: improve your mood with daily meditation and then go out and do stuff. The evidence is below.

Also, who was the Greek god of Medicine and what is the link between the Greek mythology and the experience you're gaining every Tuesday?

Read On.

See you tomorrow at group Meditation.

Regards

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Last week at the group meditation, one of you asked me whether it was better to meditate in the morning or the evening. The answer is: at both times.

For many people it's easier to be in a relaxed state, and therefore to meditate, at the end of the day, when you know you don't have to rush out the house to catch a bus or train. However, you may have discovered that meditation in the morning improves your mood and sets you up for a great day ahead.

A Wall Street Journal article a couple of years ago ("Put on a Happy Face" - 24/10/11) made this exact point : That, if you start the day in a good mood, you'll get more done during the day. While the suggestions given for getting into a good mood,may not appeal to everybody eg.eating a free cookie, Meditation is the preferred method for an increasing number of busy people.

On the subject of mood-enhancement, Dr Katya Rubia, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at King's College,London and a long-term practitioner of meditation, has helpfully put together this website that backs up with hard scientific evidence the improvements to your brain chemistry ie your mood from regular meditation.

If you click in the left column of the website, you can also view the evidence of how the meditation can help with a wide range of conditions, including Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, Drug Abuse, Epilepsy and Asthma.

As the wise ancients said: "Cura te ipsum" ('cure yourself') as if they had some knowledge of the self-healing effect of kundalini awakening. Here's why that is a possibility: The emblem below (snake ascending a staff) is widely used internationally to represent the medical profession.


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Remember that the Kundalini energy is a 'coiled' energy and when she is awakened moves up the central axis of the body, travelling in a spiral. That could very well be the image shown, which is called the Rod of Asclepius, Asclepius being the ancient Greek god of Medicine.