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Meditation – its benefits and ways to meditate

On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, you find yourself with a few minutes to spare and the time to contemplate your surroundings. Carrying a cool glass of water and wearing your most comfortable sandals, you retreat to your back porch and take a moment to sit and admire the scene.
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As you comfortably sit in your lounge chair and listen to the birds, you feel the breeze brush your skin, and little by little you allow yourself to take deeper breaths and release any and all things that were burdening you just moments before.

After a few minutes, you “wake up” from this conscious vacation to discover that more than ten minutes have passed and you were not even aware of the ticking of time; let alone your removed mental state. While this scene may not seem unfamiliar to you, the name for what you experienced during that time may surprise you.