Forwarded by : Mani || Source : Unknown
Here is a definitive list of benefits that meditation can provide you with:
Health benefits:
It lowers oxygen consumption
It decreases respiratory rate
It increases blood flow and slows the heart rate
Increases exercise tolerance
Leads to a deeper level of physical relaxation
Good for people with high blood pressure
Reduces anxiety attacks by lowering the levels of blood lactate
Decreases muscle tension
Helps in chronic diseases like allergies, arthritis, etc.
Reduces Pre-menstrual Syndrome symptoms
Helps in post-operative healing
Enhances the immune system
Reduces activity of viruses and emotional distress
Enhances energy, strength and vigour
Helps with weight loss
Reduction of free radicals, less tissue damage
Higher skin resistance
Drop in cholesterol levels, lowers risk of cardiovascular disease
Improved flow of air to the lungs resulting in easier breathing
Decreases the ageing process
Higher levels of DHEAS (Dehydroepiandrosterone)
Prevents, slows or controls pain of chronic diseases
Makes you sweat less
Cure headaches & migraines
Greater orderliness of Brain Functioning
Reduced Need for Medical Care
Less energy wasted
More inclined to sports, activities
Significant relief from asthma
Improved performance in athletic events
Normalizes to your ideal weight
Harmonizes our endocrine system
Relaxes our nervous system
Produces lasting beneficial changes in brain electrical activity
Cure infertility (the stresses of infertility can interfere with the release of hormones that regulate ovulation)
Psychological benefits:
Builds self-confidence
Increases serotonin level, influences mood and behaviour
Resolve phobias & fears
Helps control own thoughts
Helps with focus & concentration
Increase creativity
Increased brain wave coherence
Improved learning ability and memory
Increased feelings of vitality and rejuvenation
Increased emotional stability
Improved relationships
Mind ages at slower rate
Easier to remove bad habits
Develops intuition
Increased Productivity
Improved relations at home & at work
Able to see the larger picture in a given situation
Helps ignore petty issues
Increased ability to solve complex problems
Purifies your character
Develops will power
Greater communication between the two brain hemispheres
React more quickly and more effectively to a stressful event
Increases one’s perceptual ability and motor performance
Higher intelligence growth rate
Increased job satisfaction
Increase in the capacity for intimate contact with loved ones
Decrease in potential mental illness
Better, more sociable behaviour
Less aggressiveness
Helps in quitting smoking, alcohol addiction
Reduces need and dependency on drugs, pills & pharmaceuticals
Need less sleep to recover from sleep deprivation
Require less time to fall asleep, helps cure insomnia
Increases sense of responsibility
Reduces road rage
Decrease in restless thinking
Decreased tendency to worry
Increases listening skills and empathy
Helps make more accurate judgements
Greater tolerance
Gives composure to act in considered & constructive ways
Grows a stable, more balanced personality
Develops emotional maturity
Spiritual benefits:
Helps keep things in perspective
Provides peace of mind, happiness
Helps you discover your purpose
Increased self-actualization
Increased compassion
Growing wisdom
Deeper understanding of yourself and others
Brings body, mind, spirit in harmony
Deeper Level of spiritual relaxation
Increased acceptance of oneself
Helps learn forgiveness
Changes attitude toward life
Creates a deeper relationship with your God
Attain enlightenment
Greater inner-directedness
Helps living in the present moment
Creates a widening, deepening capacity for love
Discovery of the power and consciousness beyond the ego
Experience an inner sense of “Assurance or Knowingness”
Experience a sense of “Oneness”
Increases the synchronicity in your life
Meditation is also completely FREE! It requires no special equipment, and is not complicated to learn. It can be practiced anywhere, at any given moment, and it is not time consuming. Best of all, meditation has NO negative side effects. Bottom line, there is nothing but positive to be gained from it! With such a huge list of benefits, the question you should ask yourself is, “why am I not meditating yet?”
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