Benefits of 15 minute Meditation Every Night
If you can answer yes to one or more of the following questions then meditation would be of great benefit for you:
Are you fearful of change or new experiences?
Are you prone to inappropriate emotional outbursts?
Do you often over react to stressful situations?
Do you suffer from lack of sleep due to restlessness or an overactive mind?
Are you often scattered and unfocused?
Do you have difficulty conveying your thoughts into words effectively?
Do you feel as though your life is lacking direction?
Do you wish you were more creative?
Are you desiring to improve your work performance?
Do you desire to improve your performance in a sport or other recreational activity?
Do you often feel as though you cannot meet the demands of your life do to lack of time or resources?
I had not really considered meditation as a cure for mental health problems until I started reading some of Deepak Chopra’s books. One theme that runs throughout all his writings is the importance of meditation. I got the impression he was saying if you don’t do anything else he recommends do begin meditating. You get the biggest mental health benefit out of meditating.
I had tried it before but had not felt it made a big difference. Dr. Chopra gave a very simple mantra for a person beginning meditation. You simply think the word “so” when you breathe in and “hum” when you breath out and focus on your breathing. Dr. Chopra says you should meditate for 20 minutes twice a day. At first it was hard to calm my mind. My thoughts just kept jumping all over the place but I just kept gently bring myself back to the so-hum and breathing. I have to say it has helped me. I feel much less anxious despite some stressful situations. I sleep better and am less tired during the day.
There is a lot of scientific medicine supporting the benefits of meditation. According to a new brain imaging study by Yale researchers, meditation has been shown to help in variety of health problems, such as helping people quit smoking, cope with cancer, and even prevent psoriasis.
The Yale team conducted functional magnetic resonance imaging scans on both experienced and novice meditators as they practiced three different meditation techniques.
They found that experienced meditators had decreased activity in areas of the brain, which have been implicated in lapses of attention and disorders such as anxiety, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, and even the buildup of beta amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease. It did not matter what kind of meditation was being practiced to get the decrease in activity
The meditators were able to stay in this state even when not meditating. Researchers felt that this may mean that meditators have changed their brains to have more present-centered awareness, and less “self”-centered, say the researchers.
Meditation’s ability to help people stay in the moment may be the key to better mental health. The hallmarks of many forms of mental illness is a preoccupation with one’s own thoughts, a condition meditation seems to affect.
Meditating on a regular basis may be the gateway to the path of sustained happiness. It is easy to do and doesn’t cost anything. Why not give it a try?
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