By Jennifer Wickham — 2019
We cannot separate the importance of a sense of belonging from our physical and mental health.
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Once you begin meditating daily, life as you knew it will begin to take on some interesting twists and turns.
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Stressing the body makes you stronger—as long as you have time to rest and recover.
Through the practice of meditation, there are certain changes that happen in the mind. One of the most important changes is that you become master of your mind.
A behavioral medicine pioneer reports on a time-tested technique that reverses aging and improves health.
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Anxiety, conflict, self-doubt, disconnection, lack of purpose or fulfillment—if we’re honest with ourselves, for many of us, these are common experiences.
It’s a captivating image: a dozen pre-teen and teen boys trapped in a cave for 10 days, only to be found by rescuers mysteriously calm, composed . . . perhaps even meditating.
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.
Taking a few minutes to focus your mind each day can reduce stress, pain, depression, and more.
Meditation has many health benefits and is a highly effective way to relieve stress and maintain a healthier lifestyle. With practice, meditation becomes both more of an easy habit to maintain and more of an effective one as well, given that it builds resilience to stress over time.
We all know that unmanaged stress can be destructive. But are there positive sides to stress as well?