"Balance the Energies" by Jeanie Marshall: Review of Meditation CD

Balance the Energies
(Guided Meditation)
By Jeanie Marshall
Marshall House (2005)
Reviewed by Irene Watson for Reader Views (1/06)

Jeanie Marshalls CD, Balance the Energies, is directed for a person meditating or participating in her Focused Energy work for the first time. The meditation is short (20 minutes) and very appropriate for a beginner. Marshalls gentle voice, with her clear directions, puts the person at ease. It is obvious that Marshall is using her years of experience with guiding meditations to lead the participant through a positive first time experience.

I found myself being lulled by Marshalls voice and immediately went into a deep meditation, actually to a place where it was hard to come out of when directed to do so. This, to me, is the ultimate in meditation and feel I had a very positive experience. I highly recommend this CD to any first timer or beginner in meditating.

Jeanie Marshall, Empowerment Consultant, directs all activities of Marshall House, drawing on the services of other professionals as needed. Her consulting practice has evolved over the years, transforming to respond to the needs of her clients of today. Jeanie says "the most joyous part of my professional life is working one-on-one with clients, which is a partnership of co-creative, empowering ideas." With a focus on energy, Jeanie supports each person in being empowered and authentic. Her sessions typically begin or end with a guided meditation process.

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What is meditation?

Meditation usually refers to a state in which the body is consciously relaxed and the mind is allowed to become calm and focused. Several major religions include ritual meditation; however, meditation itself need not be a religious or spiritual activity. Most of the more popular systems of meditation are of Eastern origin, though there exists also various forms of Christian, Jewish and Muslim meditation.
Meditation as a form of alternative medicine brings about mental calmness and physical relaxation by suspending the stream of thoughts that normally occupy the mind. Generally performed once or twice a day for approximately 20 minutes at a time, meditation is used to reduce stress, alter hormone levels, and elevate one's mood.
A discipline in which the mind is focused on a single point of reference. Employed since ancient times in various forms by all religions, the practice gained greater notice in the post war US as interest in Zen Buddhism rose. Meditation is now used by many nonreligious adherents as a method of stress reduction; known to lower levels of cortisol, a hormone released in response to stress. Enhances recuperation and improves the body’s resistance to disease.
Meditation is an easy and simple way to balance a person's physical, emotional, and mental states. It is easily learned and has been used as an aid in treating stress, anxiety, pain management, and as part of an overall treatment for other conditions including hypertension and heart disease. Research shows that meditation decreases the heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen consumption, and even decreases blood pressure.