What is meditation?

Most people probably have a broad idea of what meditation is from watching television shows and movies. Still, for the most part, people may be unaware of the various benefits that meditation can reap for practitioners. “Meditation is the habitual process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts” (healthline).

With meditation becoming more and more popular across the world, it is clear that meditation has become a staple in many people’s daily routines. Many people view meditation as a simple way to remove stress from their lives or a way to find solace in its ability to form a positive outlook and attitude on life. Meditation can be practiced anywhere; it is accessible, which means people can see benefits no matter where they are.

Benefits

Practicing meditation has many benefits. Some of these benefits might include:

Reducing Stress and Stress-Triggered Medical Conditions

Examples of stress-triggered medical conditions may include “irritable bowel syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder, and fibromyalgia” (healthline). People with these conditions or who often struggle with stress can significantly benefit from meditating.

Reduce Anxiety
Promotes Emotional Health
Helps Create an Understanding of Oneself
Lengthens Attention Span
May Reduce Memory Loss
Can Generate Kindness

Meditating can radiate positive energy through practitioners, leading them to pour out this energy into the world to the people around them.

May Help Fight Addictions
Improve Sleeping Patterns
Helps Control Pain

When thinking of pain as a mindset, practitioners may be able to control the level of pain they feel through meditation as they remove stress and focus on meditating.

Decrease Blood Pressure
Improve Cognition

(Healthline) (Positive Psychology)

Circling Back

As mentioned above, meditation can be practiced anywhere at any time. There are however, helpful people and businesses out there that are incorporating meditation into events and classes as well. An example of one of these classes is Zen Zone’s Zen Renew class. Zen Renew is a class that helps to increase focus and clarity using gentle movements and stretching derived from Qigong and Zen meditation. The class ends with a guided meditation designed help attendees connect with their bodies in a healing way.

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