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Guided Meditations for Reducing Stress Levels updated Sat Jun 4 2011 10:18 pm EDT

Meditation can be done both as a solo venture, or with someone guiding you. In guided meditation, you can either go to a professional who offers the service or invest in resources where a soothing voice guides you through the process.

You might even record the session yourself and play it back or have a trusted friend or loved one read a transcript you've prepared or downloaded off the Internet. There are many ways to achieve guided meditation.

When you're using a guide in your meditation process, you have help staying focused and your meditation is usually deeper because you do not have to think about the process – you simply follow along.

If you’re working with a trained professional or using a professional CD or Visual aid, you can often find a clearer resolution to the source of your stress.  Sometimes you gain insight into areas where you weren’t aware something was contributing so much anxiety to your life.

You may even join a guided meditation group, where one leader (or a few) guide a group of individuals in their de-stress and relaxation sessions.  Of course, going to a group meeting will be less expensive than an individual session, but investing in audio sessions allows you to really maximize your investment because they can be used again and again.