What are the benefits of meditation?

April 4th, 2012 by admin

“Your mind is your instrument. Learn to be its master and not its slave.” ~ Remez Sasson ~

There is a lot of talk and information about meditation available. I will not bore you with a lot of detailed in depth explanation of meditation. But, I do believe that everyone would benefit from its practice. Here are some of the benefits that come from regular practice of meditation:

Calms the mind.
Relaxes the body.
Helps eliminate stress.
Helps control your thoughts.
Aids mind, body health and wellness.
Brings clarity and awareness.

These are only some of the benefits of meditation. There are many more as you will discover once you have been practicing for awhile. Overall life just seems to flow easier to those who meditate.

Meditation is easy to begin but often very hard to continue. The reason for this is that in the beginning the mind and body will fight you because the mind does not want to be controlled. I suggest that you commit to six months of practice with no expectations.

The reason for that is it may take two or three months to feel that you are making any progress. At first your mind will wander and your body will become restless. You must let them know that you are serious and this is not just another phase that you will try for a while then give up.

When the mind wanders simply notice what you are thinking about and refocus. When the body becomes restless move a little or adjust your posture. Do not quit. Set a time length and sit there for that time, no matter how restless you become.

Begin with at least 5 minutes, but no more than 20. When you are able to sit for 5 minutes without becoming restless then go for 10 minutes and so on. You can sit on the floor on a pillow with your legs crossed if able or you can sit in a chair with your feet flat on the floor and hands on your thighs.

Refocus your mind whenever you need to. Do not worry about how often this happens. As you progress it will happen less often, until you are able to spend the time with a completely still and calm mind.

One thing that will help is to meditate at the same time and the same place daily. Once your mind and body except that you are not going to give up they will start to help you.

As I said, it may take several months before you are able to spend 20 or 30 minutes in complete mediation. When this happens you will start to experience miracles in your life. You will feel better, be calmer, and be able to act in more decisive ways and with more clarity.

Tomorrow I will talk about some of the different techniques for meditation.

TODAY’S TIP: Start your meditation practice today. The sooner you start the sooner you will start seeing the benefits.

Will you commit the next six months to daily meditation?