Congratulations on taking the first step into improving your health and well-being by understating the cause of stress and the most efficient tools and techniques for coping with it. As it is universally known, modern life comes with frustrations, disappointments, deadlines, and demands that lead to emotional and mental pressure that turns into stress.
Stress can affect people of all ages, genders, and circumstances. High stress levels can alter the way we think, feel, and behave and lead to insomnia, sweating, loss of appetite, and difficulty concentrating. Further side effects of stress include: low self-esteem, headaches, muscle tension, anxiety, high blood pressure, and a weakened immune system. From eustress and distress, to acute and chronic stress, what do you do when things get stressful?
Meditate. Encouraging and developing concentration, clarity, emotional positivity and a calm seeing of the true nature of things, meditation is a means of transforming the mind. Through regular meditation, we take charge of our own nervous system and emotions and we reduce stress to manageable and healthy levels. Promoting mindfulness, meditation will cultivate positive mental states like loving-kindness, compassion, patience, and energy that will help us combat stress. We become aware of the patterns of our mind and the way we indulge in stressful thoughts and actively seek things to worry about.
By practicing the following two-minute stress relief meditation, you'll learn how your body and mind interact and how to influence your mental state by promoting calmness and contentment.
Congratulations! You've successfully lowered your stress levels! When taking positive steps to combating stress like this, your attitude naturally improves. Choosing meditation as a means of improving your health and well-being, will bring awareness and acceptance of your feelings and offer tremendous benefits. This practice of meditation will make you feel rejuvenated, energized, and surrounded by positive thought. This personal journey will have a great impact on your life, helping you become a more conscious, peaceful, and carefree version of yourself.
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I’m worried that I won’t be able to concentrate, & switch off.
I have never done this before, but I’m really interested, as I think meditation will be very beneficial to me.
Suzy.
Very good article Will put in práctice
I’ve experienced the positive effects meditation has on my physical, emotional and spiritual health for over 30 years. I’ve learned that my whole being benefits when I take time for the release and contemplation meditation offers. There are times when it’s a challenge to continue my daily practice, but I’ve realized that as long as I find a relatively quiet place I’m able to meditate and need not skip my precious sitting time!
This article came to me during a stressful period in my life; what perfect timing! As you’ve mentioned, visualization is a wonderful “stress buster” and guided meditations are truly mini vacations for an overworked or overwhelmed mind. Thank you for the inspiration and instructions in this wonderful article!
Thank you for the suggestiones…..will follow them.
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Joni
July 18, 2017
Wonderful guide. I plan to start adding mediation to my daily routine and also pass this article to my daughter. Thank you.
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