Your Mind Body and Soul 123: 2008

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Put Motivation in Your Business

Jim Rohn's Motivational Business Video.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Root Causes of Insomnia

Insomnia refers to a persistent inability to fall asleep or stay asleep, despite a person’s best efforts. Any sleep disturbance that lasts over three weeks may be considered insomnia. Insomnia can have many root causes, and many solutions, too. It is estimated that 64 million people suffer from insomnia. Thinking about that statistic can be enough to keep you up at night.

Chronic insomnia can be caused by many different things. Insomnia can be a symptom of an underlying medical condition, or it can be caused by stress in your life or anxiety. Insomnia treatment should target the root cause of the chronic insomnia. Some people choose to using medication for insomnia, such as Ambien; but using Ambien for insomnia can also make the problem worse, as you may begin to feel anxiety that you will not be able to sleep without your medication. It can be helpful to discuss your insomnia with your doctor, to make sure that you don’t have symptoms of another more serious medical condition, such as arthritis, migraines, prostatic hypertrophy, or menopause, all of which may cause insomnia and also require additional medical attention.

Common Causes of Insomnia

People that use nicotine, alcohol, and even some prescription drugs used for allergies and asthma, are at a higher risk for insomnia. Those who keep erratic hours, shift workers for example, also suffer from frequent insomnia as they try to keep their bodies and sleep schedules regulated. On the other hand, people who are especially sedentary or quiet may also experience insomnia as they do not have enough stimulation.

How to Treat Insomnia

Insomnia treatment often involves beginning with focusing on establishing good sleep hygiene and good sleep habits. Learning relaxation techniques and changing certain lifestyle habits can help improve insomnia dramatically. Recommendations include limiting noise and light from your sleeping area. Try using room darkening shades. Perhaps a fan will help drown out noise if you have close neighbors, a crazy work schedule, or live near a highway or an airport.

Try to establish a good bedtime routine

Unwind before bed with a good book or a television program you enjoy. Generally avoid watching television in bed, though, this can keep you up much later than you intended. Avoid things like exercise, eating, confrontation, alcohol, or smoking before you turn in for the night. However, an early-evening walk and a healthy snack may have positive effects a few hours later when you try to sleep.

Many people suffer from insomnia at some point in their lives. Those that experience chronic insomnia are all too familiar with the anxiety insomnia can cause—once you wake up in the middle of the night, you instantly start to worry that you won’t fall back asleep. Lack of sleep is listed for many as one of the biggest causes of stress, anxiety, poor job performance, and relationship issues. Understanding some of the causes, and learning about some of the non-medicinal treatments that can cure insomnia can help insomnia sufferers get a good night’s rest.

Tags: insomnia, sleep, health and wellness, ambien, sleeplessness

Monday, September 8, 2008

Qigong Master Chunyi Lin

Many Qigong masters have studied Qigong meditation, but few have lived it as has Chunyi Lin.

Master Lin studied with a Shao-Lin Temple Buddhist, Master Yao, Master Yian in China's Guangdong Province, the famed Master Zhang in Xichuan Province, and a few other respected masters who do not want their names revealed.

As part of his training, Master Lin meditated and practiced various austerities in caves on Mount Qing Cheng and Mount Dinghu. In Chinese culture, cave meditation is recognized as the most powerful way to develop intuition, perseverance, patience, and tranquility.

Master Lin has gone so deeply into the meditative, tranquil core of Qigong that he can present complex techniques in simple, easy-to-understand terms. It takes a high level of scientific understanding to make science sound easy. Master Lin has accomplished this with Qigong.

Master Lin has had access to a very rare diversity of Qigong Master instructors in China because of his high character and his constant search for ways to improve his own knowledge. Master Lin is also fluent in five Chinese languages, some as different from each other as French is from German. His linguistic expertise allowed him to learn from Qigong practitioners living in remote regions.

Master Lin established the fundamentals of Spring Forest Qigong in 1994 before arriving in the United States in 1995. Since then over 100,000 people have explored the healing practice of Spring Forest Qigong.

Master Lin also practices the healing power of Qigong with persons individually. (Since the release of the Spring Forest Qigong Personal Learning Course, however, an overwhelming number of people have wanted private sessions or to talk with Master Lin. It is simply not possible to comply with the requests. We hope you understand.)

Master Lin has been involved with multiple research programs with organizations such as the University of Minnesota. He is a frequent keynote speaker at health conferences. Chunyi is a member of the Transformational Leadership Council.

Chunyi Lin is author of the best-selling book Born A Healer, co-author of the Euphoria! Personal Learning Course, and featured in the Your Healing Power DVD.

Chunyi Lin lives with his wife, son, and daughter in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St Paul.

Tags: sfq, qigong, master chunyi lin, healing, Born a Healer