Meditation and your emotional wellbeing

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• Meditation and your Emotional Well Being

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• It is said that people with emotional strength
  have better control over their feelings and
  behaviors...

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• It is because of this that they are better able
  to tackle any challenge, leading to more
  productive and accomplishing lives.
• People that are happier and positive tend to be
  more successful, be more productive, and over all
  reach their goals faster!

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• There have been hundreds of studies done on
  meditation that proves that it has a slew of
  benefits like physical improvements for your
  body, mind, and your emotional well-being.

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• Your body is a direct reflection of your mind it
  can only achieve true calm if your mind is truly
  calm and meditation helps us achieve this.

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• According to an article in the Huffington Post, a
  study done by Dr. Ellisa Edel on meditation and
  its stress relieving benefits says that
  Psychological Well Being, which she dubs PWB, is
  composed of the following

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• Self-Acceptance You are able to learn how to
  accept yourself a you are and accept others in
  the same way.
• Self-Confidence You have an outlook on life that
  can handle whatever comes your way, with strength
  and grace.
• Independence You dont rely on anyone else in
  your life, providing you are healthy enough to
  take care of yourself

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• Personal Growth You want to grow and expand your
  mind, maintaining a desire to learn new things
  and have new experiences.
• Positive Relationships Surround yourself with
  people who will love and support you and forsake
  those who dont.
• Purpose and Mission in Life Continuing to have a
  reason to live, to live out your mission to give
  back to the world or taking care of your kids.

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• Although there is much skepticism surrounding the
  beneficial use of medication to relieve anxiety
  and improve your well being, a recent study done
  by professors at the University of Massachusetts
  Medical School have shown otherwise.
• It truly isnt so mysterious after all...

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• Neuroscientists have found that meditators shift
  their brain activity to different areas of the
  cortex brain waves in the stress-prone right
  frontal cortex move to the calmer left frontal
  cortex.
• This mental shift decreases the negative effects
  of stress, mild depression and anxiety

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• A form of meditation known as mindfulness
  meditation is said to be particularly effective
  against relieving anxiety and improving ones
  quality of life.
• Mindfulness is said to be the ability to live in
  the present moment, without distraction, and it
  seems to provide a variety of health benefits

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• Mindfulness meditation is a form of meditation
  that is very popular in Southeast Asia,
  originating from an early form of Buddhist
  teachings that dates back over 2,500 years.

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• The trick lies in paying attention to your own
  present emotions, thoughts and body sensations
  like breathing, without passing judgement or
  reacting.

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• You simply release your thoughts and let it all
  go. Mindfulness meditation is also said to be
  effective against a variety of chronic pains,
  skin diseases, health conditions that can be
  attributed to stress, and a list of other
  ailments.

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• With a healthier lifestyle and more positive
  outlook on life you are increasing your own
  wellbeing, which in turn is said to help with
  almost any health condition like

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• ADHD
• Addictions
• Arthritis
• Asthma
• Blood Pressure

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• Cancer
• Depression
• Energy
• General Health

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• Gauri Verma, MD, from the University of Bristol,
  U.K. says, Evidence suggests meditation may
  alleviate psychological distress.

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• He added that, There is significant potential to
  apply the principles of meditation to affective
  states, such as anxiety and depression, she
  noted. There is, however, little scientific
  evidence from population studies investigating
  benefits of any functional adaptation.

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• Along with physiological and psychological
  benefits we should also recognize the spiritual
  benefits that are incurred from proper meditation.

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• These benefits can include being able to develop
  intuition and eliminate restlessness and worry
  from your mind, develop a deep understanding and
  acceptance of yourself, build your
  self-confidence, learn to forgive which in turn
  will dismiss anger inflicted by others, and
  overall happiness.

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• Meditation doesnt require special equipment, and
  truly isnt that complicated to learn. It can be
  exercised virtually anywhere and isnt time
  consuming whatsoever 15-20 minutes per day is
  enough to get you into a good regiment.
• With so many benefits to be gained, the question
  to ask yourself is why you arent meditating yet?

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