Directions: Locate two resources on the Internet that explain meditation techniques.
• Enter the name of each website into the matrix, then copy and paste the web address. • After reviewing the website, provide a brief summary for each source. • Below your summary, list two interesting facts you learned from each site. • Try the techniques you located in your Internet search. Provide a brief description of what happened in your experience.
When you are finished filling out the matrix, answer the two questions below.
|Information |Website 1 |Website 2 |
|Website name and |The Transcendental Meditation Program |Project-Meditation |
|address (URL): | | |
| |http://www.tm.org |http://www.project-meditation.org |
|Summary of the |The website discusses the meaning of meditation and how |This website discussed the 5 different meditation |
|resource: |it helps the mind and body. The technique it discusses is|techniques that many different cultures use and have used|
| |the transcendental meditation. This technique is great |for many years. The website also discusses how each |
| |for people of all ages, cultures, and religions. This |technique is different and how people that use even one |
| |technique allows your mind to settle inward beyond |of these will swear by it. |
| |thought to experience the source of thought- pure | |
| |awareness, also known as transcendental consciousness. | |
|Two interesting |That this technique is the most widely practiced, most |How each technique uses different ways to help the mind |
|facts: |researched, and most effective method of |and body from sounds, religion, and nerves. |
| |self-development. |The Mantra technique really is interesting on how people |
| |That it is a great tool for stress relief in one’s |use sounds to help control their stress and mind. |
| |everyday life and that it is easy to do and work into our| |
| |lives. | |
|What happened after |I found that my mind relaxed more and I could think |I tried the technique of using sound to help relax the |
|you tried each |clearer. I also found that my stress levels were not as |mind and body. I found this