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Meditation tips to overcome stress & anxiety

Meditation guide

 

A Simple Meditation Technique for Relaxation 

* Start by lying comfortably on the floor with the palm of your hands by your side with palms facing down, your feet should be a few inches apart, eyes closed, adjust yourself into a comfortable position. 

* Let yourself quieting down for a few minutes adjusting your position if necessary, begin to notice your body in relation to the floor and begin to breathe deeply.

* When your breathing has become deep and relaxed begin to concentrate on your right foot, imagine it becoming heavy, tense your foot then let all the tension go from it.

* Move your thoughts up to you right calf, tensing the muscle then relaxing it while concentrating on letting all tension go from it, feel it become heavy and sink deeper into the floor.

* Work your way up your right leg tensing the muscles then relaxing then while continuing to breathe deeply.

* When you have reached your right thigh start back down at your left foot, tensing and releasing, feeling the muscles become heavy and work your way up your right leg to your thigh.

* Still breathing deeply and evenly tense your hips then release the tension feeling your lower body sink deeper into the floor as it becomes heavier.

* Tense and release the muscles in your stomach.

* Tense the muscles in your chest then release them.

* Clench your left hand then release the tension, feel it become heavy.

* Tense the muscles in your left upper arm and shoulder then release them.

* Clench your right hand and release the tension, feel it become heavy.

* Tense the muscles in your upper right arm and shoulder then release them.

* Tense the muscles in the neck then release them.

* Screw your face up with tension then let the tension fall from your face.

* Be aware of your body becoming heavier and all tension dissolving into the floor beneath you.

* Concentrate on your breathing be aware of how it feels entering through your nostrils, how it feels in your lungs and how it leaves your body through the mouth, if you find your attention wandering then gently bring it back to focusing on your breathing.

* Be aware of how relaxed and calm you feel when there is no tension within the body.

* Remain like this for as long as you feel comfortable, but be careful you don’t actually fall asleep.

* When you are ready to re enter society, slowly let out a deep breath, open your eyes and begin to bring your senses back to normality while trying to remain relaxed and at peace with yourself.

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The umbilical cord of a newborn baby is typically discarded, along with the placenta, as medical waste. Umbilical cord blood (UCB), however, is a rich source of stem cells – the building blocks of our bodies – and can usually be retrieved immediately after the baby is born, thus conserving this valuable resource.

Expecting parents generally have several options as they choose what to do with their baby’s umbilical cord blood: donate to a public cord blood bank or a research institution, store the UCB with a private bank or discard it. Cord Blood Options encourages parents to know the facts and know their options. Cord Blood Options intends to facilitate the decision-making process by providing resources, information, and support regardless of what destination is intended.

Normally the umbilical cord and the placenta are both discarded. When you decide to save or donate your baby’s cord blood, the hospital staff collects the blood. 

Doing this doesn’t change any traditional birthing procedures and is completely handled by the hospital staff. 

Whether you have a vaginal, cesarean, or multiple-birth delivery, you may take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.


Cord Blood Banking Kits

If you choose to use a public bank to donate your baby’s cord blood, you can receive a collection kit from that bank. If you choose to use a private bank to store your baby’s cord blood, you will receive a collection kit in the mail. 

 

The kit will be packaged in a pre-addressed, insulated box that is safe and reliable for shipment of your baby’s cord blood to the laboratory where the cord blood will be stored. 

After the blood is collected, the hospital staff will place the cord blood in the kit. All of your baby’s blood will already be identified and bar-coded if you are storing the blood in a private bank. 

You then send the blood with the courier of your choice to the lab you have already chosen or drop off the donated cells at the local public bank. If you choose a private bank, you will be notified by the bank as soon as your baby’s blood has been received by the lab. 

The umbilical cord of a newborn baby is typically discarded, along with the placenta, as medical waste. Umbilical cord blood (UCB), however, is a rich source of stem cells – the building blocks of our bodies – and can usually be retrieved immediately after the baby is born, thus conserving this valuable resource.

Expecting parents generally have several options as they choose what to do with their baby’s umbilical cord blood: donate to a public cord blood bank or a research institution, store the UCB with a private bank or discard it. Cord Blood Options encourages parents to know the facts and know their options. Cord Blood Options intends to facilitate the decision-making process by providing resources, information, and support regardless of what destination is intended.

Today parents potentially have several options for their newborn's cord blood.

Cord blood has now been collected through public and private cord blood banks for almost 10 years.

By donating the cord blood to a public cord blood bank, you are potentially giving the gift of life to someone who may be in need of a stem cell transplant.

By storing the cord blood with a private bank you are in essence buying biological insurance that could potentially save a family member some day.

Public cord blood banking is only available in certain regions. Private banking is available nationwide.