The Benefits of meditation
It all begins with an idea.
Meditation is something everyone can do to improve their mental and emotional health. You can do it anywhere, without special equipment or memberships.
Alternatively, meditation courses, support groups and audio apps are widely available.
There’s a great variety of styles too, each with different strengths and benefits.
Here are 12 Science-Based Benefits of Meditation:
1. Reduces Stress
2. Controls Anxiety
3. Promotes Emotional Health
4. Enhances Self-Awareness
5. Lengthens Attention Span
6. May Reduce Age-Related Memory Loss
7. Can Generate Kindness
8. May Help Fight Addictions
9. Improves Sleep
10. Helps Control Pain
11. Can Decrease Blood Pressure
12. You Can Meditate Anywhere
the conscious & the subconscious
It all begins with an idea.
According to Dr. Bruce Lipton, the conscious and subconscious minds are two separate minds and they learn in different ways.
Conscious mind being creative can learn in a creative fashion. Conscious mind can read a self-help book and after one reading you go, oh yeah! I’ve been educated, I know I should do it this way so my life could be really good. Basically is like saying “well, I just read the book and I understand how it all works and yet my life is still exactly the same.”
The conscious mind being creative can learn just from simply reading the book and learning by watching a video but what about the subconscious?
THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND IS A HABIT MIND! SO HOW DO WE CREATE A HABIT?
Reading the book once is not a habit, so what’s the point the of self-help book you read? It picked up information, educated and enhanced your conscious awareness and yet didn’t touch any of your subconscious programs.
You have the same behaviors you had before you read the book and after you read the book. Why? Conscious mind learns by reading the book, subconscious learns by habit, you don’t learn from that one time reading the book... YOU LEARN BY REPETITION.
The importance of positive self-talk
Self-talk is your internal dialogue. It’s influenced by your subconscious mind, and it reveals your thoughts, beliefs, questions, and ideas.
Positive thinking and optimism can be effective stress management tools. Indeed, having a more positive outlook on life can provide you with some health benefits.
If you believe your self-talk is too negative, or if you want to emphasize positive self-talk, you can learn to shift that inner dialogue. It can help you be a more positive person, and it may improve your health.
Furthermore, positive self-talk and a more optimistic outlook can have other health benefits, including:
* increased vitality
* greater life satisfaction
* improved immune function
* reduced pain
* better cardiovascular health
* better physical well-being
* reduced risk for death
* less stress and distress
It’s not clear why optimists and individuals with more positive self-talk experience these benefits. However, research suggests people with positive self-talk may have mental skills that allow them to solve problems, think differently, and be more efficient at coping with hardships or challenges. This can reduce the harmful effects of stress and anxiety.