The Benefits that Come with Meditation


We all have daily routine depending on our careers and occupations. A student has a different kind of routine from a professional lawyer, and also different from a full time mum. However, despite all the differences these lifestyles have, one thing is common; all these people go to bed tired in the evening. Some are tired physically, others mentally and others emotionally. It is even worse for the one who works while studying and then goes at home to perform their parental duties. No wonder people are becoming worn out and sick at very early stages in their life. However, this is not the story for those who have mastered the art of meditation.

There are many ways through which we can relax and unwind from all the hustles that come in life. However, meditation is one of those things that are very peculiar. Meditation has many benefits that accompany it if only it is practiced in the right way. It has benefits not only mentally and psychologically but also physically, emotionally ands socially. It is a practice that even doctors “prescribe” to their different patients as part of the treatments that will help in recovery.

Medically, meditation has been proven to work, though it does this in a very simple way. When you meditate, you put your focus on a specific thing or part of your body. When you do this, this sends extra supply of blood to the part which you are thinking about. Therefore, if you are paralyzed and you focus on your limb that is paralyzed during meditation, then blood flow is increased to the limb and, together with other treatment and medication, the limb starts feeling again.

For those who suffer from hypertension and complications related to high blood pressure, meditation is the right medicine. Meditation causes the circulatory system to relax, and blood pressure is regulated back to normal. As a result, the heart is relaxed and it stops getting over worked. This, in turn, causes other organs to be healthy and the general health of the person is improved.

Meditation also has emotional, mental, spiritual and social impact as well. When some one meditates, they go beyond their physical self, and they get energy from a higher power especially a deity. This, combined with the fact that body tissues relax, causes the person practicing meditation to be happy and cheerful. As a result, the person is easier to be with and to relate with, and this person becomes more socially fit that the one who does not do meditation.


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