原文: Cure yourself by meditation

Many people today suffer from chronic diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure diabetes, and depression. Many have problems such as back pain due to genetics or an accident. Despite state of the art medical care, these problems persist. It may be time for many individuals to become proactive in their medical care and try to heal themselves with meditation. This does not mean giving up your traditional health care routine. Most physicians recognize the many benefits to alternative, or complementary, health care and advise their patient to take part. There are many forms of meditation to practice and you should get information regarding several, and even try an introductory class, to decide which is the right one for you. Many breathing and meditation techniques have been shown to alter bodily functions such as blood pressure, adrenaline levels, heart rate, and reduce pain. Many forms of meditation such as yoga, tai chi, and qigong are rooted in Oriental philosophy and most employ deep breathing and controlled movement. Deep breathing therapy involves concentrating on the mechanism of breathing in order to relax the body and calm the mind, and is often performed in tandem with meditation, a process of clearing the mind of everyday thoughts, which reduces stress and elevates the mood.

Deep breathing meditation originated in Buddhism. It is a technique wherein the mediator learns to place attention on the flow of the breath in and out of the body. The attention is focused upon what is being experienced, without responding to the experience.
Transcendental Meditation (TM) arose from the Vedic tradition in India. This form meditation uses repetition of a word or sound (mantra) to prevent distractions from entering the mind.

Yoga is a mind and body approach to meditation that integrates deep breathing with stretching exercises. The exercise and breathing combination is a form of meditation when performed correctly. Yoga positions involve stretching and relaxing the muscles, while regulating the breathing. Yoga is a form of body work that often reduces pain by restructuring and relaxing the muscles, oxygenating the system and calming the mind.
Meditation has been shown to induce some changes in the body, especially the adrenal response. This is the system that automatically regulates many involuntary bodily functions such as the heartbeat, blood pressure, sweating, breathing, and digestion. It is thought that by concentrating upon and controlling breathing, one of the elements of this system, the mediator gains access to the other elements. In this way, when he or she lowers their rate of breathing, the other functions such as heart rate and blood pressure follow suit.

While not as exotic as an Eastern philosophy, maintaining an optimistic attitude and an open mind can be a form of meditation. Perform a daily routine of reflecting upon the positive elements in your life and dwell on them, instead of what is wrong. Research has demonstrated again and again that one of the most important factors in the success rate of treating patients with chronic disease is their ability to maintain an attitude, which nearly always improves their condition.

译文: 冥想治疗法

     如今许多人受着慢性病的折磨，比如说心脏病、高血压、糖尿病、抑郁症等。许多人有诸多的困扰，比如遗传或者事故引起的背部疼痛。虽然进行过一些药物治疗，但是这些问题仍然存在。现在是时候让许多人在治疗上变得更主动，用冥想来治愈他们自己。这并不意味着放弃传统的保健程序。许多医师已经意识到了另类的、补偿性的保健治疗的价值，并且建议病人们参与其中。有许多种冥想的形式，你应该熟知它们中的一些，甚至尝试去听一节介绍课程来决定哪一种是适合自己的。许多呼吸和冥想的技巧能够改善身体机能比如说血压、肾上腺素水平、心率等，并且能减少疼痛感。许多种冥想比如说瑜伽、太极、气功等源于东方哲学，大多数都有着深呼吸和克制的动作。深呼吸疗法指的是集中精力在呼吸系统上，从而放松身体、镇静头脑，通常伴有冥想，冥想是一个整理日常所思所想的过程，能够缓解压力、改善心情。

     深呼吸冥想法起源于佛教。这种方法指冥想者试着把注意力放到呼吸上。注意力只放在正在经历的事情上，而不是过往的事情。

     先验冥想法起源于印度的吠陀传统。这种形式的冥想用一个词或一种声音（咒文）的重复防止人们走神。

     瑜伽是一种让思维和身体都进入冥想的状态，把深呼吸和伸展运动结合起来。这种运动和呼吸的结合如果做得对是一种冥想的很好的方式。瑜伽姿势包括伸展和放松肌肉，同时调整呼吸。瑜伽是一种身体活动，常常能通过重新调整和放松肌肉、氧化系统和镇静头脑莱减少痛苦。冥想给身体机能将带来一些改变，特别是肾上腺素的反应。这一系统能自动调控许多无意识的身体机能比如说心跳、血压、流汗、呼吸和消化。通过集中精力和控制呼吸—这一系统的关键要素之一，冥想者能通晓其它要素。以这种方式，当一个人降低呼吸频率时，其它功能比如说心跳和血压也会跟着产生反应。

     并不像东方哲学那般古怪难以捉摸，保持一种乐观的态度和开放的心态也是一种冥想的形式。养成一种日常习惯，每天回想一下生活中正面的要素并且让思绪停留在它们身上，而不是一些负面的事情上。研究一再显示成功治愈慢性病患者的最重要的因素之一是他们保持乐观心态的能力，这种能力会让他们的情况日趋良好。