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Today’s lesson is so important! It is all about meditation and alone time… These are things many of us don’t feel are important or don’t make time for. That attitude needs to change.
Meditation is simply spending quiet time away from all distractions and just breathing. Of course, I could go into much more detail but if you are just starting this is as simple as it needs to be! Everyday find at least 5 minutes to be completely alone and let your thoughts go. Just shut your eyes, sit or lie in a comfortable position, and just concentrate on your breath.
It makes you feel centered and at peace. This is a great way to start or finish your day!
Why Meditate?
Something I try to practice everyday is meditation. I believe it is an important part of a balanced lifestyle and I have definitely reaped the benefits. I find many people unsure about meditation. Meditation does not have to be linked to religion. It is used in many religious practices but all for similar purposes, to connect with your own spiritual side.
My spiritual side is not tied in with a specific religion but it is extremely important to me.
Listed below are the reasons why I consider meditation an important asset to a balanced lifestyle.
1) It will help you become centered. If you lead a lifestyle that takes your mind in many different directions at once (kids, work, home, relationship, career, finances, weight loss…) it will provide a medium to center your body and step away from the anxiety that is your life.
2) The first point leads to the second. It reduces stress…It does. Taking time for yourself to just be you and to think about how you can grow and develop will dramatically reduce your stress. All mediation techniques focus around being quiet and letting everything around you go. It is known to reduce blood pressure and heart rate.
3) Meditation has helped me figure out who I really am. It is the best time to ask yourself honest questions. Who am I? Who do I want to be? What qualities would I like to have more of? These questions help you determine your REAL path in life. There isn’t much more valuable than this.
4) Meditation helps to direct focus. During this 15-20 minutes per day you can take your focus from stress, anxiousness or worry to a calm, quiet-minded peaceful place. This quiet time will help you control your focus and direct it in ways that will be beneficial in your life.
Task for the Day
Give yourself a 5 minute daily mental vacation by simple sitting in stillness!
There is something about meditation that really gets me excited. Just writing this lesson makes be want to get out my sitting pillow and Wayne Dyer tape!
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