50 Reasons to Start Meditating
50 Reasons to Start Meditating
There is increasing buzz surrounding meditation and mindfulness…and for good reason. Once a practice considered to be on the fringe, an increasing amount of scientific research is proving the wide range of benefits associated with meditation. Ranging from the physiological to psychological to spiritual, there really is no reason anyone shouldn’t be meditating. Need convincing? We’ve got 50 reasons to start meditating today…
- It boosts the immune system
- It allows the mind to let go of negative feelings and emotions while increasing positive energy
- Helps you better manage stress
- Helps cultivate compassion
- Helps you accomplish more by doing less
- Lowers blood pressure
- Lowers your heart rate
- It enhances the brain’s learning abilities, memory, and emotion regulation capabilities
- Enables you to become present in the moment
- Broadens your perspective
- It helps you focus and tune out distractions
- Enhances sensory perception
- Taps your creativity
- Leads you to, and connects you with your purpose
- It enhances relationships with other people
- Improves problem-solving skills
- Boosts your happiness
- Reduces irrational reactivity
- It boosts self-compassion
- Increases emotional intelligence
- Deepens your connection to self
- Improves your sex life
- Reduces road rage
- It helps you let go of defensiveness
- It reduces pregnancy-related anxiety, stress, and depression
- It helps parents and their relationship with their kids
- Helps mental strength
- Promotes more restful sleep
- Increase spiritual practice
- Improves mind-body connection
- Helps you let go of baggage
- Mindfulness fights obesity
- Makes you less judgemental
- Increases energy
- Reduces signs of aging
- Intuition improves
- You can do it anywhere without any equipment
- Improves digestion
- Increases job satisfaction
- Balances the body and the mind
- Activates the parasympathetic nervous system
- Provides peace of mind
- It’s free
- Gives you some time to yourself
- Deepens capacity for love
- Enhances dream recollection
- Increases attention span
- Brings personal transformation
- Calms you
- It will change your life
To experience the benefits of meditation, you need to be practicing it regularly. This means anywhere from 5 to 60 minutes a day (depending on what works for you). It will take practice and patience, you’re not always going to be able to clear your mind or sit perfectly still. But if you show your practice a little love you’ll quickly start to wonder why you didn’t start meditating earlier.
It will take practice and patience, you’re not always going to be able to clear your mind or sit perfectly still. But if you show your practice a little love you’ll quickly start to wonder why you didn’t start meditating earlier.
