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Years ago I went to a holistic doctor -- he was an actual MD -- for a checkup and he took my blood pressure, which was maybe 25 points too high (I'm hyper). So he walks me through some guided meditation right there (close your eyes, relax, visualize something, etc.) and takes my blood pressure again. It's down 15 points in just a few minutes.
So he says, "You've got to learn to meditate to get that blood pressure down." I told him I'd never stick with it. So he thinks for a moment and says, "OK. Buy a La-Z-Boy recliner and sit in it for at least 20 minutes once a day; just sit, don't do anything, talk, watch TV or anything else. That'll help keep your blood pressure down." I couldn't believe any chair could actually make that kind of difference, but he said it could. So I eventually got one and --- damn -- he was right. Call it La-Z-Boy meditation, but it works. Relaxes the hell out of me, and my blood pressure is lower, too.
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