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About the meditactics DVD

WHAT IS THIS?

This is a complete guide to meditation in both theory and practice for everyone. From the complete beginner to the expert.

It is also an extensive library on meditation, containing material from some of the absolute best scientists and teachers in the world, all recognised experts on the complex topic of meditation.

It contains:

• 10 Hours Video (29 Video Clips)
• 97 Hours Audio (28 Audio books on 91 CDs converted to mp3 files)
• 10 000 pages of eBooks

... all this on ONE single DVD (or put the files on your hard drive, usb-stick etc).

Information about all the content can be found under the Content section.

Check out the very user friendly and well designed manual/booklet (60 pages!) The manual is of course included on the DVD.

We have also created a trailer to help you understand what it is all about!

See the download section for information about how to download the DVD. You can play the DVD on your computer, in a DVD player for your TV set and also play the MP3s in your phone or MP3-player. See the manual for more information.

This DVD might be shared, but should never be sold.

HMM, BUT WHO CARES ABOUT MEDITATION ANYWAY?

Sara Lazar examining healthy neurological
changes in the brain as a direct effect
of meditation practice.

There are now more than 200,000 research papers about meditation on the world's biggest medical database PubMed. Anyone with a human brain and a nervous system seems to benefit from meditation according to modern science. And we are not talking about some flaky pseudo-science here, but about ordinary clinical main- stream medicine.

So, although the reason why people are interested in meditation might differ a lot, the benefits are for everyone, and they are many.

Mind training has been studied and proved helpful in the many areas:

• Performance - efficiency[1], productivity and creativity[2], attention[3], transforming habits[4]
• Social skills - communication[5], conflict management[6], kindness[7], social courage[8]
• Inner balance - empathy[9], emotional stability[10], concentration[11], stress management[12], spiritual development[13], anger management[14]
• Physical health - sleep quality[15], pain management[16], immune system[17], stress reduction[18], skin health[19], eating impulse control[20]

Every single claim above is supported by academic references on the DVD.

FAQ

WHY SO *MUCH* STUFF?

There are so many kinds of people. Material which suits one person may not be appreciated at all by another. We want to give you the whole range and depth of meditation. If you give this DVD to someone they get the most complete introduction imaginable. It is still equally beneficial for the expert.

But will I not get totally lost in all that material?

No, you won't. The carefully designed and indexed colour booklet, complete with screenshots, detailed info, tagging and much more will guide you along, according to your liking and taste. Everything from really simple topics to the complicated and advanced material are indexed so you won't get lost in any way.

So what about the science, health and spirituality perspectives? Do you try to combine all three of them into a big unified wholeness?

No, we don't. You can choose to do that, or NOT to do that. We just noticed that people like meditation for different reasons, be it scientific, health- oriented or spiritual. We wanted to make everybody happy by giving them all three dishes, the best ones we could find. So, you pick the pieces you want. We are agenda free. Use what you find helpful and discard the aspects which you do not find of value. Furthermore, it is not the intention of the designers to promote any particular religion, scientific organization, movement, or belief system whatsoever.

Who are you people?

We hardly know ourselves. From the viewpoint of both Western and Eastern philosophy that really is not a easy question to answer at all.

Mattieu Richard visits Himalaya.

Why did you do all this?

Because Meditation rocks! And we want to make you glad. And also to contribute towards making the world a bit more sane. Our way of doing this is to provide powerful theoretical frameworks plus practical tools which can be used to train and develop a healthier, sharper and more caring mind. Our hope is that this DVD will be interesting, amusing and helpful.

But really, what is the big fuss about?

Whether we are talking about individual or collective well-being one thing is certain: just as our cultural environment affects our inner worlds the opposite is equally true; our interior structures, our states of mind, do affect behaviour and external structures and therefore society. It is a dialectic relation and not a one way lane, and meditation according to some theorists is the quickest and most certain means for internal growth. Plus it has neurological, behavioural and psychotherapeutic data to support its effectiveness. It goes without saying that meditation/mind training has a great capacity to deal with an impressive variety of both individual and social problems in an extremely cost effective way. This is equally true to other kinds of education in general. Meditation should not be understood as some kind of egocentric anti-worldly navel-gazing, but as a practice that has effects on many social- relational aspects of life.

So you mean meditation can be beneficial in many different fields?

Only if we were complete idiots would we believe that all problems in the world would disappear because of mind training. But it would likewise be quite ignorant not to use and benefit from, and further evaluate, its range of effec- tive potentials. There is a huge need in our society to generate healthier, more compassionate and insightful ways of responding to our life conditions. Anyone who watches the evening news notices this. The quality of mind determines the quality of behavior. And the quality of how we act in turn determines the rules of social conduct which shape our culture, thus giving rise to the kind of society we will have to live in, as well as conform to. Many other important factors besides mind-training, are necessary to examine and apply on a practical level. If this will happen there is a slight chance to make both individuals and societies in this world evolve in a little bit less miserable way.

Interview with Professor Richard Davidsson
about health benefits and meditation.

Wow, this DVD really rocks! Can I help the project somehow?

Oh, yeah! That is certain. Use your imagination. There are many ways. You might like to help distribute the DVD. Or you might like to buy a few empty DVD discs, burn copies and share them around. Or you could share it on the net. Spreading the word is also extremely helpful! If you like you could write a review of the DVD on your blog. Facebook about it! Tweet it!

Why share this DVD?

There are numerous reasons why you might want to distribute or copy this DVD. Perhaps you want someone to enjoy some of the experiences you have had. Perhaps you have a friend or relative who would be helped by specific parts of the DVD. Perhaps you know someone who is interested in personal development, or someone who is depressed or suffers from physical pain. Check out our special sharing section on this page.