Our immune systems work overtime to keep us healthy and healed. Science shows that meditation benefits the immune systems and helps keeps it in tip-top shape. But what about an immune system that has been greatly debilitated, like an HIV patient? (more…)
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Why Meditation Works
Categories: Benefits of Meditation, Blog, Enlightenment, Meditation and Emotions
Why Does Mediation Work? It seems an awful lot like people sitting around and doing nothing. And it is. Kind of like nights where you catch up on the DVR. But with meditation, you’re not being entertained or distracted. You put down the phone. You turn the computer, TV and music off. You’re not at […]
Meditation for Addiction
Categories: Benefits of Meditation, Enlightenment, Meditation and Emotions
You may remember Ricky Williams, the former running back who went public about his social anxiety disorder and subsequent marijuana usage. Do you know what he is doing now? Meditating. (more…)
Meditation for Insomniacs and Sleep
Categories: Benefits of Meditation, Healthcare and Meditation, Meditation and Sleep
Surely this has happened to you before: you are so tired, you lay down to sleep and your mind won’t quiet. You run over to-do lists, worries about work or relationships, bills and the noise won’t stop. You look at the clock and an hour has passed, and you’re still tired but can’t sleep. Considering […]
Long-Term Meditation and the Brain
Categories: Healthcare and Meditation
Beginning a meditation practice can yield an array of benefits including lower stress, better sleep and a more relaxed disposition in life. These results can be seen in a matter of weeks, but why stop there? Research is showing enhanced brain development, altered brain wave patterns and increased attentiveness over time in life-long meditators. (more…)
Benefits of Meditation for Athletes
Categories: Sports Meditation
Athletes train in many ways. Aside from normal workout regimens, some athletes might take up yoga or dance while others practice meditation. There are many benefits of meditation for athletes. Sports meditation improves performance, concentration, endurance and reduces tension. It also aids athletes in quicker recovery from injuries and maintaining a healthy immune system. (more…)
Meditation for Chronic Pain
Categories: Healthcare and Meditation, Pain Management
Chronic pain affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined. Imagine an affordable way to manage chronic pain and decrease the anxiety and depression that comes with it. Seems expensive and maybe impossible. But it’s not. It’s a rather simple answer: meditation. (more…)
Meditation to Control Emotions and Feelings
Categories: Blog, Meditation and Emotions
Would you like to have better control of your emotions? Need to keep anger, depression, fear, anxiety or grief in check? Meditation is an effective way to maintain emotional stability and to better control your feelings. (more…)
Meditation Benefits on the Immune System
Categories: Healthcare and Meditation
Staying well means being well, and being well takes a lot of key ingredients including diet, exercise, low stress and positive mental health. It’s not always easy to balance these, as stress can wreak havoc on our bodies, making it harder to maintain a sense of wellness. Stress lowers the immune system’s ability to function, […]