7 Reasons To Consider A Meditation Practice
Meditation is simply directed concentration and involves learning to focus your awareness and direct it toward something specific: your breath, a phrase or word repeated silently, a memorized inspirational passage, or an image in the mind’s eye. The benefits of meditation are numerous, and include:
- Helping lower blood pressure
- Decreasing heart and respiratory rates
- Increasing blood flow
- Enhancing immune function
- Reducing perception of pain and relieving chronic pain due to arthritis and other disorders
- Maintaining level mood
- Bringing awareness and mindfulness to everyday aspects of life
A simple form of meditation that can be practiced by anyone is to walk or sit quietly in a natural setting and allow your thoughts and sensations to occur; observing them without judgment. There are now a number of guided meditation apps that can be used on your smartphone or tablet to give you some structure. They may have specific focuses for your practice like aiding in sleep onset, happiness or creativity. Give them a trial and see if they make starting meditation more enjoyable, successful and more regular for you.
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