“According to an international survey of 400 people from 44 different countries, here are the top 10 benefits of meditation:
- Inner Peace, Peace of Mind
- Calmness
- Stress Reduction
- Increased Focus/ Clarity
- Relaxation
- Health
- Connection with Source/ Others
- Balance
- Wisdom
- Increased Energy”
(ArticlesBase SC #2377213)
Some people may consider meditation as a worship or prayer. But it is not so. Meditation means awareness. Whatever you do with awareness is meditation. "Watching your breath" is meditation; listening to the birds is meditation, even listening to music! As long as these activities are free from any other distraction to the mind, it is effective meditation.
Meditation is not a technique but a way of life. Meditation describes a state of consciousness, when the mind is free of scattered thoughts and various patterns . The observer (one who is doing meditation) realizes that all the activity of the mind is reduced to one.
The word meditation, is derived from two Latin words: meditari (to think, to dwell upon, to exercise the mind) and mederi (to heal). Its Sanskrit derivation 'medha' means wisdom.
Many years ago meditation was considered something just not meant for modern people, but now it has become very popular with all types of people. Published scientific and medical evidence has proved its benefits, but it still needs to be much understood.
With regular practice of a balanced series of techniques, the energy of the body and mind can be liberated and the quality of consciousness can be expanded. This is not a subjective claim but is now being investigated by the scientists and being shown by an empirical fact.
Click Here to see an article that Scientific American recently published on the structural changes that takes place with meditation.
Check out this great guided meditation by my fantastic cousin Esther from yogatic!
Try it out!
:) Myrthe
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