If you’re going through a difficult time in your life right now, try not to turn to any sort of external validation for comfort; turn inwards instead. Meditation can change the way you see life, the way you see yourself, and your attitude towards hardship.
Even if nothing is particularly wrong right now, meditation can be the practice that keeps you grounded, focused, and sane. Just in case life ever takes an unexpected turn, you’ll have the peace of mind that you have healthy coping mechanisms that’ll help you pull through. Here’s everything that meditation has to offer and a few ways that you can benefit from daily practice.
Positive Energy
When life feels out of balance, and the world seems to be against you, it’s time to welcome positive energy and release anything that’s holding you back. Whatever we feel, we’re more likely to attract. Meditation can change your attitude towards specific situations that you’re struggling with or change your outlook on life in general.
Connect With Yourself
The ability to understand yourself and others is the most powerful tool we can learn. Meditation helps you connect with yourself on levels that you weren’t even aware were there. Even if you feel that you know yourself inwards and outwards, open your heart to a deeper understanding, and you’ll see how much more there is to learn.
Increase Serotonin
It’s been studied time and time again to fully understand the effects of mediation and why it’s beneficial for so many of us. The research shows that meditation can increase serotonin levels in the brain, making you feel happier and more satisfied with life. Battling depression or other mood disorders can feel isolating, but meditation can be the one thing you do to show love, support, and kindness to yourself.
Reduce Anxiety & Lower Blood Pressure
Beyond depression, anxiety and stress are other factors that might be taking a toll on your mind and body. Meditation has been shown to lower blood pressure, reduce stress, and ease feelings of anxiety as you take time each day to slow down. Most of the stress we feel comes from living busy lives and never finding time to be present with ourselves. Meditation helps you realize that the present is all that’s promised, encouraging you to find the time to practice each day.
Cope With Anger and Aggression
Holding onto anger and resentment from your past can start to leak into your present life, even your future if you allow it to. Clearing your mind of everything that hurt you can bring more peace into your life and help you release any anger that weighs you down. As difficult as it feels to overcome something, it’s worth going through the process in order to reach a new level of understanding and gain perspective.
Emotional Stability
If each and every day were perfect, we wouldn’t be able to appreciate the good days. But on the days that we do wake up with our emotions all over the place, it can feel impossible to turn the day around. Mediation can bring you emotional stability, teaching you the tools you need to feel more in control over your emotions. By helping you cope and go through whatever you’re feeling in the moment, meditation brings you emotional stability and peace.
by Sonja Haile, Contributing Partner
https://satyasage.com/blogs/the-sage-room/how-meditation-can-change-your-life
