Meditation
Written back then a reflection from the time
Harvard researchers and others were studying meditation and its potential benefits, and at the time I wrote this, the research suggested that meditation could:
- Help lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and potentially reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke.
- Help relieve stress, depression, insomnia, sleeplessness, anxiety and worry.
- Increase productivity, learning, happiness, well-being and inner peace.
At first, I used Headspace, but I found myself feeling sleepy afterwards. Then I discovered the simplicity of meditating by myself. There is something profound about the silence and stillness you experience in meditation and about the increased happiness and diminished stress you can experience outside of meditation. For me, it was life changing.
You naturally begin to go deeper into that silence and stillness each time you meditate.
How to meditate?
There is no right or wrong way, as everyone’s meditation is different.
What I would suggest is to sit comfortably and quietly, with your eyes closed. If you are struggling, try bringing your attention to your breathing.
Alternatively, repeat a word or a short phrase — called a mantra — silently in your mind. Your mantra can be anything. 🙂
Happy Meditating
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