Ohmmmmmmmmm

eoin5

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2010/apr/08/transcendental-meditation-depression

...And now another meditative remedy – the TM (Transcendental Meditation) method, best known for its celebrity devotees such as the Beatles, Mia Farrow, Donovan and David Lynch – has been found to reduce depressive symptoms by around a half among older people.

Hmm, more hocus pocus or is there actually something to this?

Canis Lupus

I personally kill people on the internet to chill out but others like to just relax and meditate.

Take the silly hippiness and ooooohhhhhmmmm malarky away and I can't help but agree that going somewhere quiet and contemplating can't but help some people. I don't see it as hocus pocus.

Zombrex

eoin5 wrote: »

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2010/apr/08/transcendental-meditation-depression



Hmm, more hocus pocus or is there actually something to this?

hasn't medication always been considered a good way to improve your mental well being, like getting enough sleep or exercise?

NothingMan

Wicknight wrote: »

hasn't medication always been considered a good way to improve your mental well being, like getting enough sleep or exercise?

Someone's on happy pills . I wouldn't class meditation as hocus pocus. Soft music/sounds, close your eyes and relax your mind. As long as you don't then start silently mouthing prayers to a higher being I think it's a perfectly rational and healthy exercise. Personally I don't understand why it's typically shown to be done on a floor with your knees crossed and your palms up, that's uncomfortable. But to sit back or lie down and meditate/relax is fine.

Zombrex

NothingMan wrote: »

Someone's on happy pills

More drugs

Dades

Canis Lupus wrote: »

I personally kill people on the internet to chill out but others like to just relax and meditate.

LOL, likewise.

Thank Odin for COD Modern Warfare and broadband.

I like driving on my own to relax too.

Dave!

I'm too lazy to read about TM, but 'normal' meditation isn't necessarily magical or hocus pocus, and is generally considered beneficial if for no other reason then relaxation. Can't hurt tbh.

Sam Harris is a fan of meditation

Can't say I'm into it meself. I tend to fall asleep. Which isn't a bad thing either.

CerebralCortex

Well if it reduces stress then it's not hocus pocus as chronic stress has a profoundly deleterious effect on the body.

eoin5

Well I'd say we can agree that all the mysticism involved is on shakey ground.