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Since September 2012 a growing group of city dwell-ers interested in personal/mental development has

met once a week at River Valley to learn about and experience various forms of meditation.

The Singapore Free Meditation was founded by a group of profession-als; psychologist, life coaches and consultants, who saw a need for the Singapore community to be able to learn about and experience medita-tion in a non-religious context.

“A lot of people still think of Medita-tion as being exclusive to Buddhist, with monks in far off lands sitting together in silence. Essentially, medi-tation is a range of carefully planned reflective/contemplative mental exercises aimed at specific lifestyle outcomes (i.e. managing stress, man-aging anger, expressing your emotions better, etc.) It need not be religious or dogmatic”

An increasing number of scientific reports on the benefits of meditation are beginning to surface. More and more doctors promote the benefits of meditation to cure many stress related illnesses. Positive outcomes range from lowering of blood pressure, reduction of heart diseases, assisting with weight loss and insomnia, etc.

Numerous schools in the West have also attempted to introduce medita-tion with troubled and ADHD [Atten-tion Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders] students with remarkable results.

“Our aim is to raise the awareness and understanding of meditation in Singapore. For locals to view meditation as no different to Yoga, or a trip to the Gym; where instead of a physical workout, you get a mental workout. We are afterall Mind and Body. Having a good clear mind can help with excelling in countless ways.” Dr Nik Chew, one of the founders of Singapore Free Meditation.

Businesses also promote and provide help and assistance to their staff with the benefits of meditation courses and because of this they gain an advan-tage over their competitors and create more profit.

“As our city-state advances the level of demands put on individuals and stress increases, creating anxiety and unbalancing our mental and emo-

tional aspects. We have met many people who are drawn to the concept of meditation, but are deterred by the negative connotations of the religious groups or esoteric teachings. Thus, the Singapore Free Meditation was born.”

The Singapore Free Meditation is not specific to any religion or to any specific meditation technique—each week a professional is invited to de-liver an hour workshop with enough theory to give participants context and a strong grounding. This is fol-lowed by heaps of fun and relaxing exercises to make it enjoyable and rewarding. Over time everyone who attend learns about a range of tech-niques, and they can each work out for himself or herself which practices suit them best.

Free weekly sessions are held on Tuesdays at 8pm at 236A River Valley Road, Singapore 238294. Sessions are guided, making them suitable for nov-ice meditators—no prior experience is needed. All are welcomed.

For further information contact:Nik Chew 8468 4808 nikchew@happyology.co www.singaporefreemeditation.com

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For further information contact:Nik Chew 8468 4808 nikchew@happyology.co www.singaporefreemeditation.com

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Mind• Development of Intelligence• Increased Creativity• Better Focus• Broader Comphrension• Improved Memory• Reduce Stress• Increase Relaxation

Behaviour• Increased Producitivity• Improved Relationships• Increased Self-Actualisation• Improved percieved Quality of Life• Increased Positivity• Increased Positive Health Habits

Body• Reduce Blood Pressure• Reduce Anxiety• Reversal of Aging Process• Natural Change in Breathing• Deeper Rest• Improve Immunity

Frontal LobeThis is the most highly evolved part of the brain, responsible for reasoning, planning, emotions & self-concious awareness. During meditation, the frontal cortex goes offline.

Parietal LobeThis part of the brain processes sensory information about the surrounding world, orienting you in time & space. During meditation, activity in the parietal lobe slows down.

Reticular FormationAs the brain’s sentry, this structure recieves incoming stimuli and puts the brain on alert, ready to respond. Meditating dials back the arousal signal.

ThalamusThe gatekeeper for the senses, this organ focuses your attention by funneling some sensory data deeper into the brain and stopping other signals in their tracks. Meditation reduces the flow of incoming information to a trickle.

Adapted from Dr. Gregg Jacobs, Havard Medical School, author of The Ancestral Mind

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