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Natural Stress Relief (NSR) is a form of meditation which uses a silent mantra. It is practiced twice a day for 15 minutes at a time, while sitting in a comfortable chair. Silent repetition of the mantra creates a resonance in the nervous system which leads to the release of stress in the body. Scientific studies have been performed to determine the effectiveness of NSR. [1] In one study galvanic skin resistance was measured during NSR meditation and the results indicated lowered anxiety. [2] Another study showed the effectiveness of NSR in creating alpha brain waves. [3]
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NSR can be inexpensively learned from an instructional manual and audio file provided by two non-profit organizations, Istituto Scientia, Italy, and Natural Stress Relief, Inc., Massachusetts, USA, unlike some other forms of mantra meditation which require personal instruction and follow-up visits. NSR was developed by Istituto Scientia in the late 1990s, as an alternative to Transcendental Meditation, which had become prohibitively expensive to learn.
NSR meditation does not involve concentration or putting oneself into a trance. The practitioner is awake and fully aware of his surroundings during meditation. Repetition of the mantra is effortless and leads the practitioner to deeper levels of thought. It has been described as a state of restful alertness. Benefits claimed by practitioners of NSR include clearer thinking, better health and increased productivity, all of which are improved by the release of accumulated stress.
