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More reasons to Meditate - Check out the links!
By: guest25 Date: June 16, 2018, 7:01 am
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Inner Peace
Meditation may help alleviate pain, fatigue, and depression, and
slow cognitive decline. We take a look at the evidence.
Gwenn Herman experienced chronic pain for years after being
involved in a car accident in 1996. “I developed a protruding
disc in my neck that caused excruciating pain,” the 64-year-old
resident of Tucson, AZ, recalls. “I tried
everything—medications, injections, even surgery.” Eventually,
Herman found relief through a mix of prescription pain relievers
such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, acupuncture, and
meditation. “The latter truly saved me,” she says.
About 8 percent of all American adults have tried meditation,
which teaches people to be mindful of thoughts, feelings, and
sensations in a nonjudgmental way, according to the National
Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, a division of
the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The practice involves
focusing on your breath or a word or phrase known as a mantra.
When thoughts or feelings arise, you acknowledge them without
judgment or reaction and return your attention to your original
focus. Meditation can be done walking, sitting, or lying down.
For years, reports of meditation's health benefits were
anecdotal, but over the past three to five years solid research
has emerged to support its proponents' claims. “We now have
sound evidence that meditating for as little as 20 to 30 minutes
a day can alter the brain's function and structure in a positive
way, decreasing pain, improving focus and memory, improving
mood, and even influencing the effects of aging on the brain,”
says Nicolas Cherbuin, PhD, director of the neuroimaging and
brain lab at the Australian National University in Canberra. “We
have MRI scans that show anatomic brain changes in people who
meditate regularly—for example, increased gray matter and
increased cortical thickness in the hippocampus, both of which
improve memory and cognition.”
Here, we identify six areas where meditation may help, either on
its own or as an adjunct to other therapies.
Curb Chronic Pain
Research suggests that for managing chronic pain, mindfulness
meditation may offer an alternative to potentially addictive
medications such as opioids, or allow patients to lower the
doses of these types of medication. In a 2016 double-blind,
randomized study published in the Journal of Neuroscience,
meditation reduced feelings of pain by as much as 21 percent.
Researchers divided 78 healthy volunteers into four groups: One
group meditated for 20 minutes a day while taking naloxone, a
drug that blocks opioid receptors; a second group meditated for
20 minutes and was administered a saline placebo. Two more
groups served as controls: One was administered naloxone alone;
the other took just the saline placebo. Researchers then applied
extreme heat (alternating between 95 and 120 degrees Fahrenheit)
to participants' legs to simulate pain and asked them to rate
the amount of pain they experienced. After four days, the first
group's pain ratings decreased by 24 percent, while the second
group's discomfort decreased by 21 percent. The other two
groups, by comparison, reported an increase in pain.
“We think meditation activates the prefrontal cortex, which in
turn deactivates the thalamus, the part of the brain that acts
as a gateway to pain,” says study author Fadel Zeidan, PhD,
assistant professor of neurobiology and anatomy at Wake Forest
School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC. “Once the gateway is
closed, pain decreases. Meditation also appears to use different
brain pathways than opioids to block pain. This is significant
for those who may have a tolerance to opiate-based drugs and are
looking for a non-addictive way to relieve pain.”
Results like this suggest that meditation may be a good first
therapy for treating chronic pain, says Dr. Zeidan, especially
since revised guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention recommend that doctors treat chronic pain
initially without drugs or with non-opioid pain relievers such
as ibuprofen. “Meditation is also an excellent supplement in
situations where opioids need to be prescribed,” says Dr.
Zeidan. “The hope is that patients who also meditate won't have
to increase the dosage as their bodies get used to these
medications.”
Boost Memory And Cognition
People with neurologic conditions such as Parkinson's or
Alzheimer's disease experience depression, memory loss, and
cognitive problems. But meditation may help mitigate some of
those effects, according to a small 2016 study published in the
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. When adults with mild cognitive
impairment (MCI)—a precursor to dementia—practiced either Kirtan
Kriya, a type of yoga meditation, for 12 minutes at home each
day and attended a one-hour weekly Kundalini yoga class or did
memory enhancement exercises, those who practiced meditation and
yoga reported statistically significant lower rates of
depression after 12 weeks than those who did memory enhancement
exercises. Furthermore, yoga and meditation were as effective as
memory enhancement training in improving visuospatial memory
among older adults.
Part of the effect may be due to the fact that people who
meditate regularly have more gray matter in their brains as they
age, says Dr. Cherbuin. “Gray matter is the part of the brain
where neurons are located and where thinking occurs,” he says.
In a study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology in
2015, Dr. Cherbuin examined the MRI brain scans of 100 people
between the ages of 24 and 77, half of whom regularly practiced
meditation (most days of the week for about 20 years, on
average), and half of whom did not. He found that while both
meditators and non-meditators showed age-related decline in
brain matter, meditators showed a slightly lower rate of
decline—a possible “brain protective” effect Dr. Cherbuin and
his team refer to in the study.
In another study published in Human Brain Mapping in 2013,
researchers at UCLA compared 30 healthy meditators (people who
had meditated for an average of 20 years) to 30 healthy
non-meditators. They found that the meditation group had bigger
hippocampi than the control group. “The hippocampus controls
memory and is implicated in Alzheimer's disease, so it makes
sense that meditation would improve memory and theoretically
reduce the risk of dementia,” says Dr. Cherbuin. However, more
research is necessary to determine whether meditation can
prevent or delay dementia. “We still do not have any clear
interventions to prevent Alzheimer's disease,” says Jennifer
Rose Molano, MD, FAAN, associate professor of neurology at the
University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center in Ohio.
Improve Sleep
Sleep is imperative for good brain health. Research shows that
people who sleep less than the recommended seven to eight hours
each night have more trouble learning and more cognitive
problems, according to the National Sleep Foundation. They also
may be at greater risk for neurologic diseases such as stroke,
Alzheimer's disease, and dementia. In addition, certain
neurologic conditions such as Parkinson's disease and multiple
sclerosis (MS) increase the risk of disruptive sleep.
Again, mindfulness meditation may help. In a University of
Southern California study published in JAMA Internal Medicine in
2015, meditation improved sleep problems such as insomnia in
adults over the age of 55.
After just six weeks, people who practiced mindfulness
meditation improved their sleep: Their scores on a sleep scale
improved by 2.8 points, almost twice as much as a group that
attended a six-week course on sleep hygiene during which they
were encouraged to practice good sleep habits such as not
napping during the day and establishing a relaxing regular
bedtime routine. The meditators also reported less fatigue and
depression. “So much of insomnia is tied to stress: People can't
fall asleep because their minds are racing,” says Alexander
Mauskop, MD, FAAN, director of the New York Headache Center.
“But by focusing on your breathing and ignoring all other
thoughts, you're creating an atmosphere where you can relax and
fall asleep.” Practicing good sleep habits is still important
for getting a good night's sleep, says Dr. Molano, who adds that
meditation may help those who experience insomnia.
Ease Migraine
Evidence suggests that meditation may help mitigate migraine.
In a 2014 pilot study published in the journal Headache, adults
with migraine who followed an eight-week mindfulness-based
stress reduction program that combined meditation and yoga for
two hours a week plus one six-hour retreat experienced less
overall disability and shorter migraines than those who didn't
do the intervention.
“Meditation stops the brain from being overactive, which may in
turn slow down the pain messages bombarding brain cells,” says
Dr. Mauskop. “The brain also seems to change its structure with
meditation: Some research shows an increased thickness in the
temporal lobe, the part of the brain that processes pain. As a
result, you may be able to improve your tolerance of migraine
attacks.”
Fight Depression
Depression and neurologic disease often go hand in hand: 50
percent of people with Parkinson's disease, for example,
experience some form of depression during their illness,
according to the Parkinson's Foundation. But new research
suggests that meditation may help ease depression. A study
published in 2016 in the journal JAMA Psychiatry found that
people who followed a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, which
trains the brain to deal with negative emotions using meditation
techniques, were 31 percent less likely to experience a
depression relapse over 60 weeks than people who did not
practice the therapy. A 2014 review of 47 studies published in
JAMA Internal Medicine found that daily meditation modestly
improves symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Add exercise to the mix and meditation's effect is even greater.
A 2016 Rutgers University study published in the journal
Translational Psychiatry found that people who participated in a
program combining meditation and aerobic exercise —in which they
practiced seated meditation for 20 minutes, followed by 10
minutes of meditation while walking slowly, followed by a
30-minute cardiovascular workout—reduced symptoms of depression
by nearly 40 percent.
Start Now
The positive effects of meditation on the brain appear to occur
fairly quickly. When people meditated every day for eight weeks,
they showed changes in parts of their brain such as the
hippocampus, the cortex, and the amygdala (the center of
emotional behaviors in the brain), similar to people who had
been meditating for years, according to a 2016 study published
in the journal Brain & Cognition.“People have this idea that you
have to practice for hours and do it for years, but the reality
is it's never too late to start,” says Dr. Cherbuin.
Gwenn Herman agrees. “I didn't realize that if I did it for only
five or 10 minutes I would see benefits. I have become so good
at it now that I can do it without even realizing it. As soon as
my pain gets to a certain level, I start to breathe deeply,
close my eyes, and automatically go into a meditative state,”
she says. Herman says she visualizes stretching her neck or
imagines a soothing ice pack placed on the area to melt pain
away. “Within minutes, my agony disappears.”
Meditation: How To Get Started
Meditation is accessible to anyone, even people with neurologic
diseases or who are recovering from a stroke. “You can do it in
a wheelchair, you can do it in a hospital bed—you can do it
anywhere,” says Alexander Mauskop, MD, FAAN, director of the New
York Headache Center.
“You want to focus on one thing, whether it's a soft sound, your
breathing, or a mantra you repeat over and over, for as long as
possible, whether it's five or 50 minutes,” he explains. “As
long as you ignore everything else, you'll calm your brain and
experience benefits.”
Here are three tips to get you started:
PICK YOUR PLACE. You can sit comfortably in a chair or on a
pillow and quietly chant “om” or stare at a candle. Or
incorporate meditation into a walk by silently repeating a word
such as “peace” with every step, says Amit Sood, MD, professor
of medicine at Mayo Clinic and author of The Mayo Clinic Guide
to Stress-Free Living (Da Capo Books, 2013). If you're in a
hospital room, you could silently send each person who walks by
a wish for his or her happiness and general well-being. This
also calms the mind and replaces any negative feelings with
positivity, which is healing. “After a few minutes, you'll start
doing this automatically, and you'll find you've naturally
entered a contemplative state,” says Dr. Sood.
START SMALL. Most people meditate for three to five minutes when
they first start, says Dr. Sood. You can try this simple
exercise: Sit quietly, and as you breathe in, imagine your brain
filling with light. Exhale. Breathe in again, imagining your
heart filling with light, then exhale. Repeat, alternating
between brain and heart for two to three minutes. Begin with
five-minute sessions, and as you become more experienced and
comfortable, gradually work your way up to 10, then 15, then 20
minutes.
FIND AN APP FOR GUIDANCE. Plenty of apps are available to keep
you meditating and in the moment. And they can be useful for
helping you get started and guiding you through your first
meditation. They can also help you stick with it, says Dr.
Mauskop. Many of these apps also allow you to set reminders on
your phone to meditate at different points during the day, and
some even text you daily doses of inspiration. (Just remember to
turn your phone off once you start meditating, since you don't
want to be distracted by pings.)
Meditation Apps
Calm (
HTML http://calm.com
)
Headspace (
HTML http://headspace.com
)
Mental Workout (
HTML http://mentalworkout.com
)
Simple Habit Meditation (
HTML http://bit.ly/SimpleHabit-Meditation
)
Smiling Mind App (
HTML http://bit.ly/smiling-mind-app
)
Stop, Breathe & Think (
HTML http://stopbreathethink.org
).
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Re: More reasons to Meditate - Check out the links!
By: Hugss Date: June 16, 2018, 7:51 am
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thanks for sharing
[quote author=Pattya925 link=topic=887.msg20713#msg20713
date=1529150464]Inner Peace
Meditation may help alleviate pain, fatigue, and depression, and
slow cognitive decline. We take a look at the evidence.
[/quote]
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Re: More reasons to Meditate - Check out the links!
By: KikaFleur Date: June 16, 2018, 8:42 am
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I use guided imagery which is a guided meditation. It helps a
lot.
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Re: More reasons to Meditate - Check out the links!
By: guest25 Date: June 16, 2018, 9:45 am
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[quote author=KikaFleur link=topic=887.msg20792#msg20792
date=1529156557]
I use guided imagery which is a guided meditation. It helps a
lot.
[/quote]
I do too! There’s one I do at bedtime often.
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Re: More reasons to Meditate - Check out the links!
By: guest25 Date: June 16, 2018, 9:45 am
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[quote author=Hugss link=topic=887.msg20748#msg20748
date=1529153484]
thanks for sharing
[/quote]
You’re welcome!
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Re: More reasons to Meditate - Check out the links!
By: guest9 Date: June 16, 2018, 10:04 am
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[quote author=Pattya925 link=topic=887.msg20713#msg20713
date=1529150464]
Inner Peace
Meditation may help alleviate pain, fatigue, and depression, and
slow cognitive decline. We take a look at the evidence.
Gwenn Herman experienced chronic pain for years after being
involved in a car accident in 1996. “I developed a protruding
disc in my neck that caused excruciating pain,” the 64-year-old
resident of Tucson, AZ, recalls. “I tried
everything—medications, injections, even surgery.” Eventually,
Herman found relief through a mix of prescription pain relievers
such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, acupuncture, and
meditation. “The latter truly saved me,” she says.
About 8 percent of all American adults have tried meditation,
which teaches people to be mindful of thoughts, feelings, and
sensations in a nonjudgmental way, according to the National
Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, a division of
the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The practice involves
focusing on your breath or a word or phrase known as a mantra.
When thoughts or feelings arise, you acknowledge them without
judgment or reaction and return your attention to your original
focus. Meditation can be done walking, sitting, or lying down.
For years, reports of meditation's health benefits were
anecdotal, but over the past three to five years solid research
has emerged to support its proponents' claims. “We now have
sound evidence that meditating for as little as 20 to 30 minutes
a day can alter the brain's function and structure in a positive
way, decreasing pain, improving focus and memory, improving
mood, and even influencing the effects of aging on the brain,”
says Nicolas Cherbuin, PhD, director of the neuroimaging and
brain lab at the Australian National University in Canberra. “We
have MRI scans that show anatomic brain changes in people who
meditate regularly—for example, increased gray matter and
increased cortical thickness in the hippocampus, both of which
improve memory and cognition.”
Here, we identify six areas where meditation may help, either on
its own or as an adjunct to other therapies.
Curb Chronic Pain
Research suggests that for managing chronic pain, mindfulness
meditation may offer an alternative to potentially addictive
medications such as opioids, or allow patients to lower the
doses of these types of medication. In a 2016 double-blind,
randomized study published in the Journal of Neuroscience,
meditation reduced feelings of pain by as much as 21 percent.
Researchers divided 78 healthy volunteers into four groups: One
group meditated for 20 minutes a day while taking naloxone, a
drug that blocks opioid receptors; a second group meditated for
20 minutes and was administered a saline placebo. Two more
groups served as controls: One was administered naloxone alone;
the other took just the saline placebo. Researchers then applied
extreme heat (alternating between 95 and 120 degrees Fahrenheit)
to participants' legs to simulate pain and asked them to rate
the amount of pain they experienced. After four days, the first
group's pain ratings decreased by 24 percent, while the second
group's discomfort decreased by 21 percent. The other two
groups, by comparison, reported an increase in pain.
“We think meditation activates the prefrontal cortex, which in
turn deactivates the thalamus, the part of the brain that acts
as a gateway to pain,” says study author Fadel Zeidan, PhD,
assistant professor of neurobiology and anatomy at Wake Forest
School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC. “Once the gateway is
closed, pain decreases. Meditation also appears to use different
brain pathways than opioids to block pain. This is significant
for those who may have a tolerance to opiate-based drugs and are
looking for a non-addictive way to relieve pain.”
Results like this suggest that meditation may be a good first
therapy for treating chronic pain, says Dr. Zeidan, especially
since revised guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention recommend that doctors treat chronic pain
initially without drugs or with non-opioid pain relievers such
as ibuprofen. “Meditation is also an excellent supplement in
situations where opioids need to be prescribed,” says Dr.
Zeidan. “The hope is that patients who also meditate won't have
to increase the dosage as their bodies get used to these
medications.”
Boost Memory And Cognition
People with neurologic conditions such as Parkinson's or
Alzheimer's disease experience depression, memory loss, and
cognitive problems. But meditation may help mitigate some of
those effects, according to a small 2016 study published in the
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. When adults with mild cognitive
impairment (MCI)—a precursor to dementia—practiced either Kirtan
Kriya, a type of yoga meditation, for 12 minutes at home each
day and attended a one-hour weekly Kundalini yoga class or did
memory enhancement exercises, those who practiced meditation and
yoga reported statistically significant lower rates of
depression after 12 weeks than those who did memory enhancement
exercises. Furthermore, yoga and meditation were as effective as
memory enhancement training in improving visuospatial memory
among older adults.
Part of the effect may be due to the fact that people who
meditate regularly have more gray matter in their brains as they
age, says Dr. Cherbuin. “Gray matter is the part of the brain
where neurons are located and where thinking occurs,” he says.
In a study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology in
2015, Dr. Cherbuin examined the MRI brain scans of 100 people
between the ages of 24 and 77, half of whom regularly practiced
meditation (most days of the week for about 20 years, on
average), and half of whom did not. He found that while both
meditators and non-meditators showed age-related decline in
brain matter, meditators showed a slightly lower rate of
decline—a possible “brain protective” effect Dr. Cherbuin and
his team refer to in the study.
In another study published in Human Brain Mapping in 2013,
researchers at UCLA compared 30 healthy meditators (people who
had meditated for an average of 20 years) to 30 healthy
non-meditators. They found that the meditation group had bigger
hippocampi than the control group. “The hippocampus controls
memory and is implicated in Alzheimer's disease, so it makes
sense that meditation would improve memory and theoretically
reduce the risk of dementia,” says Dr. Cherbuin. However, more
research is necessary to determine whether meditation can
prevent or delay dementia. “We still do not have any clear
interventions to prevent Alzheimer's disease,” says Jennifer
Rose Molano, MD, FAAN, associate professor of neurology at the
University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center in Ohio.
Improve Sleep
Sleep is imperative for good brain health. Research shows that
people who sleep less than the recommended seven to eight hours
each night have more trouble learning and more cognitive
problems, according to the National Sleep Foundation. They also
may be at greater risk for neurologic diseases such as stroke,
Alzheimer's disease, and dementia. In addition, certain
neurologic conditions such as Parkinson's disease and multiple
sclerosis (MS) increase the risk of disruptive sleep.
Again, mindfulness meditation may help. In a University of
Southern California study published in JAMA Internal Medicine in
2015, meditation improved sleep problems such as insomnia in
adults over the age of 55.
After just six weeks, people who practiced mindfulness
meditation improved their sleep: Their scores on a sleep scale
improved by 2.8 points, almost twice as much as a group that
attended a six-week course on sleep hygiene during which they
were encouraged to practice good sleep habits such as not
napping during the day and establishing a relaxing regular
bedtime routine. The meditators also reported less fatigue and
depression. “So much of insomnia is tied to stress: People can't
fall asleep because their minds are racing,” says Alexander
Mauskop, MD, FAAN, director of the New York Headache Center.
“But by focusing on your breathing and ignoring all other
thoughts, you're creating an atmosphere where you can relax and
fall asleep.” Practicing good sleep habits is still important
for getting a good night's sleep, says Dr. Molano, who adds that
meditation may help those who experience insomnia.
Ease Migraine
Evidence suggests that meditation may help mitigate migraine.
In a 2014 pilot study published in the journal Headache, adults
with migraine who followed an eight-week mindfulness-based
stress reduction program that combined meditation and yoga for
two hours a week plus one six-hour retreat experienced less
overall disability and shorter migraines than those who didn't
do the intervention.
“Meditation stops the brain from being overactive, which may in
turn slow down the pain messages bombarding brain cells,” says
Dr. Mauskop. “The brain also seems to change its structure with
meditation: Some research shows an increased thickness in the
temporal lobe, the part of the brain that processes pain. As a
result, you may be able to improve your tolerance of migraine
attacks.”
Fight Depression
Depression and neurologic disease often go hand in hand: 50
percent of people with Parkinson's disease, for example,
experience some form of depression during their illness,
according to the Parkinson's Foundation. But new research
suggests that meditation may help ease depression. A study
published in 2016 in the journal JAMA Psychiatry found that
people who followed a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, which
trains the brain to deal with negative emotions using meditation
techniques, were 31 percent less likely to experience a
depression relapse over 60 weeks than people who did not
practice the therapy. A 2014 review of 47 studies published in
JAMA Internal Medicine found that daily meditation modestly
improves symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Add exercise to the mix and meditation's effect is even greater.
A 2016 Rutgers University study published in the journal
Translational Psychiatry found that people who participated in a
program combining meditation and aerobic exercise —in which they
practiced seated meditation for 20 minutes, followed by 10
minutes of meditation while walking slowly, followed by a
30-minute cardiovascular workout—reduced symptoms of depression
by nearly 40 percent.
Start Now
The positive effects of meditation on the brain appear to occur
fairly quickly. When people meditated every day for eight weeks,
they showed changes in parts of their brain such as the
hippocampus, the cortex, and the amygdala (the center of
emotional behaviors in the brain), similar to people who had
been meditating for years, according to a 2016 study published
in the journal Brain & Cognition.“People have this idea that you
have to practice for hours and do it for years, but the reality
is it's never too late to start,” says Dr. Cherbuin.
Gwenn Herman agrees. “I didn't realize that if I did it for only
five or 10 minutes I would see benefits. I have become so good
at it now that I can do it without even realizing it. As soon as
my pain gets to a certain level, I start to breathe deeply,
close my eyes, and automatically go into a meditative state,”
she says. Herman says she visualizes stretching her neck or
imagines a soothing ice pack placed on the area to melt pain
away. “Within minutes, my agony disappears.”
Meditation: How To Get Started
Meditation is accessible to anyone, even people with neurologic
diseases or who are recovering from a stroke. “You can do it in
a wheelchair, you can do it in a hospital bed—you can do it
anywhere,” says Alexander Mauskop, MD, FAAN, director of the New
York Headache Center.
“You want to focus on one thing, whether it's a soft sound, your
breathing, or a mantra you repeat over and over, for as long as
possible, whether it's five or 50 minutes,” he explains. “As
long as you ignore everything else, you'll calm your brain and
experience benefits.”
Here are three tips to get you started:
PICK YOUR PLACE. You can sit comfortably in a chair or on a
pillow and quietly chant “om” or stare at a candle. Or
incorporate meditation into a walk by silently repeating a word
such as “peace” with every step, says Amit Sood, MD, professor
of medicine at Mayo Clinic and author of The Mayo Clinic Guide
to Stress-Free Living (Da Capo Books, 2013). If you're in a
hospital room, you could silently send each person who walks by
a wish for his or her happiness and general well-being. This
also calms the mind and replaces any negative feelings with
positivity, which is healing. “After a few minutes, you'll start
doing this automatically, and you'll find you've naturally
entered a contemplative state,” says Dr. Sood.
START SMALL. Most people meditate for three to five minutes when
they first start, says Dr. Sood. You can try this simple
exercise: Sit quietly, and as you breathe in, imagine your brain
filling with light. Exhale. Breathe in again, imagining your
heart filling with light, then exhale. Repeat, alternating
between brain and heart for two to three minutes. Begin with
five-minute sessions, and as you become more experienced and
comfortable, gradually work your way up to 10, then 15, then 20
minutes.
FIND AN APP FOR GUIDANCE. Plenty of apps are available to keep
you meditating and in the moment. And they can be useful for
helping you get started and guiding you through your first
meditation. They can also help you stick with it, says Dr.
Mauskop. Many of these apps also allow you to set reminders on
your phone to meditate at different points during the day, and
some even text you daily doses of inspiration. (Just remember to
turn your phone off once you start meditating, since you don't
want to be distracted by pings.)
Meditation Apps
Calm (
HTML http://calm.com
)
Headspace (
HTML http://headspace.com
)
Mental Workout (
HTML http://mentalworkout.com
)
Simple Habit Meditation (
HTML http://bit.ly/SimpleHabit-Meditation
)
Smiling Mind App (
HTML http://bit.ly/smiling-mind-app
)
Stop, Breathe & Think (
HTML http://stopbreathethink.org
).
[/quote]
Thanks for sharing! I live meditating and also yoga!
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Re: More reasons to Meditate - Check out the links!
By: guest15 Date: June 24, 2018, 1:31 am
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Awesome post thanks for sharing.
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Re: More reasons to Meditate - Check out the links!
By: guest25 Date: June 24, 2018, 5:29 am
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[quote author=Powermomof2 link=topic=887.msg20843#msg20843
date=1529161489]
Thanks for sharing! I live meditating and also yoga!
[/quote]
You’re welcome!
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Re: More reasons to Meditate - Check out the links!
By: guest25 Date: June 24, 2018, 5:30 am
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[quote author=deltathree link=topic=887.msg25149#msg25149
date=1529821894]
Awesome post thanks for sharing.
[/quote]
You’re welcome!
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