Various Uses

 

Hi Sandy, 

Here is my experience of the effects of meditating whilst I donate my platelets & plasma every 2 weeks on an alternate basis.

Firstly, I feel that donating these blood products is the best thing I do in my life, and in fact I sense that it's one of the keys to my life’s purpose . 

During the week leading up to the Friday afternoon donation, the week seems to flow perfectly, culminating in the donation afternoon being filled with a quiet satisfaction and gratitude for being able to donate.

As a rule the donation session commences with an initial interview, the completion of a questionnaire, and measure of Blood Pressure .

I have been recording these readings, since completing the CHI Course some years ago. In the moments preceding the Blood Pressure reading, I go to my Peaceful Place and say on the breath in , “In with  a deeper peace “, and on the exhale , “Out with all anxiety”, 

It is wonderful to see that my blood pressure, during the occasions of saying these affirmations, is generally lower; by at least 10% , ie. my blood pressure is normally 120/75, and with affirmation, it's 110 / 65.  My lowest was 103/56 during a medical examination with my Doctor last year.

This is all the more remarkable, when you think that most folks' blood pressure has a tendency to be higher than normal during such interviews, knowing what’s ahead, and because of what’s known as the "White Coat effect" when doctors and nurses are present.

Then, following the interview, we are off to another room with an array of 25 chairs similar to those at dentists - coloured in a light navy blue vinyl, with armrests and lay-back head and shoulder support, with the front section lifting to support your legs in a horizontal position. Once in position  the process of connecting tubes, and insertion of catheters begins.

However, I was amazed 2 months ago to hear the nurse's positive comments regarding my blood flow rate during my 1-2 hour donation session, which after 10 years of donating, and 3 years of meditating,  I had never heard before. 

 He stated, that normal blood flow rate is 80 ml/min. His observation of my flow rate within 5- 10 minutes, was that it dropped to 60 ml/min - a 25% flow rate reduction and this being within minutes of using Peaceful Place! What a wonderful, easily discernable measure of the near immediate benefit of entering my Peaceful Place.

Moreover, for many months, a couple of years ago, the nurses would regularly come up to me after I laid back in the chair, because the machine would commence to beep, flagging a rapid drop in my flow rate – now they know that this is because I meditate.

I am grateful for and cherish the gift that I am able to give to others, and the benefits I receive from spending 60 minutes in my Peaceful Place.

Another interesting experience occurs when, during my mediation, I regularly envisage the passing on of the white light of Unconditional Love to each of those nurses in the room and others donating and this invariably engenders in me a wonderful feeling of peace .

Quite often I finish my meditation, appearing to staff as though I have been crying, for I have become so associated with the meditative experience, and my peaceful place, and am often asked “Are you ok ?”  Of course I always say: Yes, I have just been meditating. This more often than not provides a rich opportunity for discussion about Sandy’s great work, and his Peaceful Place tools.

Sandy, Please feel free to use and distribute my experience as you see fit, in the hope that even more will benefit from your good work.

Cheers & God Bless you mate !  Barry VICTORIA