As the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus put forth 2,500 years ago, change is central to the universe. Like everything in creation, we are changing, growing, and evolving. Even positive change - a new job, a wedding, the birth of a baby - can cause stress. When change comes so fast that we don't have time to deal with it or integrate it, we invariably find ourselves in a crisis. A crisis is not a fun place to be, but we can minimize its intensity and duration by choosing to navigate through it rather than resisting or giving in to it. In a study published in Medical News Today in 2008, researchers at the Benson-Henry Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital examined subjects to see how meditation influenced their stress response. The researchers found that meditation produced physiological reactions that were the opposite of the reactions induced by post traumatic stress disorder. The following meditation can be a wonderful companion before and/or during periods of stress and crisis. **Crisis often occurs after your life has la gushed in the doldrums, when things seem neither good nor bad, just "blah." Do this meditation wherever you sense a crisis approaching. During the crisis, do this meditation each day to help you navigate more smoothly and quickly through it.** (From the book ‘The Best Meditations on the Planet, by Dr. Martin Hart & Skye Alexander)

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