More and more
people want to discover meditation benefits these days. Many of us are now going back to ancient practices because we know
that the modern times have been causing us too much stress. The benefits
of meditation – it´s not only about clearing the mind and inner reflection but
also to heal various physical and emotional illnesses.
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Meditation benefits for health and well-being.
By far the most
celebrated benefits of meditation is that it greatly helps with the person's
physical state.
Meditation benefits
research showed: it serves the
heart through a deep rest because it decreases the person's metabolic rate as
well as the heart rate, which leads to the reduction of workload for the heart.
As another advantage, it is also known to lower cortisol levels as well as
dissolving the chemicals that are closely associated with everyday stress. But the meditation
benefits also include a reduction of free radicals in the body by eliminating unstable
oxygen molecules. It lowers blood
pressure and cholesterol levels, develops the ability to have more resistant
skin, and improve air flow to the lungs to aid easy breathing. Scientific benefits of meditation also attest
a delay in biological aging and an increased level of DHEA hormone in older
people.
What are the benefits of meditation on
the psychological factor?
Meditation
aids in increasing the person's brain wave coherence; it decreases the
level of anxiety, depression, and swing of moods; improves a person's memory as
learning ability. But that’s not all, it increases the person's feeling of
youthfulness and rejuvenation as well as vitality, which leads to a positive
outlook in life and joyfulness, and lifts a person's emotional status and
stability.
Other noted medication benefits
include:
- tranquility
of body, mind, and soul; and a revitalization of energy in order to face the
heavy challenges and stress ahead.
- Recovering
from various illnesses that are closely-associated with mind and body, as well
as making a person more stable in terms of emotions.
- Meditation
helps to free from various vices and addictions such as smoking and drinking
alcohol as well as in various medications such as tranquilizers and narcotics.
- It helps to
gain higher self-confidence, resulting to stronger will power and can be an
effective and safe way of discovering one's self instead of focusing the
attention to other unhealthy practices.
The spiritual benefits of meditation
reveals to us the eternal, divine being that is truth, awareness, bliss - an
openness to deeper love. You reach access to intuitive wisdom and increase
your awareness of your subconscious
thoughts. You will experience more compassion for others and feel more at home
in the world and in your body. You will find what truly resonates with
you, and experience less random mental chatter in your mind.
Read more on how
to meditate, meditation techniques for beginners and types of meditation in
my next articles.
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