Meditation is a techniques to focus someone attention and to produce a heightened awareness. Meditation can produce dramatic changes in physiological processes, which include heart rate, oxygen consumption, brain waves, and respiration. In this essay we will discuss the characteristic associated with mediation and the major physiological process that can be affected by this alternate state of consciousness along with the method of entering into a meditative state. Some of the characteristic associated with meditation is change of focus. The major physiological process that affects the alternate state of consciousness is hypnosis, which is the state of human consciousness involving focused attention and reduced peripheral awareness and an enhanced capacity to respond to suggestion. It also will be discussed about how someone can entered into a state of meditation and stay in that state for however some wishes. These process all fall into one as someone can blend all these technique into one to help oneself developed a clear mind and focus.
Meditation can benefit multiplying thing for someone like there body, mind and emotions. Through the body it reduces tension in muscles, reduces pain and stress which enables a faster healing process throughout your
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Hypnosis is an alternate state of the in that can heightened suggestibility characterized by narrowed, highly focused attention, increased use of imagination, a passive and receptive attitude, decreased responsiveness to pain, and heightened suggestibility. Some common things that are associated with hypnosis is forced hypnosis, unethical behavior, exceptional memory, superhuman strength, and fakery are debunked. Hypnosis can also be used to reduce pain and increase concentration. This characteristic can have people thinking that they are waking up or sleeping, sense of dreaming and also put people into a