In the busy day to day, it is necessary to stop for a moment and bring stillness to the mind. That way we will find ourselves much better both physically and psychologically. The way to achieve it is through meditation . Let's see the reasons.
The first thing we should be clear about is what meditation is about.
What is meditation
It is mainly an exercise performed with the mind, that is, intellectual . It can be related to the religion that each one professes, or not. Religious and spiritual perspectives already enter the personal field. But what is general is the result, which is the following: intellectual practice that is responsible for increasing and enhancing both attention and awareness at the moment you are, that is, the present.
In this way we will reduce the internal noise of our head, be aware of the present, the here and now, not the past or the future. Thus we will be more emotionally positive and more creative.
What are the objectives of the meditation?
Each person who practices this type of exercise may or may not seek a specific objective . We are going to tell you the generals:
Rest the mind, since it manages to free it of worries and silence the vor gine of daily thoughts that assail us daily.
Increase happiness, since the areas of the brain that govern it are stimulated.
Enhance creativity, because if we clean the mind, it will become more creative, since we will pay more attention to what we are doing, rather than being scattered.
Improve our health . In general, our psyche greatly influences body diseases. The better we are mentally, the better we will meet physically. In addition, we will strengthen our immune system as well as the mechanisms we have for self-healing will be activated.
Relax The mind is the main provider of stress. If we free her from stressful thoughts, we will be more relaxed, eliminate anxiety and achieve well-being.
Increase concentration and memory .
Increase intellectual capacity .
It also involves a mystical part, since it achieves the development of unitary consciousness with that of the whole.
Benefits of meditation
The scientific evidence of the health benefits they provide is undeniable . This is ensured by numerous scientific studies. A study conducted by Harvard University concluded that the stimulation of the immune system and the reduction of arterial hypertension occurs.
The University of Wisconsin states that the areas of the brain that govern happiness are enlarged, after studying what is considered the happiest man on Earth, the Buddhist monk Matthieu Richards.
Yale University produced the following results: the practice of meditation involves the development of the neural network, achieving greater awareness of the individual in himself at the present time, reducing reveries.
In addition, scientific evidence demonstrates the following:
Power different areas of the brain.
A stimulus of self-healing occurs.
Both mental and physical health is increased.
Brain areas that are responsible for joy and happiness are reinforced and stimulated. So these are increased.
Depression, anxiety and stress are reduced.
It lowers blood pressure.
Stimulation of the immune system.
Increase creativity.
It provides an increase in awareness of the present moment.
The intellectual quotient increases.
Memory experiences improvement.
There is a development of empathy and emotional intelligence.
And how have these results been obtained? Through encephalograms that measured brain activity. Which yielded the following results of the different stages that our brain goes through while we meditate:
It produces beta waves that favor concentration.
Also alpha waves that benefit creativity and relaxation.
Theta waves achieve problem solving.
Finally, delta waves get a deep sleep without falling asleep.
As you can see, the benefits of meditation are very numerous, so do not leave for tomorrow what you can meditate today.
Seen in natural life, by Pedro, editor of the Great White Brotherhood
