Residential Mental Health Treatment: Meditation Therapy

Meditation therapy taught at our residential mental health treatment facilities teaches controlled relaxation in order to reduce the physical and emotional effects of stress or fear.

When we experience sudden anxiety or a danger, our bodies respond with the fight or flight response. Also called an adrenaline rush, because of hormones adreanal gland, the experience raises blood pressure, pulse rate, breathing rate, and blood flow. Meditation, however, teaches the client how to focus on calming the body.

In addition, since stress is a contributor to major illness and meditation is known stress reducer, the benefits of lowering stress through meditation include that it can increase your overall health.
 

Yoga Nidra Meditation

Derived from the yogic tradition, Yoga Nidra is a deep relaxation technique and an effective adjunct to traditional forms of psychiatric and psychotherapeutic treatment. It is a systematic method of inducing complete physical, mental and emotional relaxation. Yoga Nidra is an effective mental health treatment therapy for both recent and long standing psychological problems.

Two of the benefits of practicing Yoga Nidra are reduced anxiety levels and improved sleep; these effects enable patients to reduce dependency on drugs and increase self-reliance.

Yoga Nidra lasts for approximately 2040 minutes. Instructions are given verbally by the teacher. The only requirements during the practice are to: (1) remain aware (refrain from sleep), (2) listen to the voice of the instructor and (3) move the mind very rapidly according to the instructions.

Learn how you play a role in your recovery plan by learning strategies and skills through complementary therapies, such as Meditation Therapy. Call Bridges to Recovery residential mental health treatment centers today to learn more.

 

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