meditation

Meditation is an easy and effective way to transform yourself and your life into something positive. Some of you may be questioning the importance of this, but trust me, you will want to read on and learn more about it. Especially if you feel anything like I have been feeling.

I have been struggling with feeling irritable and quick to anger. I was looking for something natural and in addition to food that is quick but powerful and will help me through my day. I was lucky enough to stumble upon a meet up group that was focusing on meditation, yoga and breathing. I learned so much about breathing and meditation in so little time.

Why is breathing good? I ask that in addition to what we already know. Breathing is vital for us to live. We breathe in the air that fills our lungs and feeds our cells. We breathe out the carbon dioxide and the impurities of our body. But breath is so much more.

Breathing is part of meditation and there are many benefits to practicing this. It doesn't mean that you have to sit quietly for hours on end to achieve inner peace. It can fit quite easily into your day.

• Meditation helps your mind balance and stop the business inside your head. It gives you the opportunity to become calm, focus on yourself and your surroundings and ultimately transform your mind and emotions. It makes you aware of you. The true you, which can be scary for some. If you take the time to look inside, the scariness goes away and it is replaced with calm, understanding, and comfort.
• In addition to helping to calm the mind, meditation can help you focus. Your mind becomes clearer and you can concentrate. Who couldn't use better ability to focus on what we are doing in a day. Our lives are so fast-paced that we miss so much. This helps us slow it down and actually see and enjoy our environments.
• The other benefit of meditation and breathing is that is is excellent for our bodies. The benefits include the ability to better cope with stress, lower our blood pressure, decrease our negative thoughts and emotions even tough ones like anger and fear, and may even help decrease our vulnerablility to heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure. Research is going on in these areas.

I found that simple breathing/meditation techniques can transform how I feel. I discovered a way to make me feeling calmer and more understanding towards others. That is only in a week's time. I can't wait to see what happens as I continue this. I will share my meditation techniques with you as we go on and as I learn more. 

Be well!