BENEFITS OF MEDITATION Physical:# Lowered levels of cortisol and lactate (two chemicals associated with stress and weight increase)
# Deep rest (decreased metabolic rate, lower heart rate, reduced work load of the heart)
# Reduction of free radicals (unstable oxygen molecules that can cause tissue damage, a major factor in aging and in many diseases)
# Decreased high blood pressure and cholesterol levels (both associated with cardiovascular disease)
# Improved flow of air to the lungs (easier breathing; very helpful to asthma patients and people with respiratory allergies)
# Younger biological age (long-term meditation is associated with having a younger-than-chronological age)
Mental:# Decreased negative effects of stress, mild depression and anxiety
# Decreased irritability and moodiness
# Feelings of wellbeing and vitality (meditators are calmer and happier)
# Greater creativity
# Improved reasoning, learning ability and memory
# Personal insights, rejuvenation and emotional stability
Spiritual:# Strengthening of Intuitive capability
# Experience an inner sense of "Assurance or Knowingness"
# Experience a sense of "Oneness"
# Heightened sense of "Unconditional Love"
# Deeper understanding of "The Infinite"
# Overall experience of "Well Being"
# Enhanced Psychic abilities
# Deeper understanding and fulfillment of "Purpose"
# A sense of "completion"
Copyright 2009 | Sandy Soto
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