Candlelight meditation

A candlelight Meditation for Busy Minds class will be run on Friday, May 4, at 6.30pm at the Empire Bay Progress Hall.

"For this special night class we meditate by candlelight so the beautiful Empire Bay Progress Hall beams like a sparkling jewel," said organiser Ms Alison Jose.

"It is so peaceful, as I like to encourage students to not only relax but to leave feeling re-charged and motivated."

Ms Jose created the Meditation for Busy Minds classes to teach people how to de-stress and greatly improve their wellbeing through meditation, and then put it into practice by using guided meditation recordings during the week.

"My meditation classes are non-religious so I can focus on the scientific evidence that once you experience stress and have your fight or flight response triggered, then the fastest way to switch on your relaxation response is through meditation, which acts as an antidote to stress," she said.

"Switching on the body's relaxation response is essential to avoiding the detrimental effects of stress, especially prolonged stress, which can create major short and long term physiological problems.

"I think it's the most important health insurance you can get," she said.

"Not only does meditation significantly reduce the effects of stress but it also creates a greater sense of calm and peacefulness, more clarity of thought, greater self confidence and improved self esteem.

"It gives an increased sense of physical, mental and emotional wellbeing, plus it enables better sleep, and more energy and motivation," said Ms Jose.

During her weekly meditation class, Ms Jose teaches five different styles of non-religious based meditation.

Media Release, 26 Apr 2012

Alison Jose, Birghtlife.me