You don't have to be Buddhist (or any other religion) to learn how to meditate
Meditation is NOT about religion or for that matter any spiritual path. Its about bringing peace and happiness to your MIND.
Yes there are some wonderful Buddhist meditations and if you are interested you can learn more about these yourselves - this blog is about the reasons to meditate and what good it does for you.
If you could lose your ANGER, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, INSECURITY, FEAR OF OLD AGE and DYING wouldn't you like to know more? What's more its been proven that Meditation helps with so many HEALTH issues.
I've written on these blog pages many times about the benefits of meditation - this is not some wacky new age practice - scientific research has proven the benefits of meditation and if you don't believe me you can check out all of this online. Here are just some of the proven benefits:
1. Overcome stress (University of Massachusetts Medical School)
2. Boost your creativity (Science Daily)
3. Improve your sex life and your libido (The Journal of Sexual Medicine)
4. Improve digestion and lower blood pressure (Harvard Medical School)
5. Decrease your risk of heart attack (The Stroke Journal)
6. Help overcome anxiety, depression, anger and confusion (Psychosomatic Medicine)
7. Decrease perception of pain and improve cognitive processing (Wake Forest School of Medicine)
8. Increase your focus and attention (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
9. Increase the size of your most important organ - your brian! (Harvard University)
There has been significant research on how meditation reduces the risk of heart disease.
A large cardiovascular study was carried out and published in November 2012 in the journal "Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes"
There were 201 people with coronary heart disease and they were given two choices (1) Take a health education class promoting improved diet and exercise and (2) Take classes in meditation. Researchers studied these participants for five years and discovered some very interesting results. Those that chose the meditation class had a 48% reduction in the overall risk of heart attack, stroke and death.
Mindful Meditation is the process of quietening the mind and giving your mind a rest from the barrage of thoughts it is consumed with day in and day out (throw in the nights as well) - but not only that - it also begins the process of helping you to achieve good health and happiness in your life.
Meditation allows us to re-charge and re-direct our thoughts into the incredible path of good health and peacefulness.
How to meditate: There are so many ways to meditate but let us begin with the basic and most simple way. Sit in a chair or you can do this as you lie in bed.
It may help to begin by closing your eyes - your eyes don't have to be closed - you can keep them open and look at an object or maybe a candle flame - just sit or lie peacefully and comfortably whatever works for you.
To begin with lets concentrate on your breathing - its the most important thing you have - if you stop breathing you die!!! Think of your breathing - the essence of life itself - in your mind think or even whisper - "I breathe in - I breathe out" You will find your mind becomes quiet - yes of course thoughts will arise - but most important of all - do not follow them - always come back to the breathing - I breathe in - I breathe out - give your poor old mind a rest - no thoughts just the breathing - again thoughts will come and go but don't follow them - always come back to the breath.
Your breathing will become quieter and more gentle - your mind will slowly become at peace and you will realise how important this process is.
Its not as easy as it sounds. Try this for three minutes each morning or at night when you go to bed and then make it a bit longer to five minutes and then to ten. You will begin to look forward to your meditation sessions because it will bring you great peace and happiness. A mind that is becoming peaceful is just the beginning of your road to better health.
You will learn to wake up each morning and say to yourself "I pray that all people in the world today will find happiness and good health in their lives.
Mindful Meditation is realising that everything is impermanent - every thought has a beginning, a middle and and end - this means that every moment of your life is precious - you must learn to cherish each minute and to use every moment to think positive, compassionate thoughts - believe me you will learn to sleep peacefully and easily - and above all else improve your health and the quality of your life.
Thanks for reading - trying meditation - it can save your life!
I've written on these blog pages many times about the benefits of meditation - this is not some wacky new age practice - scientific research has proven the benefits of meditation and if you don't believe me you can check out all of this online. Here are just some of the proven benefits:
1. Overcome stress (University of Massachusetts Medical School)
2. Boost your creativity (Science Daily)
3. Improve your sex life and your libido (The Journal of Sexual Medicine)
4. Improve digestion and lower blood pressure (Harvard Medical School)
5. Decrease your risk of heart attack (The Stroke Journal)
6. Help overcome anxiety, depression, anger and confusion (Psychosomatic Medicine)
7. Decrease perception of pain and improve cognitive processing (Wake Forest School of Medicine)
8. Increase your focus and attention (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
9. Increase the size of your most important organ - your brian! (Harvard University)
There has been significant research on how meditation reduces the risk of heart disease.
A large cardiovascular study was carried out and published in November 2012 in the journal "Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes"
There were 201 people with coronary heart disease and they were given two choices (1) Take a health education class promoting improved diet and exercise and (2) Take classes in meditation. Researchers studied these participants for five years and discovered some very interesting results. Those that chose the meditation class had a 48% reduction in the overall risk of heart attack, stroke and death.
Mindful Meditation is the process of quietening the mind and giving your mind a rest from the barrage of thoughts it is consumed with day in and day out (throw in the nights as well) - but not only that - it also begins the process of helping you to achieve good health and happiness in your life.
Meditation allows us to re-charge and re-direct our thoughts into the incredible path of good health and peacefulness.
How to meditate: There are so many ways to meditate but let us begin with the basic and most simple way. Sit in a chair or you can do this as you lie in bed.
It may help to begin by closing your eyes - your eyes don't have to be closed - you can keep them open and look at an object or maybe a candle flame - just sit or lie peacefully and comfortably whatever works for you.
To begin with lets concentrate on your breathing - its the most important thing you have - if you stop breathing you die!!! Think of your breathing - the essence of life itself - in your mind think or even whisper - "I breathe in - I breathe out" You will find your mind becomes quiet - yes of course thoughts will arise - but most important of all - do not follow them - always come back to the breathing - I breathe in - I breathe out - give your poor old mind a rest - no thoughts just the breathing - again thoughts will come and go but don't follow them - always come back to the breath.
Your breathing will become quieter and more gentle - your mind will slowly become at peace and you will realise how important this process is.
Its not as easy as it sounds. Try this for three minutes each morning or at night when you go to bed and then make it a bit longer to five minutes and then to ten. You will begin to look forward to your meditation sessions because it will bring you great peace and happiness. A mind that is becoming peaceful is just the beginning of your road to better health.
You will learn to wake up each morning and say to yourself "I pray that all people in the world today will find happiness and good health in their lives.
Mindful Meditation is realising that everything is impermanent - every thought has a beginning, a middle and and end - this means that every moment of your life is precious - you must learn to cherish each minute and to use every moment to think positive, compassionate thoughts - believe me you will learn to sleep peacefully and easily - and above all else improve your health and the quality of your life.
Thanks for reading - trying meditation - it can save your life!
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