The Benefits of Meditation
Our Bodies
We push our bodies hard and want or expect them to respond immediately to our wishes. To be able to do so, we need to nurture, feed and rest our bodies. We regularly take our cars and bikes to be serviced, we update and upgrade our computers. We want optimal performance and efficiency from them so we maintain them, no questions asked. So why do we push our bodies so hard?
What about our bodies? Do we listen to them? Do we give them a break? If we do not maintain our bodies regularly, at some point it will fail us, some bodies sooner than others. Some showing signs of mental fatigue and others showing signs and symptoms of physical fatigue.
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Love your body and tend them regularly – you only get one
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Be kind to yourself
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Nurture your mental and physical bodies
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Balance your life - work, family and recreation
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Feed your body the nutrients it needs
So Why Meditate: The Benefits of Meditation
Well... for thousands of years the benefits of meditation on the mind, body and spirit have been known. But it is only recently that scientific studies have validated the benefits. Meditation is not just about the path toward spiritual enlightenment, there is a growing awareness of the link between our state of mind and our physical health.
Meditation is a powerful healing tool. As a technique it can help with mental clarity, and increase ones ability to deal with day to day stress and anxiety. So the regular practice of meditation assists with:
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Stress
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Depression
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Communication with our loved ones
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Tiredness
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Trust in our self
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Migraines and headaches
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Giving a sense of inner peace
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Sleep
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Lowering blood pressure
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Pain relief
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Morning sickness, just to list a few
