Many of us women are living fast-paced lifestyles trying to balance our work, family and social lives which leads to stress and negative impacts on our mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. One simple and effective stress relieving technique I recommend is meditation. Meditation can bring a sense of calm and inner happiness to our lives and promote a feeling of peace and tranquility that often times get lost when we are busy trying to juggle everything we have to accomplish on a daily basis.
Despite of its popularity today, very few of us truly know what meditation truly is. Some think it is a form of mental concentration; others consider it as a visualization of something to feel peace and satisfaction.
Indeed, both of these concepts are part of mediation. The ultimate purpose of mediation is to slow down and eventually stop all the restless thoughts in your mind.
Meditation is a state of thoughtless awareness. It is not an act of doing, but a state of awareness – a state of profound, deep peace, calmness and silence.
The concept of meditation is often misunderstood. Here are 5 facts to help you understand about meditation and how this leads to a healthier and happier you.
1) Meditation Does Not Require Spiritual or Religious Beliefs.
Meditation is beneficial for everybody and it does not require any form of spiritual or religious beliefs. In fact, some meditations have no particular religious beliefs at all or are considered atheist. The purpose of meditation is to experience the inner quiet and feel the numerous physical, mental and emotional health benefits that come with practice.
2) Meditation can be simple.
Meditation is not only reserved for saints and yogis. It is for everybody and you can meditate anytime and anywhere. Meditation techniques can be self-learnt as simple as focusing on your breathing or silently repeating a mantra.
3) Meditation is Not Controlling Your Thoughts.
Don’t be overly focused on how to stop your thoughts or empty your mind as both of these approaches only lead to frustration thoughts instead decide how much attention to direct to them.
As you meditate on a regular basis, you‘ll find the space in between your thoughts which is quiet and silent. In this space, you’ll then become an observer of your thoughts rather than a controller.
With time and practice, you’ll have an increasing state of expanded awareness and silence.
4) The Effects of Meditation Can Take Place in a Short Period of Time.
The benefits of meditation are both immediate and long-term. Many scientific studies, such as Harvard University, provided evidence that meditation has profound effects on the mind and body within just a few weeks of practice.
Women have experienced decreased anxiety and great feelings of calming and growth in the brain with association of memory, empathy and the sense of self.
5) A Few Minutes of Meditation is Better Than None.
Even as our life is filled with a busy schedule on a daily basis, remember that a few minutes of meditation is better than none. In life’s paradoxical way, when we take the initiative to practice mediation on a regular basis, we actually have more time.
The nice thing about meditating is that it doesn't take very long at all. As little as five minutes, once or twice a day, can do wonders for your health.
This is because during meditation, our breathing and heart slows down, blood pressure lowers and our body decreases the production of stress hormones.
Some of the benefits you experience in your health and life are:
So if you are not totally happy or satisfied with your health and life then you may want to incorporate a meditation practice.
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