Meditation Services
Learn about the different types of meditation we offer and how they can benefit you. At Silver Lake Psychology, our meditation services incorporate mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques to help you achieve a deeper sense of calm and well-being. By practicing meditation regularly at Silver Lake Psychology, you can enhance your mental clarity, reduce stress, and improve your overall well-being.
Our meditation sessions are designed to fit your busy schedule. We offer sessions at a variety of times throughout the week — contact us for a time that works best for you and start your journey to inner peace and well-being.
Body Scan & Breath Meditation
In our sessions, we will use the breath and focus on the seven major energy centers in our body, known as Chakras, the Sanskrit word for wheel or disk. These wheels or disks of spinning energy correspond to specific nerve bundles and major organs. You will also learn how to use the breath to control pain, discomfort, stress, and/or anxiety.
Body scan meditation, or BSM, is a mindfulness training practice that involves scanning your body for sensations without judgment. The goal is to become more aware of your body and physical self and to develop your interoceptive awareness, or the ability to identify and respond to internal signals. Through our Body Scan & Breath Meditation sessions, you’ll learn to become more aware of your physical sensations, helping you to better understand and respond to your body’s needs.
Gentle Meditation For Moms To Be & New Moms
In this session, you will be guided through mindfulness and breath meditation, which can help you re-center yourself and return to a state of calm. We will also discuss simple tools/tips that can help immediately during stressful moments and how to prevent them.
Being a new mom can be stressful, especially when juggling breastfeeding with work and other responsibilities. It’s not uncommon to feel exhausted and even depressed as a new mother. According to Mayo Clinic, meditation is a “simple, fast way to reduce stress” while cultivating inner peace.
Meditation For Grief And Loss
During our session, you will learn how to use the breath to help ground you and bring you back to a calmer state. You will also experience a gentle guided meditation to help you journey within to the place of peace and serenity.
Self-compassion is essential as you navigate the grieving process. Mediation can become a powerful tool, offering you a calm space to process your emotions and find inner strength and a sense of peace.
Movement Meditation Or Meditation-In-Motion
Meditation-in-motion combines meditation techniques with gentle rhythms of music and the expression of intuitive body movements. This form enables the student to achieve a state of calmness as they align their mind, body, and spirit.
This form primarily benefits those who believe they cannot sit still and practice meditation. With this practice, students can finally experience the stillness within the movement. The practice can be done standing or sitting. It is also an incredible technique that moves the blocked energies within and connects with your inner spirit.
Pranayama (breath work) will also be included.
“In order to understand the dance, one must be still. And, to truly understand illness one must dance.” Rumi
Primordial Sound Meditation
Primordial Sound Meditation (PSM) is a powerful healing practice originating from the ancient Vedic Wisdom of India. PSM uses sound in the form of a mantra, enabling the student to move beyond the mind’s busy activity and emotional turbulence into profound peace and expanded awareness.
Primordial sounds are the basic, most essential sounds of nature. Your mantra is one of the 108 prime seed sounds of the Sanskrit language. The mantra you will receive is the vibrations the universe was created at the time and place of your birth, and it is calculated following Vedic mathematic formulas.
During sessions, we will be using the OM mantra.
Mantra: Sanskrit word for repetition of a sacred sound or word
What Is Meditation?
Meditation is a powerful healing practice that allows the mind to go from activity into silence. It has been practiced for thousands of years in cultures around the world. Now, modern science and studies show that meditation can produce immediate and long-term benefits for the body, mind, and spirit, improving one’s quality of life and overall well-being. The practice of meditation is truly a journey within. It returns to a place of calm and serenity, which is our true natural state, a place where there is no judgment or fear. Here, within, we find compassion, love, and lightness of spirit.
Meditation For Creative Professionals
Meditation is a powerful healing practice that allows your mind to go from activity into silence. Therefore reducing stress & anxiety and improving focus, concentration, creativity, and the ability to conceive new ideas.
In this session, you will learn a new and simple way to meditate, a technique that can be done anywhere and anytime. You will be gently guided through a visualization meditation using the breath (Pranayama) and hand gestures (Mudras) to learn how to tune into your body and target areas where energies may be blocked, thus allowing the creative energies to flow again. In addition, you will learn how to practice the
Primordial Sound Meditation is a mantra meditation based practice rooted in Indian Vedic wisdom and one of the most powerful forms of meditation.
We can learn how to control our thoughts, use our breath to control emotions that arise from negative thoughts or outside situations and let go of the stories we have held on to.
Benefits Of Meditation
Integrating this practice can be instrumental in one’s overall well-being. Studies provide scientific evidence that meditation affects your body at the genetic and cellular levels. Silver Lake Psychology’s meditation services are part of a holistic approach to complementary and integrative health, offering you powerful tools to enhance your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Meditation is an effective tool for managing various mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, and stress-related disorders, helping you find balance and peace.
Some of the benefits include:
Reduced stress
Decreased anxiety
Decreased depression
Reduces cholesterol
Reduces stress hormones
Emotional well-being
Increased energy
Improves sleep quality
Reduces inflammation
Increases feeling of relaxation and peace
Improves relationships
Increases creativity
Meditation can potentially improve the way you are feeling in several ways:
Stress Reduction: Meditation is known to reduce stress levels significantly. Lower stress can create a better environment by allowing individuals to be more open and receptive to interventions.
Emotional Regulation: Regular meditation practice can enhance emotional regulation skills. This can help clients manage their emotions more effectively, leading to better-coping mechanisms and improved overall mental health. Meditation services help you manage and reduce negative emotions, fostering a more positive and balanced mental state.
Increased Self-Awareness: Meditation encourages self-reflection and awareness of thoughts and feelings. This heightened self-awareness can complement the reflective nature of meditation, enabling clients to understand their behaviors and thought patterns better.
Enhanced Focus and Attention: Meditation practices often involve training in focus and attention. Improved concentration can aid clients in staying in the present moment during sessions, making the process more effective.
Complementary Techniques: Many approaches incorporate meditation techniques directly into their frameworks. For clients practicing these techniques, there can be a synergistic effect between meditation and other interventions.
Long-Term Benefits: Research suggests that meditation can lead to long-term changes in the brain associated with improved emotional regulation and stress resilience. These changes can support ongoing mental health gains well into the future.
However, the extent to which meditation improves outcomes can vary among individuals and depends on factors such as the type of meditation practiced, consistency of practice, and specific meditation goals. Integrating meditation should ideally be done with a qualified therapist who can tailor interventions to suit individual needs and circumstances.
Ingrid Marquez
Ingrid Marquez is a Chopra Center Certified Meditation Instructor and the creator of IM Meditation-In-Motion. She specializes in guiding individuals towards internal peace using her unique methods. Her approach blends meditation with gentle music and intuitive movements, making it accessible for those who struggle with traditional meditation. Ingrid has studied under renowned mentors like Dr. Deepak Chopra and Dr. Sheila Patel, and her compassionate, nature-connected teaching style promotes overall well-being and stress relief.
How Often Do You Need To Do Meditation To Experience Benefits?
The frequency of meditation needed to experience benefits can vary depending on individual factors such as goals, current mental state, and lifestyle. However, here are some general guidelines based on research and common practices:
Consistency: Regular practice is key to experiencing benefits from meditation. Meditating daily is often recommended, even if it’s just for a short period (e.g., 10-20 minutes). Consistency allows you to develop and deepen your meditation skills over time.
Duration: While daily practice is beneficial, the duration of each session can vary. Beginners might start with shorter sessions (e.g., 5-10 minutes) and gradually increase the duration as they become more comfortable with the practice. Aim for at least 20 minutes per session to experience deeper relaxation and mental clarity.
Quality over Quantity: The quality of your meditation practice matters more than the quantity of time spent. A focused, mindful session for 10 minutes can be more beneficial than a distracted 30-minute session.
Integration with Daily Routine: Integrating meditation programs into your daily routine can enhance its effectiveness. Some people find it helpful to meditate at the same time each day, such as in the morning before starting their day or in the evening before bed.
Adaptability: It’s okay to adjust your meditation practice based on your schedule and energy levels. Even brief moments of mindfulness throughout the day can contribute to overall well-being.
Long-Term Commitment: Like any skill or habit, the benefits of mindfulness meditation tend to accumulate over time with consistent practice. Many studies suggest noticeable benefits can emerge within a few weeks to a few months of regular practice.
Finding a meditation routine that works for you is about balance and consistency. Experiment with different approaches and durations to discover what feels sustainable and effective for your personal well-being goals. At Silver Lake Psychology, we also offer mindfulness based cognitive therapy, grief & loss therapy, addiction therapy, ADHD therapy, as well as many other services. Contact us today to start on your path towards healing.
