Benefits of Meditation

Have you been searching for a simple, yet fast way to reduce your anxiety, stress, tension and bring inner peace? Why not consider taking up Meditation!

To begin with, it’s worth noting that there are lots of different types of Meditations. For instance, Guided Meditation, Mantra Meditation, Mindfulness Meditation, Qi Gong, Tai Chi, Yoga, Transcendental Meditation etc. All of these types have the same basic ingredients that allow you to focus and reach a deeper, more relaxed state of mind.

Immersing yourself for a few brief minutes a day with focused breathing can work wonders in helping restore your calm and inner balance. Meditation is probably one of the most inexpensive therapeutic methods anyone can adopt in their daily lives. You can meditate while walking, commuting to work, mowing the lawn, washing or cleaning up.

an Easy 5 step guide on how to get the most out of your Meditation

  • The main objective of meditation is to reduce and eliminate all of the jumbled up noises in your mind

  • Increasing your focus on your breathing by paying specific attention on how your rib cage inflates during inhalation and deflates during exhalation visually

  • The devil is in the detail. Your entire focus needs to be present. Notice how your shoulders gently rise and drop with each breath

  • Try and repeat this cycle for 10 breaths and see if this starts to produce a deep sense of relaxation and calmness in your mind

  • Bring your attention back to your sense of breathing everytime you feel it wandering off

Meditation would also allow you to gain a new perspective on stressful situations and

  • Building stress managing skills

  • Increasing your self-awareness

  • Increase your resilience

  • help you focus on the present

  • Reducing negative emotions

  • Increasing imagination and creativity

  • Increasing patience and tolerance

  • Reduce your heart rate

  • Lowering your resting blood pressure

  • Improving sleep quality

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