Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Benefits of Meditating


Meditating is such a great activity which we should follow. It helps us power to keep our mind in one place. Keeping mind in one place is a very wonderful exercise which a person should follow. We all know meditating is good. But do we know exactly what benefits meditating would bring about to our day to day life?

Meditating benefits are twofold. Some of them are direct while others are indirect. You will have these benefits if you meditate more frequently and for a short period that stressing for hours if you are a beginner. Let’s get in to the roll then.

1. Boosting your immune system
Meditating makes you feel relaxed and it does truly relax your body. And these relaxations bring about a few indirect benefits. One such benefit is a stronger immune system. Stress and anxiety wreak havoc with our immune system, leaving us susceptible to all kinds’ illnesses, particularly during the winter. Regular meditation reduces the levels of stress-related chemicals in our body, and also leaves us less likely to turn to unhealthy coping strategies to deal with the stress.

2. Improves fertility
Stress can also affect our fertility. Besides, you might have seen many cases of babies dying before they even see the light of this world because of their mother’s stressful conditions. The Doctors have advised for pregnant mothers to be relaxed all the time. Then meditation will be helpful for this kind of situations.

3. It improves stress-related conditions
Stress can cause heart disease to auto-immune conditions such as IBS. Meditation alone cannot help cure any of these. However, good food coupled with a relaxed mind can definitely help cure/prevention process. Mind and body is deeply connected.

4. It improves self-confidence
Meditation increases self acceptance. It also works to build our self-esteem. When we meditate we deal with our negative thoughts about ourselves. It helps us deal with same condition outside of meditation too.

5. It improves your relationships
Meditation help improve our relationships in 2 ways: Firstly allowing us with time to reconnect with our relatives. The more relaxed, grounded and self-accepting we are, the more we are able to be our best selves with other people.

Secondly, meditation helps develop our awareness around our relationships and start noticing thoughts and feelings about ourselves helping us deal with them better.

6. Pain Relief
Meditation can help you relieve pain. In the study, subjects trained themselves to focus on physical sensations from certain parts of their bodies, leading researchers to believe that people who suffer from chronic conditions could be able to train themselves to “turn down the volume” on pain.

“Meditation is like breaking out of a personal prison and finding paradise.’’

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