Meditation

Doing some research on meditation. I have been teaching my son for years and I have witnessed him experience relief when he becomes overwhelmed. What sparked my recent interest in more research was my son's daycamp teacher mentioned to me she would be using meditation labor when she gave birth. Well, I just had to check this out because I am all about the painkillers. I use meditaion regularly to calm anxiety, especially when in pain. Painkillers have long term effects when used daily and can loose their ability to work the more they are used. It seems logical to have an alternative to drugs. Back to meditation, a counslor I worked with in a group used a book by Eknath Easwaran and I found it very helpful. It's called "The Mantram Handbook:A Practical Guide to Choosing Your Mantram and Calming Your Mind." I found it very helpful and was lucky enough to be part of a therapy group that used it to help with pain and stress management. Another great article I just read was in June's Yoga Journal , called, "How Meditation Trains Your Brain" I had trouble finding the actual article online, but if you suscribe or see a copy of the June 2010 issue, it's worth reading.
I spent most of the day chasing my tail trying to upload some software. I'm using my air card because my internet is down. It was my Uber expensive internet/cable/phone bill or daycare- I picked the daycare. I'm looking at it as an experiment. I have to go 2 weeks without conventional TV. Will I survive? Stay tuned.