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Acupuncture & Meditation - What is

Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a method that empowers the body to improve its healing powers and general functional state. This is done by placing needles in very specific acupuncture points. The classical Chinese explanation is that energy channels (meridians) flow within the body and on its surface. They are like rivers that run through the body watering and nourishing the tissues. An interruption in the movement of these energy rivers is like a dam that floods the other tissues. Meridians can be affected by needling acupuncture points. Acupuncture needles unblock blockages and restore smooth flow through the meridians. Acupuncture treatments can thus help the body's organs with dysfunctions of digestion, assimilation and energy production.

The modern scientific view is that by needling acupuncture points we stimulate the nervous system to release chemicals in the muscles, spine and brain. These chemicals will either reduce the sensation of pain or cause the release of other chemicals and hormones that affect the body's own internal self-regulatory system.

Meditation
Meditation is a form of spiritual concentration achieved by deep relaxation, the removal of all thoughts and external stimuli from the consciousness of the subject. The purpose of meditation is to draw knowledge or experiences directly, without the use of human sensory organs or any source of information. More generally, it is also considered a means of mental relaxation and well-being.

Meditation requires certain conditions in order to be achieved. The first is the undisturbed concentration of our attention on an object. The second is to create a kind of double attention. One leg of it is directed towards the observed object (internal or external), and the other leg is directed towards ourselves, who exercises the process of observation. We don't just notice something, even with focused attention, but we are aware that we are doing it.