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How Can Meditation Heal You?- Healthy Silence!

Meditation is something completely normal in other cultures and nearly in all religions. If you do Yoga as a fitness routine, you know about meditation. I will show you how meditation can heal you and how you will love healthy silence.

In India, where Yoga comes from, it is a part of that routine. The physical aspect of Yoga is powerfully connected with meditation. Everything in Yoga is meditation, the way you sit, walk, breathe, move. Yoga strengthens your mind, energy, and body.

In the Western world, we have more likely the physical part of Yoga adopted as a fitness routine, which is good for staying healthy, strong, and calm.
I will talk about meditation as a healing factor. How can meditation heal you?

a young woman meditating in her house
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Most people in this modern world are daily in a stressful environment, family, work, daily tasks like shopping, everything around completing the household, and many other tasks. There is so much going on that we never have a quiet mind. Our thoughts are a kind of a whirlwind; never stop. It can make us ill. Lots of complaints might start to develop, making us weak, exhausted, and finally sick. Chronic diseases can develop, and preventing this from happening, meditation can help us to quieten our minds and give rest to our bodies. We must take the time to include meditation daily to prevent the toxins of a racing mind from settling. Meditation deepens our breathing and reduces the waste in our minds and body.

There are lots of possibilities to do that throughout the day. You don’t need to be a Yogi to meditate. I let you see what meditation is.

Meditation in Other Cultures

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The first thought that comes into my mind is the Yogis in India and Tibet.

Wikipedia says:” A Yogi is a yoga practitioner, including a sannyasin or practitioner of meditation in Indian religions. The feminine form is yogini. These practitioners belong to the beliefs of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, a practitioner of tantra.”

This kind of meditation and life are born out of religion. In the modern world, we have experienced how beneficial Yoga is for the body and mind without practicing religion.

They offer Yoga lessons in many sports schools and studios, just for the physical component like gymnastics. And this is very beneficial for our muscles, bones, joints, but also our organs, and our mind.

Meditation cleans the body of mental waste. It is a practice where an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state. You create a stronger mind. The Yogis use it to enlighten themselves. But it is also used in the Christian religion by focusing on a verse from the bible or praying in tongues.

Meditation gives clarity, a peaceful mind and opens you to hear from God. It reconnects you with your mind, body, and spirit. In this state of “coming home, “healing can take place. You practice silence and calmness in your inner being, and by meditating every day, you reduce the damaging effects of stress.

Meditation in the Modern World

Now, I often hear that people think that they need to sit or lie down to meditate, an idea people have developed thinking of meditation. But we are not Yogis; we don’t have the time. If we can manage to meditate 15 minutes per day, it will benefit our minds and bodies already very much.

Monks and nuns in our world are meditating. Their whole life is meditation. Every activity they are doing is done for the connection with God. Whatever they do, they do in awe of God, praying, reading, taking the meals, singing, serving others, working. They do work in quietness, connected with God.
We don’t have this anymore. In this stressful time, we lost the connection to God, nature, and others. So we need to take breaks in our life to calm down by taking time to feel again and let our thoughts be sorted out. Meditation helps.

We don’t need to sit in a cave for months. There are lots of possibilities in our daily life. I will show you what meditation includes.

Forms of Meditation

Including meditation during your day is very easy. You could, of course, visit a class about it and learn to meditate. You could do mindfulness.

woman meditating on a rock at the beach
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But you could save yourself the money and practice more mindful moments during your day. Even grabbing your mug with coffee or tea, sitting quietly, and thinking nothing is an excellent start in the morning, but also throughout the day. I do it when I am off from work, waking up early; I love to sit quietly, drinking my cup of coffee or green tea, and avoid thinking anything.

It helps you to come back, to reconnect with yourself. Take that moment,  try to breathe deep into your belly, and let the thoughts come and go while enjoying your coffee.

A very effective method is to walk in the forest or along the beach( taking your shoes off), saying nothing, just listening to the sound of nature and or sitting in the sand, listening to the breaking waves, and staring towards the horizon.

You can also take your bible, read a specific verse, and pond around that, letting your thoughts flow. It is effective for everyone.

In the evening, you could lie down, breathe deep, and feeling your body consciously, breathing in each part of your body, feeling the relaxation of your muscles. Maybe you will fall asleep and sleep the whole night, having the best sleep of your life. Most people can’t sleep because their mind doesn’t stop racing or worrying. Meditation calms the mind.

I think a great form of meditation is quiet music, lying or sitting, and just listening to music. Listening to calming music is so healing,  combining music and meditation is very beneficial. That is pure healing.

You see, there are lots of sorts of meditation. You only need to incorporate them into your daily routine. And make it your lifestyle. You will see the benefits very soon.

The Healing Effects of Meditation

First,  meditation is a simple, fast way to reduce stress! Stress makes us anxious, tense, and worried. Spending a few minutes meditating can restore our grounded feeling and inner peace. Meditation is considered a type of complementary mind-body medicine.

It can produce a deep state of relaxation and a tranquil mind. During meditation, you focus your attention and eliminate the whirlwind of thoughts crowding your mind and causing stress. This process results in enhanced physical and emotional well-being. It helps carry you more calmly through the day and manage symptoms of certain medical conditions.

Meditation may clear away the information overload that builds up every day and contributes to your stress.

calming environment, with water

You will receive new perspectives on stressful situations, increase self-awareness, focus on the present situations, and reduce negative emotions.

It will help to increase your imagination and creativity but also increasing patience and tolerance.

There is a lot of evidence that meditation improves many medical conditions, like high blood pressure, irritable bowel syndrome, heart disease, depression, asthma, anxiety, chronic pain( very effective in combination with breathing techniques), sleep problems, tension headaches( migraines) and even cancer.

It benefits all chronic diseases caused by permanent stress. You know from my other blogs that this is a complete circle! We are creating chronic diseases suffering much stress, internal and external stress. Environmental pollution, like air, water, soil, noise and light pollution is putting our body and mind in permanent distress. You can only change your little world, take responsibility for your environment and yourself by living a sustainable life avoiding damaging stressors.

Final Thought

You see, it is not difficult to embed meditation in your daily routine. Just try to do everything you do quietly and relaxed, focussing on breathing deep, listening to calming music( I find classical and Christian worship music very calming). Walking or sitting in nature has a calming, meditative effect.

There are lots of possibilities to include meditation or meditative moments. It would help if you found out what works for you. And again, you make a very immediate step towards your healing.
I am wishing you only the best.

Please let me know again how do you experience meditation. Do you have any benefits from meditating? I would love to know!

To your health,

Sylvia

 

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8 thoughts on “How Can Meditation Heal You?- Healthy Silence!

  1. cpascal says:

    Besides the fact that meditation is good for one’s physical and mental health, it may offer the ability to gain supernatural powers if you do it over many years. There are stories of yogis being able to teleport or even being able to choose the time of their death. The book Autobiography of a Yogi is worth reading if you’d like to learn more about this, and it can be read online for free.

    1. Yes, it is amazing what Yogis can do. And they spend, of course, their time meditating. I hear of Yogis who were not eating and drinking anymore. They do influence their body temperature. But this blog is more for people who have much stress during their day and need something they can include in their daily routine.

      Thank you very much for your input!

  2. Hello Sylvia,

    This is amazing information. I had no idea that there is so much that goes into the mind. I am sure my mind needs a waste dump ASAP, and I believe this will help motivate me to start little by little with my wife who currently does Yoga. How many times a day should one meditate? Do you feel people with PTSD will benefit from meditation? Are there any cons to meditation that you might have experienced in your interactions with meditation?
    I’m sure I might know the answer to all of these questions but I might need to see or hear it from someone else to in order for me to get started. I never new that there was so much history behind this and truly enjoy reading all you have to say about it.

    1. Hi Miguel,
      Thank you very much for your comment. Do you have PTSD? I really believe that all people benefit from meditation. Of course, you need to find out what is good for you. But being in nature, feeling again, is very beneficial. I don’t know where you live. I am coming from the sea, but now I live close to a forest. When I had panic attacks due to my burnout syndrome, I went barefoot every day on my grass in my garden, even in winter, and slowly I felt myself again, just by grounding myself. I bought grounding sheets for my bed and for working on the computer. It helped me so much. Meditation can be everything. Just slow walking in a park, or sitting in the forest and really notice the birds. Stay focus, be aware. I believe if you have PTSD, you need to try to stay in the present time. There is a practice to get you focused on something. Describe 5 things you see, 5 things you hear, and 5 things you feel, not emotionally, but literally on your body, on your skin. This brings you back to the present time. Every time you are busy with your trauma, practice this. I wish you all the best.

  3. This is fantastic information, before reading this i thought you should lie down or adopt the lotus position to meditate, I suffer from stress anxiety and depression, meditating maybe the answer i have been looking for to help to alleviate the symptoms of these conditions. I have tried to do it before, but i could not really grasp the concept properly for it to be beneficial. Your post has made it much easier to understand. Now i can make it a habit to get into. Thank you very much for sharing.

    1. Hi Lisa,

      Thank you very much for your comment. You know meditation is one thing. But there is more to reduce stress. I have experienced two burnouts and know what I am talking about. I don’t know where you live, but being outside barefoot is very good, even in your garden. You get grounded again. Try to sleep grounded and work at your computer grounded. Walking a lot in nature is very good too. And it is meditation. I am glad that my post could help you. You will improve. 

  4. For years I believed I couldn’t meditate and didn’t even try. Oh, the things we tell ourselves, thus limiting our possibilities! And then, 10 years ago, someone recommended the app Calm to me. Ever since I am hooked.

    I meditate at least once a day. 10 Minutes in the morning, still using an app for guided meditations. Although it’s not Calm anymore, but Insight Timer. Calm was wonderful, but after 3 years I could dream the meditations. Insight Timer pleases me more. Instead of one teacher, there are hundreds and there is much more variation in different kinds of meditation. Like guided meditations, affirmations, calm music, and such.

    And often, during the day, I take just one minute to breathe really slowly. It’s great. 🙂

    1. Yes, Hannie! I know what you mean. I always did meditation because I walked very much in nature, and sitting somewhere, I meditated, enjoying the quietness. Do you know how to walk meditatively? You should try it out! It calms you very much! I don’t know the meditation apps, but I believe there are many out there. I do yoga and training via an app, and I love this, especially you can do your training everywhere, also outdoors. Deep breathing is excellent, especially you have pain somewhere. Breathing deeply into the area where the pain is, is removing the pain. Have you ever tried it? It has an amazing effect!:)

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