How Meditation Works To Control Pain

When meditating endorphins are released in the brain that have a powerful impact on the subconscious mind. Endorphins are the body’s natural and very powerful tools that can actually switch off pain. There have been countless stories about this.  A soldier, in the heat of battle with serious wounds reports feeling no pain until he rescued his buddy and both were safe.  Then he collapses from his pain.  A woman, seriously hurt in an auto accident feels no pain until after she has saved her child who was pinned in the wreckage. Then she collapses from her pain.  These and many other such stories clearly make the point, "Our minds can control our pain!"

Herbert Benson, M.D., author of, "The Relaxation Response", Avon Books, conducted extensive research with meditation. He first coined the term, The Relaxation Response. He observed that pain and stress messages are re-routed in the brain during meditation. Dr. James Austin of the University of Colorado at Boulder, in his work with meditation observed that the synapses were being reprogrammed to fire different receptors creating new pathways during meditation! He documented this in MRI studies with Buddhist monks. Regular practice of meditation literally “rewires the circuitry of the brain”, according to Dr. Austin. He substantiated this with MRI studies that show the workings of the brain before and after meditation. These new pathways remain even when the subject is not meditating! (Taken from “Prevention” magazine, November 2006) Put another way, because of meditation the brain learns to think differently about pain! Richard Davidson, PhD of the University of Wisconsin at Madison scanned the prefrontal cortexes of the brains of experienced Buddhist monks.  Dr. Davidson found that area lit up even when they were not meditating! Put another way, because of meditation the change that takes place is lasting! ( See "What Experts Say")

How can we achieve the results from meditation that has taken these monks many years to achieve? We have found that the meditation experience can be accelerated and deepened!    The secret lies in activating as many of your senses as possible during meditation! Add practice and you will see powerful, lasting results!



The Tutorial “How to Meditate” is available here when you register. A copy is enclosed with your DVD. It will guide you through this process step by step.

The special scenes we have chosen in our DVD, the specially composed music with natural sounds, and the other aids we have included help immensely to promote relaxation. Our specially selected Aromatherapy along with our “Breeze Simulator” and “Mist Maker” will draw you ever deeper into this wonderful state of relaxation.  All were selected to help you “loose yourself” in these beautiful places. Feel the cool ocean breeze at the "Lighthouse" with the "Breeze Simulator". You can smell the flowers near the wicker chair by using fragrances from our Aromatherapy collection. Use "Black Pine" at the waterfall or try ”Serenity” at the Aquarium. Feel the mist on your face from the "Mist Maker" at the "Waterfall" scene.  The "Complete Pain Management Program" includes all the aids mentioned here.