By Frank Ostaseski — 2019
Meditation teacher Frank Ostaseski reflects on the relationship between recovery and mindfulness following a stroke.
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Meditation is very handy for adapting to challenging situations.
To help you learn how to meditate and integrate it into your life, SELF asked meditation experts some of your most common meditation questions.
In the past, I’ve felt kind of foolish every time I’ve tried morning meditation. I kind of tried to keep with a regular practice but it just wasn’t working for me.
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Meditation is a mind and body practice that has a long history of use for increasing calmness and physical relaxation, improving psychological balance, coping with illness, and enhancing overall health and well-being.
Meditation is the habitual process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts. The popularity of meditation is increasing as more people discover its many health benefits.
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With so many demands on our time and minds, it takes conscious effort to take a moment and allow ourselves the time we need to explore who we truly are. Even when we do make time, many people are stuck on how to actually do this.
Science proves meditating restructures your brain and trains it to concentrate, feel greater compassion, cope with stress, and more.
Science proves how important your thoughts and beliefs are when it comes to your physical health.
Meditation is a simple practice available to all, which can reduce stress, increase calmness and clarity and promote happiness. Learning how to meditate is straightforward, and the benefits can come quickly.
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If you approach your practice as a path of love, the rhythms of life will teach you moment by moment how to proceed. Each little discovery about what breathing feels like will give you more access to your inner life and the secret power of recovery built into your body.