Hi Happsters!
Sorry I’ve been MIA lately! I hope you’ve been as happy as ever!
Today I wanted to share some fascinating meditation facts with you. If you’ve never tried before, I highly suggest giving it a shot. I used the free app “Headspace“, which was created for beginners, and I can’t say enough good things about it. I love it because it starts you out with meditating 10 minutes a day for 10 days. They talk you through the whole thing and make it very easy to get started.
I’ve found that meditation helped me significantly reduce my stress levels. Meditation actually “activates the ‘rest and digest’ part of our nervous system, helping with stress management. Our heart rate slows, our respiration slows and our blood pressure drops. This is often called the ‘relaxation response.'” (Source)
I’ve compiled some of the physical benefits, as well as the psychological benefits of meditation below:
(Source) Photo by Jack Bates Photography
(Source) Photo by Jack Bates Photography
Do you meditate? If not, are you up for giving it a go?
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Benefits of meditation
I have used mediation for many years and it does make a big difference. I have experienced 13 of the 14 benefits listed above. 🙂
Wow awesome!!
This is amazing. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for sharing. It really is important for us to take the time out of our schedules for this. It really does help 🙂
I have recently been rediscovering the practice of meditation because in the past it was really beneficial. Time to get into it again. Thanks for this post! Perfect timing!
That’s great! Let me know how it goes 🙂
I loved getsomeheadspace.com. That was my introduction to meditation, which has had a profoundly positive influence in my life. I have to admit, once he got to guided meditation I lost focus. I’ve tried guided meditation before and it always feels forced, so I continue the counting breaths, then make up my own “guided” bit for the last five minutes and that’s been working pretty well. Thanks for sharing!
Great tips!
I do! It is amazing. I have experienced all of the things you listed and more. It has been life changing in so many ways. I accompany yoga with my meditation and some days meditation alone. If the everyone meditated, the world would be a much more beautiful place. 🙂
I am into meditation and have tried the 10 day app Headspace, It gave me a great start into it. I have continued and really enjoy it. The way to go!
I try to incorporate it into my day whenever I can, but sometimes I’m super busy and completely forget about it! It’s very helpful to clearing my mind whenever I do fit it in though 🙂
Great post. A couple of weeks ago, against my will (truly), I committed to two minutes of meditation a day. It’s still a struggle to stay focused even for that short period of time, but the benefits are incredible.
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This is inspiring me to meditate today, and certainly would be a healthy practice to adopt, don’t you think?
I have not tried it – my mind has trouble turning off BUT people tell me yoga may help for the transition.
Yes!! Try yoga and/or just a few minutes of meditation a day. You’ll be amazed at the results 🙂
Best post yet! Love to meditate and miss it every day that I don’t make the time!
Great message – I will check out the app. You had me at the #1 psychological benefit: creativity! What a blessing this post is! Grateful for Happsters!
Yes! All about being creative 🙂
Thanks for sharing the app and the benefits! I’ve tried meditating a few times but I’m really just not that good at relaxing my mind … I think that’s why I need to practice more :).
I think the app will be exactly what you need! I had the same issues before, but this definitely walks you through it 🙂