Meditation has some wonderful benefits for our health and wellbeing and so much more.
Here is a list of 20 main outcomes of meditation:
Healing
Relaxation
Stress reduction
Mind clearing
Centring
Focusing
Forgiveness
Letting go of thoughts and things that no longer serve us
Acknowledging and coming to terms with past mistakes and actions
Training of the conscious and subconscious minds
Overcoming addictions and bad habits
Communication with higher self and beyond
Accessing info from the subconscious mind, memory, collective consciousness
Communication with the natural world
Personal development
Spiritual awakening
Increased intelligence, wisdom and sensitivity
Improved confidence
Finding out what is important and meaningful to you
Improving our relationships with others
Meditation and a short story about one mans' experience.
Teaching in adult education I have met all kinds of people. This included a lovely man who told me that in learning to meditate he overcame his epilepsy. He said he hadn't set out to meditate with this in mind, but that in making it his daily practise to meditate he became quite adept and his recovery from it was a side effect. Since that time he has gone on to share with others how to meditate too. Of course there is no guarantee of the outcomes of any type of meditation in terms of curative properties, but it is proven fact that it most certainly helps with our mental health and well being.
Amanda