Meditation

Meditation – What is it?

Meditation is the process of redirecting your thoughts to bring calm to your mind.  It is a mind and body practice that has a long history of use for increasing calmness and physical relaxation, improving psychological balance (such as reducing anxiety and depression and helping to control racing thoughts), coping with pain and/or illness, and enhancing overall health and well-being.

Meditation is a mental exercise that trains attention and awareness. Its purpose is often to curb reactivity to one’s negative thoughts and feelings.

If you don’t think you can meditate, think again! We offer easy, gentle meditation instruction to help you learn how. Even as little as 5 -10 minutes a day can make a big difference in your ability to feel calm and centered.

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What seems to be the problem?

In today’s world, we are continually “ON”.  Ever-changing priorities and demands have us continually moving from one thought to another, one task to another.  Many times, there is not enough time in the day to complete all of the things that require our attention.  This can leave us exhausted, overwhelmed, forgetful and stressed out.  Long-term exposure to this frantic pace has been shown to create a wide variety of health issues.  Even when we sleep at night, our mind does not stop. We can find ourselves experiencing insomnia or lack of quality sleep – both which add to the problem.  Even if you are able to get some good quality sleep, it still does not allow your mind to rest. Meditation allows your mind to rest and get some much-needed relief.

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The Benefits of Meditation

Meditation can give you a sense of calm, peace and balance that can benefit both your emotional well-being and your overall health.  It can reduce overwhelm and help with focus, memory and clarity.

The benefits of meditation don’t end when your session ends. Meditation helps you to move in a less stressed and more focused manner through your day.  It has been known to help manage symptoms of certain medical conditions.

When you meditate, it becomes easier to clear away the information overload that builds up and contributes to your overall stress.

The emotional/mental benefits of meditation can include:

  • Gaining a new perspective on stressful situations
  • Building skills to manage your stress
  • Focusing on the present
  • Reducing negative emotions
  • Increasing imagination and creativity
  • Increased ease of focus
  • Increased coping ability
  • Better memory skills
  • Increasing patience and tolerance
  • Time management
  • Task efficiency

Meditation and Illness

Meditation might also be useful if you have a medical condition or illness.  A growing body of scientific research supports the health benefits of meditation.  That being said, meditation is moving into main stream; and is growing in popularity, with positive outcomes and results.

With that in mind, some research suggests that using meditation can help with symptom management for patients with the following conditions.

  • Anxiety
  • Asthma
  • Cancer
  • Chronic pain
  • Depression
  • Digestive Issues
  • Heart disease
  • High blood pressure
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Sleep problems
  • Tension headaches

Practicing meditation may also improve your overall quality of life. It is the only time the mind is completely quiet, relaxed, and at rest.