Beneficiile meditatiei.

E simpla treaba cu meditatia. Sunt atatea de povestit despre acest subiect si cred ca asta da impresia ca actul in sine este ceva foarte greu de realizat si chiar ciudat. Imi vine sa rad, cand ma gandesc ce reactii am starnit eu cu acest subiect, in cazul unor persoane … poate am sa va povestesc cu alta ocazie.

Ce NU este meditatia?
Meditatia nu presupune concentrare, lipsa controlului, efort mental si nu este raspunsul la toate problemele noastre.

Ce este meditatia?
Meditatiea este o stare naturala de pace interioara, procesul gandirii fiind redus sau inexistent si in acelasi timp suntem total (mult mai, as spune eu) prezenti, constienti de tot ce ne inconjoara.

De ce ai medita?
De ce sa stai nemiscat si sa iti golesti mintea de ganduri? La ce te ajuta?
Daca esti genul de persoana care traieste in prezent ( nu se gandeste foarte mult la trecut sau la viitor) si ai creat un echilibru perfect in viata ta, fiind perfect organizat si relaxat, atunci meditatia nu este neaparat pentru tine.
Daca esti stresat sau ai tendinta sa te gandesti prea mult la problemele pe care le ai sau le-ai avut sau urmeaza sa le ai, daca iti doresti sa existe in viata ta un moment de pauza in care sa reusesti sa te repliezi si sa faci un pas inapoi pentru a vedea lucrurile dintr-o perspectiva mai ampla, atunci meditatia iti va fi de mare ajutor.

Daca nu ai mai meditat niciodata, cum ai putea sa incepi?
Primele meditatii pe care au le-am facut au fost meditatii ghidate. Meditatiile ghidate sunt meditatii in care cel care mediteaza este ghidat de vocea unei alte persoane si de un scenariu pe care il vizualizezi sau chiar de o muzica speciala. Pentru ca sunt o persoana foarte vizuala, mie mi-a fost foarte usor sa practic acest gen de meditatie si probabil mi-a dat curaj sa merg mai departe.
La inceput, poate sa para ciudat si nu iti va fi foarte usor sa iti golesti mintea de ganduri, dar daca iti aloci cateva minute pe zi pentru a medita, vei constata ca starea de meditatie devine din ce in ce mai usor de accesat.

S-au facut multe studii stiintifice, care au urmarit depistarea beneficiilor meditatiei. Iata cateva dintre acestea:

• ajuta la diminuarea starilor de anxietate, a stresului (este recomandata celor care sufera de atacuri de panica)

• imbunatateste memoria

• s-a observat ca cei care mediteaza zilnic dau dovada de mai multa compasiune

• meditatia inlesneste dezvolatarea creativitatii

• micsoreaza presiunea sanguina

• creste nivelul de energie

Iata cateva celebritati care au declarat ca se bucura de beneficiile meditatiei:

Giselle Bundchen, Eva Mendes, Angelina Jolie, Oprah Winfrey, David Lynch, Katy Perry, Miranda Kerr, Kristen Bell, Paul McCartney, Ellen DeGeneres, Hugh Jackman, Tina Turner, Richard Gere, Sting, Clint Eastwood, Lena Dunham, Barbara Walters, Naomi Watts, Susan Sarandon.

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The thing about meditation is simple. There is a lot to say about this subject and I think that is why the act itself leaves the impression that it is hard to achieve and it is even weird to do. It makes me laugh when I think what kind of reactions I caused with this subject, with some people … maybe I will tell you about it some other time.

What meditation is NOT?

Meditation does not imply concentration, lack of control, mental effort, and it is not the answer to all of your problems.

What is meditation?

Meditation is a natural state of inner peace, the process of thinking being reduced or nonexistent and at the same time we are completely (more, I would say) present, aware of all that surrounds us.

Why would you meditate?

Why would you stay still and empty your mind of thoughts? With what does that help you?

If you are the kind of person that lives in the present (doesn’t think much of the past or the future) and you created a perfect balance in your life by being perfectly organized and relaxed, then maybe meditation is not the thing for you.

If you are stressed out and you tend to think too much about your problems, past, present and future ones, if you wish you had a break in your life when you can withdraw and take a step back to see things in a bigger image, then meditation will be a great help for you.

If you never meditated before, how can you start?

My first meditations were guided ones. Guided meditations are meditations where the one that meditates is guided by the voice of another person and a scenario that you will visualize or even by a special kind of music. Because I am a very visual person, it was really easy for me to practice this kind of meditation and that probably gave me the courage to go further.

At start, it may seem weird and will not come easy for you to empty your mind, but if you give yourself a couple of minutes every day to meditate, you will see that the meditation state becomes more and more easy to access.

Many scientific studies, that followed meditation benefits, were made. Here are some of the benefits:

• helps decrease anxiety states, stress states (it is recommended to panic attack sufferers)

• improves memory

• it was noticed that people who meditate daily are more sensitive to showing compassion

• meditation facilitates creativity development

• contracts sanguine pressure

• increases the level of energy

  Here are some celebrities that said they enjoy the benefits of meditation:

Giselle Bundchen, Eva Mendes, Angelina Jolie, Oprah Winfrey, David Lynch, Katy Perry, Miranda Kerr, Kristen Bell, Paul McCartney, Ellen DeGeneres, Hugh Jackman, Tina Turner, Richard Gere, Sting, Clint Eastwood, Lena Dunham, Barbara Walters, Naomi Watts, Susan Sarandon.