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Meditation for Beginners: 20 Practical Tips for Understanding the Mind : zen habits
Check in with friends
You can do it with your spouse or child or a friend. Or just make a commitment with a friend to check in every morning after meditation. It might help you stick with it for longer.
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Why People Meditate
The Benefits of Meditation
- Reduces Pain without releasing pain-reducing chemicals, called opioids.
- Reduces Blood Pressure
- Ease Symptoms Of Anxiety And Depression
- Help You Quit Smoking (And Other Bad Habits) Meditation will give you nearly a 90% chance of stopping smoking and never relapsing.
- Become More Spiritual And Improve Your Life
Start Small
Focus only on meditating 2-5 minutes each day, then after seven days, add 2-5 more minutes.
It’s not the length of time that matters, it’s merely the consistency and commitment to doing it every day that counts.
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Meditation improves your life
Meditation won't change what happens to you. But it will teach you how to approach your experiences differently:
- You experience more joy and less suffering.
- You’re able to feel peace regardless of your external circumstances.
- Negative emotions won't cloud your life.
Meditation gives you clarity
It helps you clear your mind and focus on what is really important, especially during challenging and stressful times.
Meditation makes you kinder
... because it helps you be effective with your time and attention, so you have more room to be there for others.
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Mindfulness in major religions
Instructions for mindfulness meditations have been found in ancient texts of nearly every major religion, but it's Buddhism that exemplifies best mindfulness meditation: it cultivates non-judgemental awareness of yourself, your feelings, your mind and your surroundings.
Meditation and healthcare
Meditation has drifted from its religious connections and has been adopted by psychologists, healthcare professionals and other secular organizations as an effective way to deal with the stress and illnesses of the modern world.
3 core components of meditation:
- Awareness: Focus on developing awareness.
- Non-Judgement: Witnessing an experience or sensation without attachment or criticism.
- Peace: Though your feelings are valuable, mindfulness teaches you how to find serenity despite them.