Dose of Meditation Good for You and Your Doc
Dr. Michael Krasner, an associate professor at the University of Rochester, is an advocate for physicians learning mindful meditation to help alleviate on the job stresses. Krasner evaluated a test group of physicians who were experiencing work burnout. Seventy doctors underwent an eight week meditation training program. The results as reported in the Rochester City Newspaper was that the physicians displayed significant decrease in mood disturbances, also empathy and communication with their patients improved. It is really heartening to see mainstream health care providers recognize the benefits of meditation.
Be an empowered patient. If your doctor seems to be distracted and is not giving you the attention you feel you deserve try reversing roles, and prescribe her a dose of meditation. Your suggestion may be appreciated, but don't be surprised if you get a raised eyebrow. Either way, you'll be letting it be known that you require a focused healer taking care of your needs. Oh, and be sure to make meditation a part of your own health regimen. Meditation is good for you too!
I am meditating 1- 2 times a day. We are also healing a number of our affinities/issues agressively. Today had a vision in my meditation that showed me one of my greatest fears. This vision could either be that it was a meaasge of something to come or is it possible that it was shown to me to stop tap dancing around this affinity/issue and to heal it and be done with it. In other words, does meditation sometimes hit you between the eyes about the issues you need to deal with?