Great! Finally I get to relax!
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As a constant worrier I have never before found a CD to help me switch off and relax....until now.
For me, this meditainment CD is fabulous. I rarely get past 5 minutes of each track before I drift into a wonderfully relaxed state.
I love this CD and am off now to buy another from the range.
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Take it easy .....
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I just purchased this disc & I am really happy with it. There are 3 sessions on the disc called Relaxation, Happiness & Release.
It is narrated by a lady with an English accent in a very calm, quiet & soothing way.
I am usually really bad at visualisation meditation, but I found that the direction offered by the narrator and also the sound effects helped greatly - they also help to maintain focus.
I received the disc at work & although you are supposed to use it in a quiet place I thought I'd give it a listen while I was working ... even when though I couldn't stop everything and dedicate an hour to this CD I found that the soothing voice, music & sounds helped me to relax.
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Not very relaxing!
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I bought a CD from Meditainment before and found the imaginary journeys relaxing and inspiring. Not so with this however, which was unfortunate. I needed the deep relaxation track (the last on the CD) which takes you into a summer garden. The sound effects were pretty effective - too much so in my opinion which spoilt the overall effect for me. The water fountain was so loud that I felt I needed the loo after a few minutes of listening to it tinkle away. Then the woman started talking about the sight and scent of freshly cut grass - as a hay fever sufferer, this made me sneeze (honestly, I am not joking). Next I was to pretend that I was lying in a hammock. A relaxing idea you might think but then the sound effect of a bee buzzing loudly in my left ear and veering sharply to my right had me swatting the air in panic. Too realistic or maybe I have too big an imagination... I turned this off more stressed than when I started. I will give the other tracks a go again but I am disappointed with this purchase.
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total relaxation
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I was recommended this C.D by my therapist when I was suffering with anxiety based depression. I thought she was crazy and that there was no way something like this could work for me. I have never used meditation in my life and as I am very controlling with an unwillingness to let go, so I first used it just to tell my therapist that I had.
I was very suprised by it's effect; for twenty minutes I was able to switch off from my thoughts. It did allow me to relax, only for a short time at first but as I used it more I was able to stay calmer for longer.
The cd uses breathing and calming exercises to gently move you into a meditive state. It then takes you into a story with music and sound effects. The voice is a female with an english accent. Find yourself a comfy spot where you know you will be left in peace for twenty minutes and use head phones for best results. I am now using this c.d at least once a week just to keep myself free from stress.
Although I am an extreme example of why to use this c.d I have also recommended it to friends and family who find every day living a little stressfull and all have said it helped.
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"Just let go."
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After reading a rave review of this CD in a national magazine, I decided to try it myself. Though I did everything "wrong," I still enjoyed it and found the guided meditations interesting, fun--and very relaxing!
Ideally, the stressed-out listener will sit in a quiet, darkened room or someplace where there will be no interruptions. The female guide then speaks in a soft, slow voice with British accent, explaining what will happen during the exercise and guiding the listener's breathing so that a relaxed state results. After about ten minutes, the guide begins a narrative in which the listener visualizes himself/herself. Gradually the listener enters a self-hypnotic state in which the imagination is on high alert, the listener's own imagination maintaining and continuing the relaxed state until the speaker guides him/her back into wakefulness.
Three separate 21-minute meditative stories offer three separate opportunities for total relaxation. The first track is "deep recharge" in the sanctuary of a desert oasis. The second is for "inner peace" in cabin in a beautiful, secluded valley, and the third is "pure relaxation" in a hammock in a garden with fountain and birds.
As I said earlier, I did everything "wrong." I listened to this CD while jogging four miles. Obviously, I was not in a darkened place, and I wasn't able to close my eyes. I did, however, concentrate on the tarmac road, not the distracting scenery, and I found that though the breathing exercise was not in sync with my own breathing, that I was able to key into the idea of the CD (since I have done some meditation in the past). I usually listen to books on tape or to music while jogging, but I loved the imagined scenes in which I found myself as a result of this tape.
Gradually, I felt myself relaxing, my stride lengthening, and though I felt as if I were slowing down, with my heart rate also slowing, I actually finished my usual jog sooner than usual. I felt as if I could have gone much farther--all the hills seemed to flatten out, and the experience was exhilarating. I will listen to this CD under ideal conditions soon, but to have good results while jogging speaks highly of this CD. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Mary Whipple
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