| Infertility can be a traumatic experience for a woman | | | | The hypothalamus has a second function in that it |
| to go through. From her perspective it may seem like | | | | sends out chemical signals to the pituitary gland to |
| every other woman is having a child. If it is let to | | | | produce two hormones that encourage ovulation. If |
| control your life infertility can make you miserable, | | | | the stress hormones that cause this process to |
| stressful and frustrating. | | | | happen are overproduced then menstruation and |
| In America, approximately 10 million women who are | | | | ovulation can happen irregularly or even stop. |
| childbearing age suffer from infertility. Medicine has | | | | Meditation can help you gain your fertility if you have |
| come a long way toward helping these women to | | | | lost it and are still of the ideal age to conceive a child. |
| have kids but it is not perfect by a long shot. | | | | Lowering your stress can make all the difference in |
| Stress can be a factor leading to infertility. So, one of | | | | the world. |
| the most important things you can do is care about | | | | Here is a meditation you can try: |
| and love yourself. Infertility is not a punishment that | | | | Sit in a comfortable chair or on the ground Indian |
| God has enacted on you for something you have | | | | style. Keep your back perfectly straight and put your |
| done wrong or a conspiracy by the government. | | | | hands, palm up, on your knees. The placement of the |
| Reduce your stress and you might be able to | | | | hands place important significance on your willingness |
| increase your chances of becoming pregnant. I will | | | | to be receptive. Take slow and deep breaths. In your |
| show you some techniques you can use to do just | | | | mind, picture a powerful divine energy. It can be |
| this. | | | | whatever you like. Maybe it is Allah or Buddha, |
| A study at Faulkner Centre for Reproductive | | | | himself. Every time you breathe in you are inhaling his |
| Medicine conducted a study of 54 women who were | | | | love. As you continue to do this the love builds up |
| taught stress reduction techniques. These women | | | | and you are surrounded by a rose colored light. |
| were asked to spend 20 minutes a day using these | | | | The voice starts repeating "You are perfect. I love |
| techniques for a period of ten weeks. At the end of | | | | you." over and over. Start repeating the same phrase |
| the study 34% of these women became pregnant. | | | | to yourself. You are feeling so accepted both by this |
| This is a higher percentage than is normally achieved | | | | divine power and by yourself. Keep breathing deeply. |
| by women who are being treated for infertility. | | | | Continue this for 20 minutes and you are finished |
| There are two glands in the human body that are | | | | with your daily meditation for love and acceptance. |
| mostly responsible for releasing stress hormones. | | | | This exercise should also help relieve your stress. |
| These are the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus. | | | | |