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75 Benefits of Meditation for an Inspired Life

November 4, 2013 | Filed under: Life,News | Posted by: Amanda Froelich

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True Activist.By: Amanda Froelich,

How many times have you heard ‘meditation is good for you!’, yet you resist the actual act of sitting in silence because the mind is too great a foe to face? You’re not alone if the word ‘meditation’ strikes more fear than chords of peace, but by changing the way you think about it, perhaps it will become easier to devote at least 5 minutes per day towards contemplative reflection.

Whatever your religion, spiritual beliefs, or hectic schedule looks like, there is always time to nurture yourself a bit; this is exactly what meditation is, and the following benefits prove it!

Instead of dreading the ‘quiet time’, look forward to all the amazing benefits you can receive just by choosing to be good to yourself while letting the busy world fade away…

Psychological Benefits

1. Builds self-confidence
2. Increases Serotonin levels
3. Resolves phobias and fears
4. Helps control own thoughts
5. Helps with focus and concentration
6. Increases creativity
7. Increased brain wave coherence
8. Improves learning ability and memory
9. Increased feelings of vitality and rejuvenation
10. Increased emotional stability
11. Improves relationships
12. Mind ages at a slower rate
13. Develops Intuition
14. Improves relations at home & work
15. Able to see the larger picture in a given situation
16. Develop will power
17. Develops emotional maturity
18. Grows a stable, more balanced personality
19. Greater tolerance
20. Gives composure to act in a considered & constructive way
21. Need less sleep to recover from sleep deprivation
22. Decreased tendency to worry
23. Helps make more accurate judgments
24. Decrease in restless thinking
25. Require less time to fall asleep, beneficial for insomnia

Physiological Benefits

26. It lowers oxygen consumption rate
27. Decreases respiratory rate
28. Increases blood flow and slows the heart
29. Increases exercise tolerance
30. Leads to a deeper level of physical relaxation
31. Good for people with high blood pressure
32. Reduces anxiety attacks by lowering the levels of blood lactate
33. Enhances the immune system
34. Helps in chronic diseases such as arthritis, allergies, etc…
35. Helps in post-operative healing
    
36. Decreases muscle tension
37. Reduces pre-menstrual symptoms
38. Reduces activity of viruses and emotional distress
39. Drop in cholesterol levels, lowering risk of cardiovascular disease
40. Helps with weight loss
41. Higher skin resistance
42. Improved flow of air to lungs, resulting in easier breathing
43. Higher levels of DHEAS (Dehydroepiandrosterone)
44. Cure headaches and migraines
45. More inclined to sports, activities
46. Harmonize your endocrine system
47. Reduced need for medical care
48. Greater orderliness of brain functioning
49. Relaxes the nervous system
50. Heals infertility (the stress of infertility can interfere with the release of hormones that regulate ovulation)

Spiritual Benefits

51. Helps keep things in perspective
52. Provides peace of mind
53. Helps you discover your purpose
54. Increased compassion
55. Growing wisdom
56. Increases self-actualization
57. Deeper understanding of yourself and others
58. Brings body, mind, and spirit into harmony
59. Helps learn forgiveness
60. Changes attitude towards life
61. Helps one live in the present
62. Creates a widening, deepening capacity for love
63. Increases the synchronicity in life
64. Allows the experience of ‘One-ness’
65. Attain enlightenment
66. Increases acceptance of oneself
67. Discovery of the power and consciousness beyond the ego
68. Deeper level of spiritual relaxation
69. Creates a deeper relationship with God
70. Greater inner-directedness
71. Allows the inner sense of “Assurance” and “Knowledge”
72. Reduces pattern of judgment
73. Allows one to ‘let go’
74. Opens one to limit-less belief
75. Shifts one to being happier with simplicity, nature, and the self

If these benefits inspire you, consider printing the various gifts meditation offers and leave it in a place you’re likely to see every day for further inspiration. The art of meditation is not only free, it requires no equipment, is not time consuming (15-20 minutes per day), and has no negative side effects.

The only individual you are around your entire existence is yourself, so why not begin to gain a better relationship with the beautiful existence you are and reap the physical benefits! Meditation allows one to break away from the limited thinking of human existence and experience your true potential, so consider starting today!

Sources:

Peer Reviewed Scientific Journals of Meditation Benefits

Meditation Research

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