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Guided Meditations for Stress Reduction

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I am a personal development coach who was a teaching fellow in physiology and a research chemist. I also have a background in psychology and meditation and work with stress management and biofeedback in my practice. I've studied meditation for years, have reviewed a lot of material in this area and I also give workshops on meditation in the SF Bay Area. As such, I think I'm a good person to judge the merits of this material.

In my opinion, Bodhipaksa does the best job of presenting the body scan as a means to relax of anyone out there thay I know of. His voice is calm, soothing and comes from a relaxed place. This meditation also is detailed enough to bring someone into a very relaxed place and overall tone of the audio is encouraging.

The rest of the tape is just as good and if I were going to recommend two practices for stress reduction purposes, these would be what I include on a CD. There are no gimmicks here, just good solid material delivered in the most high quality manner. While Bodhipaksa doesn't use music, he doesn't need to induce a relaxed state and his voice is pleasant.

If you are under stress, this CD is definitely a good place to start. It is also a very nice introduction to meditation for people who haven't done any work in this area and want a simple, effective practice. The other CDs I've reviewed by this author are just as good.

You can see even more meditation and stress management resources on my listmania lists, which you can reach through my profile. Another more Western approach and a comprehensive program is FULL CATASTROPHE LIVING. I also recommend the book WHY ZEBRAS DON'T GET ULCERS or THE END OF STRESS AS WE KNOW IT. You can think of the second book as a simplification of the concepts in the first and it is even endored by the author of the first book. WHY ZEBRAS DON'T GET ULCERS is wonderful, but it's a fairly technical read, the other book is geared more toward the general population, but the presentation isn't as brilliant as Sapolosky (the author of the first book and an authority in his field).

This CD is instrumental in my meditative practice. I consider it essential, as are the other materials by Bodipaksa. These meditations are quiet and focused; exactly what they should be for undistracted guidance. I doubt very much that I would have continued in my practice without these important CD's.

This is the best cd I've ever tried for practicing "breathing" meditation. Bodhipaksa leads you through some common sense exercises focusing on the breath. His voice is gentle and soothing. This is a great cd for beginners.

This CD has enriched my life.

I am suffering from a stress-disorder since my involvement in a
programming-company during the Internet goldrush. This and other
pesonal disasters lead me to the brink of annihilation.

This CD is one of the tools I used to heal my soul and stop
harming myself and the people around me. I am adopting a
buddhistic approach to the world but that is not a prerequisite
to practise with this CD. Many different people can benefit from
it but as many things in life nothing is for free. You should be
strong in your resolve and stay committed to practise. If you do
this you will soon come aware of the enormous benefits that will
be granted to you.

May we all avoid suffering
May we all be happy

A good starting point for those interested in meditation as a means of reducing stress. I found the CD a little short - two half hour sessions. But both sessions are helpful and calming. I use these meditations before going to bed on nights when I fear I will have difficulty sleeping.

I initially purchased this for stress reduction and found his accent and voice so soothing it helps me with stress reduction AND sleep - it is wonderful. The last track on Acceptance is great to listen to after a stressful day and you're sleep cycle is off. Recommend this for anyone with a medical condition that is exacerbated by stress or loss of sleep (Fibromyalgia, Joint/Back pain, Elhers Danlos)

this one was not the best one. For stress reduction, I would recommend a CD by this same author called "Meditations for Calmness, Aweness and Love".

This guy's voice really relaxes me. There is no music on the CD. It is only his calming voice that helps you relieve stress and relax. I highly recommend this!

I use lots of meditation CDs, and Bodhipaksa by far is my favorite. Of all his works, this CD would be my favorite.

Meditation is a new experience for me. This CD was a perfect enterance to a very plesant relief from all of the daily stresses. I use it everyday.