Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a very serious mental illness, and depression is one of the major symptoms, along with stress and anxiety. PTSD typically affects people who have gone through a physically and/or emotionally traumatic experience, especially soldiers. As surprising as it may seem, more soldiers die from suicide than combat these days. Depression […]
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Meditation Reduces Stress and Depression in Breast Cancer Patients, New Study Finds
Categories: Benefits of Meditation, Blog, Healthcare and Meditation, Positive Thoughts
Meditation, which is the practice of training one’s mind, has been gaining a lot of steam lately thanks to an abundance of new scientific research showing the practice has real benefits. As you probably already know, meditation is a helpful tool for relieving stress, so it should come as no surprise that meditation can benefit […]
Reduce Loneliness and Improve Your Immune System with Meditation
Categories: Benefits of Meditation, Blog, Healthcare and Meditation, Meditation and Emotions
New research shows that meditation can actually reduce your feelings of loneliness while simultaneously boosting your immune system. The study was conducted at the University of California Los Angeles. Researchers had elderly participants take part in an eight-week meditation program, and then they compared blood samples they took from each of them before the program […]
Boosting Empathy Through Meditation
Categories: Benefits of Meditation, Blog, Meditation and Emotions, Positive Thoughts
Empathy is the ability to recognize and relate to the emotions another person or sentient being is feeling. If we did not possess empathy, we would not be able to be compassionate towards one another. However, some people do not naturally have enough empathy to truly feel compassion. In other words, you might be sympathetic […]
Athletes Using Meditation for Enhanced Performance
Categories: Blog, Sports Meditation
Every athlete understands the importance of exercising his or her body, but exercising the mind is equally as important. Meditation is exactly that – meditation is exercise for your mind. Meditation strengthens your mind and makes it more flexible; it enables you to think more clearly and decisively; and see others and yourself more objectively. […]
Veterans Suffering from TBI: How Meditation Can Help
Categories: Blog, Meditation and Military
According to the Center for Disease Control and Preventions – CDC – traumatic brain injury – TBI – is a serious public health issue in the United States. The CDC estimates that about 1.7 million people suffer from a TBI each year. A TBI is a severe blow or jolt to the head that can […]
Athletes Suffering from TBI: Meditation Can Help
Categories: Blog, Sports Meditation
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC – it is estimated that 1.7 million Americans suffer from a traumatic brain injury – TBI – every year. It’s not difficult to imagine that a large percentage of these individuals are athletes. Athletes put themselves at risk for a serious injury all the […]
Veterans Returning Home from War: Stress Relief Through Meditation
Categories: Blog, Meditation and Military
It is not uncommon for war veterans to experience what’s known as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after they return home from active duty. PTSD is a debilitating anxiety disorder that leaves its victims feeling stressed out, haunted, and hyper-anxious even when there is no immediate threat or danger in sight. The torment of constantly feeling […]
Meditation Tips for Beginners
Categories: Meditation Tips
Meditation is a powerful and practical tool for living your life in more purposeful and healthy ways. It is also easy to get started and doesn’t require any special equipment other than your mind and a little patience. To start with, make sure you’re not going to be disturbed while meditating. You don’t need to […]
Meditation for Difficult Times
Categories: Affirmations, Benefits of Meditation, Meditation and Emotions
Your to do list seems a mile long. Everything seems to be falling apart and you’re needed in five different places. Maybe you lost someone, the ends aren’t meeting, or the pressure and stress of work and family are too much. You need an outlet. Possibly exercise or yoga. Maybe a drink. Others might fall […]