Group Meditation Is The Untapped Team Building Activity To Increase Productivity

It has been shown that meditation can improve business productivity, as we discussed in a previous blog post. This is done by decreasing stress, improving focus, and relaxing the mind and body so they can be rejuvenated. But what is done individually, by business owners, executives, managers, and employees, to improve their productivity, can also be done in a group, which will have a different dynamic, but increase the benefits even more.

Why a group?

There is a saying. “Surround yourself with people with the same goals as you.” This is because any activity done in a group that is able to support one another, through their actions and energies, yields more results. Just like an ant trying to lift a rock alone, versus a group of ants working in unison to lift the same rock.

But you might be asking: meditation is not a physical activity, so how will doing it in a group give better results?

Have you ever gone to a concert, or a sporting event, and every time the band plays a really good song, or your home team scores a critical shot, you feel uplifted by the sheer energy of the crowd? Many people refer to this as the “electricity” of the crowd, or the “vibe” of the crowd, just making the experience all the more amplified, versus watching the concert or the game at home alone.

The same principles apply with group meditation. When you're with the group, with the same goals, the same purpose, you will feel the vibrations from the crowd amplify your own, and improving the experience. Not only that, doing it with the group let's you share the experience with them, which results in a better bond forming with the people involved. And it is this that can improve your business and take it to the next level.

How to set a group meditation session

The first thing that needs to be done is to determine a suitable size for the group, and the right venue for them. If the group is too small, then the meditation session might not be amplified enough. Too big, and it can be difficult to conduct and control, especially if there are members who might not be there for the right reasons.

A good way is this: if you or the company you work for is small, around 15-20 people, include everyone. If it is big, meditation groups can be the employee teams themselves, with the team leader or manager being the meditation conductor.

A small business, like a cafe or a restaurant, can use the main floor venue as the meditation area by pushing aside the chairs and tables and making enough space. Not only does this save money and time, it also gives the staff the idea that their own place of work is not just for work, but can be a place of sanctuary and peace, a place to call home if need be. If it is a big company, a conference room can be used. In fact, it is highly advisable for businesses that will regularly use meditation to devote a room specifically for meditation, where individuals or groups can go to and just meditate.

Next step is to decide on a goal. Is the meditation to simply provide relaxation? Is it to focus on a particular goal? Is it to promote inter-personal dynamics? Is it to be introspective in order to be a better employee and team member? This will also determine which kind of meditation for business you can use for your session.

Once the goal is set up, determine who will lead the meditation session. As a business owner, manager, or team leader, it is good if you know how to meditate, as this will help in leading a group meditation session. As an employee, you can volunteer to take the lead and show initiative even if your position is not the highest in the team or company. Just be sure that whoever will lead the group meditation has experience in meditation.

Finally, invite the people who will be involved ahead of time, explaining the details of the meditation session, and to make sure they arrive prepared (perhaps they will need their own cushion or have not done meditation before; include a primer in the email, like a short description of what it is.) This will make sure that they enter the venue with the right idea in mind, and not be surprised or taken aback by what they will see.

From there, conducting the meditation is very similar to the steps of the different kinds of meditation for business, or any meditation method you choose. Set up each employee's space, give a brief and solemn talk about the purpose of the session, and then begin. One is leading the actions, like calling for proper inhales and exhales at the properly timed cues, or leading the mantra for the group to follow.

Meditation in a quiet place is good, but adding a speaker system to play a binaural beats track for meditation can also increase the meditation's potency. Listen to this binaural beats meditation track for motivation and success and give it a try on your next meditation session! 

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How to Start a Dream Sharing Circle

How to Start a Dream Sharing Circle

Are you a dreamer? Have you been looking for communities — online or offline — to share your dream experiences?

Being part of a dream circle can be amazingly perfect at finding the inner truths in a dream, conquering your fears, facing future possibilities, or emotional issues from the past.  Unluckily, the mere fact is that we are pretty bad at visualizing our dreams within our inner selves particularly, if we have not been following or keeping track of our dreams. Setting up a good, reliable group is like finding your comfort zone and safe haven. A dream circle can swiftly convey many perspectives on what your dreams mean and could also bring wisdom and insight that can really help and surprise the dreamer.

You can start building up a dream circle in your locality. The most important thing is that you gather a small group of people who trust each other and feel safe enough to tell their dream and listen to advice about what others think.

Starting your own dream circle can be done through the internet or live sessions. 

Did you know?

Throughout the history of man, dreams have been the gateway that people use to seek resolution to problems, situations, or questions that need answers. The symbolisms in a dream are key factors that have meaning in the real world. Even to this day, there are many people around the world who look to their dreams as the inner voice of wisdom.

The website called "DREAM MOODS" is one of the top web search results when you google "dream interpretation". On this site, when you type in the key elements of objects, scenarios, emotions, or symbols, it gives you a list of meanings for each of them. But always remember that when you interpret a dream, do not take the given symbolisms or explanations flat out as it is presented. Each person will always have a different perspective to what the "reading" says, such is the same way with tarot card or daily horoscope readings.

There are also different types of dreams:

(Note: this section is credited to http://www.dreaminterpretation-dictionary.com/types-of-dreams.html/)

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The 10 Dream Categories: 

1. Psychological Healing Dreams – Although these dreams can be disturbing, they differ from nightmares in that they represent situations from the conscious past and daily living. These dreams will often occur at times of stress or when important decisions arise. These dreams are not negative as they help heal and overcome negative emotions. 

2. Belief Dreams – Dreams have played a part in shaping religions and belief systems across the planet. From Jacob’s dreams of angels in the Bible, to Mohammed’s dream inspiring his spiritual mission in the Quran, to the “dreaming” of the Australian Aboriginals. Subsequently, dream interpretation and analysis has been an ingrained component of human kind. 

3. Problem-Solving Dreams – These dreams are designed to impart a message to the sleeper that will aid them in overcoming a problem in their conscious life. It is said that very often such messages are delivered by a messenger whose identity is of utmost importance in discerning the message. 

4. Physiological Dreams – Some dreams are said to be direct reflections of our needs in the conscious world. For example, a dream where the sleeper is shivering in the snow may simply mean an extra blanket is required. 

5. Dreams of Daily Life – Dreams that incorporate familiar faces and places do not necessarily reveal hidden symbolic messages from the subconscious. They are simply reflections of everyday life. These types of dreams can incorporate activities going on whilst we sleep. For example, a phone ringing may initiate a dream about communicating with a family member. 

6. Compensatory Dreams – Some dreams reveal the “dark side” of our personality. This does not infer evil; it refers to what Jung described as the shadow-self. The parts of ourselves we repress. An example might be a Nun who dreams she is promiscuous. Such dreams are designed to balance our personality and give vent to emotions we would not usually seek to experience. 

7. Recurring Dreams – Repeating dreams are signs that we are not paying attention to the message given. As such, ignoring the messages can lead to unresolved issues in our waking lives. The intent of the subconscious in these instances is to find a dream which impacts upon the dreamer in the most beneficial way. The subconscious may have tried numerous other attempts before implementing the dream that will be repeated. The subconscious does this because it believes it has found a means to “break through”, thus, repetition is used. 

8. Lucid Dreams – Such dreams have been the subject of much research. In these dreams the sleeper is actually aware that they are in a dream state. The dream is so vivid it seems real, although events and characters will often be greatly exaggerated. Due to the sleeper being aware of dreaming he or she will often manipulate the outcomes. As such, it is thought these are not messages of deep symbolic value. 

9. Psychic Dreams – Some consider there to be no such thing as psychic, including Prophetic Dreams. These are explained away as merely the subconscious absorbing information from the conscious world and making assumptions about likely behaviour. When these behaviours are played out at a later date the conscious individual perceives they have predicted the future in a dream. However, this does not account for incidents where premonitions of unforseen natural disasters and death have taken place. 

10. Nightmares – These are the most emotionally draining of all dreams. They represent major issues in our waking lives that the subconscious drives the sleeper to acknowledge through fear. A great portion of people however ignore the cues and engage in the terror. It must be remembered that all dreams, even nightmares, are designed by the subconscious to help us.

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There are many ways to find insight or answers to which a dream represents itself to the dreamer. Through this way, dreams that are shared in a group essentially have social advice, same also with personal information about the dreamer. Therefore, when we share a dream in a group, we dream for the benefit of everyone.

Here are a few tips for starting a dream sharing group:

1.     Find a group of people with a maximum of 12 and a minimum of 5 for most favorable interactions.

2.     You need to assemble regularly and schedule a couple hours for the meet ups. Twice a month of sessions will keep a group strong.

3.     What happens in the dream circle stays in the dream circle.  Agree to secrecy so you can discuss what you learned but without naming names once you are out of the circle.

4.     Share your dreams the group. 

5.     If you are the one who encourage the dream circle, you will act as the facilitator, but the dream group does not need a formal leader if everyone agrees to some rules about watching time, keeping safety, and giving everyone an opportunity to have their voice heard.  Still, many prefer to have a dream leader, even if that person changes every week.

6.     Get ready for one or two people in maximum to be able to share a dream in a one hour session. 

7.     Give the dreamer the last word on what he has heard that night.  He does not need to say yes or no to possible dream meanings. Just let it drench in.  If he has something to reveal, let him share with the group.

8.     Begin the meeting with a short check-in about how your week has gone, with a focus on your emotional state.  This can alleviate some projections and builds security.

9.     Ask the dreamers who went last week and see if anything new came to them after they had time to process.  For introverts, people need more time to sink in the new ideas about their dreams.

10.  Look for persistent patterns of interpretation that may develop especially positive subject.

In wider perspective, you don’t need to be an expert to start a dream circle. All you need is a group that is eager and passionate about sharing dreams, others come with experience.


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The Dream Herb: Calea Zacatechichi (Calea Z)

The Dream Herb:
Calea Zacatechichi (Calea Z)

Calea Zacatechichi is for any courageous dream explorer who wants to experience a richer dream life. This dream herb that is scientifically popular to increase dream recall, dream intensity and an experience of the transitional state from wakefulness to sleep.

Calea zacatechichi is a plant from Oaxaca, Mexico known for its effectiveness on dreams. Conventionally, it is popularized by the indigenous Chontal as a way of dream prediction. A Chontal spiritualist would smoke a cigarette and drink a tea made from its leaves before going to sleep. The dream would then give them the answers they were looking for like the reason why a person was sick.

It is also known as the “Dream Herb”. It will thrill you to know that this plant is known for its ability to induce lucid dreams. During the night, the dream herb works its magic by creating vivid dreams and producing consequential insights for the dreamer. Calea Z helps elucidate the senses specifically the inner senses and induces a state of excitement. Other reported results include mild hallucinations and being more aware of sound, where it is coming from such as its depth and distance. 

The major effect of the Dream Herb is to increase the vividness and lucidity of your dreams.  Some effects of Calea Z occur in the dream world.  Consuming the dream herb before sleep brings on a state of relaxation, and can also help relieve you from insomnia. You might feel a slight loss of coordination due to deep relaxation the herb puts you in, so it is always advisable to intake this herb as your sleep aid. The relaxing effects can last through till morning as well. Calea Z will provide reflection on your dream experiences and the messages they transmit.

These are the proper methods of consumption:

Drinking it as tea. The tea gives you a relaxing effect and an easy way to get the benefits of the Dream Herb. This herb is really bitter. You can take it as tea with lots of honey.

Vaporizing or smoking. Vaporize the Calea Z.  It is significantly healthier and you get the same relaxant effect as in drinking its tea form. It will help you to increased relaxation and produced deeper sleep.

Ingesting Capsules. You could take this herb in capsule form. This gets around the bitterness issue and also ensures you take a specific amount. Find a supply of ready-made Calea Z capsules, or you can pack the dry leaf into empty gel capsules. Take1-2 capsules after 4-6 hours sleep. This gives you sufficient deep sleep before getting on longer REM cycles.

If you are a lucid dreamer, it really helps if you maintain your desired dream as you fall asleep, having ingested your dose of Calea Z.

Think of your desired dreamscape and direct your consciousness into that scenario, attracting all the senses. Repeat the affirmation in your mind silently. The next scenario will be a dream. You can breathe it in and out, like ocean waves softly caressing at the shore.

Try not to get too excited about the possibilities of your Calea Z dreams. Relax and enjoy the experience, set yourself with no pressure to achieve a life-changing dream or a reflective lucid dream. There will be ample of time to analyze and imitate on your experience in the following day.

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