Meditation Quiz Answers

1. Concentration is focusing the mind on a single object, while meditation is a state that results from sustained and prolonged concentration.

2. Meditation can act in ways similar to psychotherapy because it allows unconscious thoughts and Emotions to rise to the surface.

3. List three benefits of meditation. 1) Teaches us to accept ourselves 2) Increases compassion for others 3) Releases unpleasant memories/anxiety

4. Name the four levels of consciousness. Waking, dreaming, deep sleep, sleepless sleep

5. Meditation slows the release of which four stress related hormones? Cortisol, TSH (Thyroid stimulated hormone), GH (Growth hormone), DHEA-S

6. Meditation can help alleviate depression because meditation increases Serotonin availability and increases Tryptophan in the central nervous system, both of which are important for mood elevation.

7. Which Yoga breathing technique has been shown to be effective in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder? Alternate nostril breathing

8. The Mantra OM is mostly associated with which Chakra? Sixth

9. Which breathing technique has been shown to be useful in treating psychological problems such as anxiety and depression? Nadishodhanam (alternate nostril breathing)

10. The actual experience of Kundalini activity depends on what? Personality and inner nature

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