Health and Meditation

To start meditating, choose a time and a place where you won’t be disturbed for the duration of your meditation session.When you are starting out, you may decide to set aside 10 or 15 minutes for your meditation session. This is plenty of time when you are beginning to meditate and in our hectic daily lives it may well be that this is the maximum amount of time that you feel you can devote to meditating. That’s fine. Whatever works for you is good – it’s much better to spend a few minutes a day meditating than to put it off completely. Over time, you may decide that you are getting sufficient benefits that you want to increase the amount of time you spend in a meditative state, but that’s completely your choice.If you can spare the time, your aim should be to have two 20 minute meditation sessions each day. Research has shown that spending this amount of time meditating leads to better health and can help reduce the stresses and strains of daily life.Your checklist for starting meditation:o Choose a meditation method (such as a breathing or walking meditation)o Choose a time of day when you are unlikely to be disturbed.o Choose a place where you feel comfortable and can relax.That’s all!The time of day should be one where you can make it a habit to meditate at that time. Some people find that meditating first thing in the morning is a good time for them. Other people, myself included, meditate last thing at night before going to sleep. You may find that the best time for you is whilst the rest of the family is watching a program on television. There is no exact time that is best for everyone. Whatever works for you is good! Just make sure that you practice on a regular basis.The actual place where you decide to meditate is again up to you. A few people set aside a room in their house as their meditation room but if you’re just starting out, that’s probably a bit too extreme. Instead, you may decide to meditate in your bedroom, the lounge, the kitchen or even the garden. The exact place where you meditate doesn’t matter too much – it’s much more important that you actually start practicing meditation. If you find that the original place you chose isn’t working for you, don’t be afraid to change it. The same goes for the time and the method that you chose. The ultimate benefit of meditation far exceeds the precise method of meditation that you use to reach the benefit.

Western interest in yoga began several decades ago, and now yoga centers and classes can be found in most communities of any size – and even many with very small populations. Yoga has become popular for many reasons, not the least of which is the health benefits it bestows on a person. But should men be interested in yoga as a way of tending to their penis health? In some ways, absolutely!YogaAccording to Wikipedia, yoga is “a group of physical, mental and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India… (that) most likely developed around the sixth and fifth centuries BCE… (It) is a meditative means of discovering dysfunctional perception and cognition, as well as overcoming it for release from suffering, inner peace and salvation.”Nowadays, most people in the West think of yoga as a form of physical exercise that focuses on certain poses and also works to clear the mind. This is an oversimplification of yoga, but it is generally what the public thinks of when it hears the word.Penis benefitsSo how does practicing yoga benefit the penis? Some practitioners claim that yoga can add length and/or girth to the penis, but this is not something for which there is really any evidence.But there is reason to believe that yoga can be of benefit in treating erectile dysfunction. (To be clear, erectile dysfunction occurs when a man has trouble either obtaining or maintaining an erection that is sufficiently stiff enough to allow for sexual intercourse.) In one study, scientists looked at 65 men who were enrolled in a yoga camp. They were of varying ages and backgrounds. They all filled out the Male Sexual Quotient survey both before the camp began and 12 weeks later when it ended. At the end of the camp, sexual scores improved significantly, including those related to erectile dysfunction. (For the record, ejaculatory control and orgasm satisfaction were also reported to have improved.)It makes sense that erectile function could be positively affected by yoga. One of the major issues involved in erectile dysfunction is cardiovascular impairment. This can involve less blood being pumped to the penis when an erection is required, or it can involve vessels in the penile area being somewhat blocked, thereby preventing blood from flowing in in the desired quantities.Yoga has been shown to help build up heart strength and to help with vascular blockages. So if yoga helps clear up these problems, it can thereby attack this particular cause of erectile dysfunction.LibidoThe 65 men in the aforementioned survey also reported an increase in “desire” after the 12 weeks of yoga camp. This is consistent with anecdotal reports from many men: they feel their libido rises when they are involved in yoga on a regular basis.So if a man wants to take advantage of yoga to benefit his penis (and his whole body), what should he do? The best route is to enroll in a class taught by a qualified teacher. Choose one that is at the appropriate level; many men think yoga is a “piece of cake” and jump into a class that is too advanced for them.Those who do not have a class conveniently located can try using DVDs or online videos; however, please be aware that an in-person class is better and reduces the risk of pushing too hard or otherwise injuring oneself.In addition to practicing yoga, men should utilize a superior penis health creme (health professionals recommend Man1 Man Oil, which is clinically proven mild and safe for skin) on a regular basis to help maintain penis health at an acceptable level. For better results, select a crème that includes the major vitamins, including A, B5, C, D and E. Topical application of these vitamins directly on the penis helps target their benefits. The crème should also include L-arginine, an amino acid which helps boost nitric oxide and therefore aids in keeping penile blood vessels open.