Best Practice Method for Meditation
/You are a dynamic being of energy, who is greater than the sum of its parts. You are able to thrive and reach full potential once you achieve the harmonic integration of body, mind and emotions. We understand that we must take good care of our body with healthy foods and daily exercises -- but how many of us actually train and develop our minds? Meditation is a practice in which we train our minds and consciousness in order to develop concentration, clarity and emotional harmony. Just like going to the gym and being under chiropractic care, mediation also needs to be implemented in our everyday lives to reach optimal health and higher level of awareness.
“We now have scientific proof that the mind can heal the body”
IT'S PHILOSOPHY & SCIENCE
Great philosophers of all time understood the importance of developing a habit of healthy thoughts and consciousness. For thousands of years people used meditation as a habitual tool to move beyond the mind’s stress to enhance one’s physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit”
“Your mind will be like its habitual thoughts; for the soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts. Soak it then in such trains of thoughts as, for example: Where life is possible at all, a right life is possible”
Other than the mind and consciousness, today's research proves that meditation has a vast positive impact on our physiology as well -- some of the effects cited from Chopra.com are below:
- Relief from stress and anxiety with decreased production of stress hormones
- Decreased blood pressure and hypertension
- Lower cholesterol levels
- Efficient oxygen use by the body
- Increased production of the anti-aging hormone, DHEA
- Restful sleep
MAKE IT A HABIT
There are many forms of meditation that we can all start implementing in our lives today. From visualisation techniques, repeating mantras, heart chakra meditations to the very simple practice of being mindful in our everyday lives. It is important that you research and discover what technique best suits your personality and lifestyle – but, the most crucial thing is not “what” you practice but “how” you practice. Notice how both Aristotle and Marcus Aurelius emphasises the word “habit” in the powerful quotes mentioned above. For anyone to be successful in anything, persistence and repetition is a must. So is successful meditation. About 40% of all daily human activities are habits, and when we study the most successful leaders and entrepreneurs today, they all have one thing in common; and it’s their healthy (and wealthy) habits that they make themselves shine. Why not start today and develop your own healthy habits of meditation towards success and health?
