"The Golden Pool of Abundance" by Jeanie Marshall: Review of Meditation CD

The Golden Pool of Abundance
(Guided Meditation)
By Jeanie Marshall
Marshall House (2005)
Reviewed by Irene Watson for Reader Views (1/06)

To create abundance, you must create the feeling of abundance in your thoughts, aura, being, and surroundings, and this meditation certainly gives you that feeling when completed. Jeanie Marshall, with her calm and serene voice, leads the participant to a place of knowing that absolutely everything you need and want is already provided.

The Golden Pool of Abundance meditation reminded me of when I first started guided visualization and it was surreal to go back to that place. There is no need to re-invent the wheel, Marshall provides what truly works a meditation that replenishes the abundance that you have in your life.

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.