The 7 Amazing Things You'll Experience When You Get Meditation Right

1- Deep, tranquil relaxation that leaves you feeling like a million bucks.

Need a break from your hectic job, endless to-do lists and demanding friends and family? Studies show that meditation relaxes your muscles and organs, and de-clutters your mind. The result is total mind and body rejuvenation, and near-immunity to the stress and pressure of everyday life.

2- A profound mind-body connection that empowers you to create healthier habits.

Want to shake off an unhealthy habit like snacking or smoking? Looking to alleviate pain or a specific illness? Hundreds of studies have shown that meditation leads to better health and healthier habits. In fact in August 2003, Time Magazine highlighted a variety of studies proving meditation’s positive impact on physical and mental health.

3- Free-flowing inspiration and creativity that help you solve any challenge and shine at work or school.

People who meditate claim it helps them pull creative ideas, inspiring works of art and brilliant solutions to everyday problems—seemingly out of thin air. The result is often promotions and raises at work, and good grades at school. Richard Bach, the author of the iconic book Jonathan Livingston Seagull, used meditation for the inspiration to finish his masterpiece

4- A deeper connection with the people around you.

Meditation strengthens your connection with the people around you, and helps you empathize with them. Need to resolve an argument with your partner? Connect with your troubled teenager? Negotiate with a boss or co-worker? Try meditating first.

In a 2009 article in Psychology Today, psychologist Marsha Lucas Ph.D reported that meditation rewires the brain for better relationships by encouraging ‘tuned-in’ conversations, emotional resiliency and enhanced intuition, among others.

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