Nine Truly Marvelous Reasons to Rediscover Meditation Month

You work hard.

Here’s to another week of putting in forty-hours-plus. You know all that energy and effort is going to turn into something special. Hey, you deserve a reward.

So, what do you reach for at that moment?

Well, listen to the advice of our culture. You want the high life, a cold one, a spirit, an elixir, in short, an intoxicating beverage.

But what if I told you, you could find that relaxation you need without a depressant entering your veins? That’s right, you could enjoy a treat without feeling dazed and confused.

Would you go for it?

Welcome to National Meditation Month. This is a celebration of thirty-one days to get you in touch with your inner self. Not only is this adventure completely free. But it also comes with nine side-order benefits.

Yes, there are nine marvelous reasons to rediscover this Meditation Month.

1. Overcome growth-limiting stereotypes

2. Side effect-free for thirty-one days

3. Empty stress and reclaim energy

4. Personalized and low-expectation centered activity

5. Low/no cost and easy start

6. Introduction to an exotic culture

7. Create multimedia, meditative experiences

8. Enjoy scientific-backed benefits

9. New insights into disease prevention

1. Five Weeks of Hurdling Stereotypes

When you think of meditation, many images flood into your head, right? Closed eyes, chanting monks, burning incense, and sitting in the lotus position? Yet, that’s not what meditation is all about.

“It is for your inner growth, focus, and self-awareness.”

– Eyjolfur Andres Bjornsson

Meditation is personal. You decide what it looks like. It’s about connecting with energy. That energy is alive in you and everything surrounding you.

How is that connection possible?

That’s where this practice appears to help.

You unite with this energy by following a series of procedures. These include biofeedback and thought awareness.

Relaxation is an off-shoot benefit of the journey to connect with this energy. Think of the delicious taste of a piece of fruit. This is a surprising benefit that comes with taking in nourishing food.

So far, meditation is three things.

• Gateway to relaxation

• Free to practice

• Better alternative to alcohol for stress relief

Still, this description fits other activities. Why else should you spend thirty-one days trying meditation out?

2. Side Effect Free for Thirty-one Days!

Practicing meditation has zero side effects!

Inside your brain, and pulsing through your veins, there are several feel-good biochemicals. These entertainers affect your mood. Meditation tips the scale on these fluids.

Meditation also can set correct hormone levels. It creates a behind-the-scenes look at the operator of your body’s control panel. This technician keeps your neurotransmitters in balance.

Meet your mind. This is the locomotive that powers the machine, which drives you to greater happiness.

Following and controlling your breathing leads you to self-awareness. Familiarity with biofeedback, awareness of your body’s processes, can help lessen your pain.

Your body is a marvelous creation, and meditation helps remind you of that reality.

3. Stress Release vs. Stress Relief

Meditation is a dumping ground for stress. It gets you in tune with the rhythm of life. Whatever you are feeling, bring it into your session.

Then, let it go.

Release.

You can become like a cell phone charger inserted in the Universe’s electric socket.

The new surge of energy cleanses you.

 It also renews the energy you left.

Once released, our negative emotions transform into pure energy.

Remember, energy is neither created nor destroyed?

Reclaim it.

Imagine having the ability to empty all worries running around in your mind. With practice, you can bring an assortment of sensations to life.

Enrich yourself with sights, sounds, and scents of a passionate, exciting, vibrant world.

Walk out of your door with a child’s senses wide open ready to receive and explore again.

Breathe in the flowers, taste the honeysuckles, and drink in the colors of the moments that you fill. Meditation puts you in synch with your amazing senses. How else are you going to meet up with the One who can give you the happiness you crave?

4. Practice is Practice

What if I told you this about a sport or hobby you were trying out?

• You can’t fail

• You can’t do it wrong

• You can only get better

• No one can criticize you

• You develop your own style

Would you want to try that activity? That’s meditation. It’s all up to you how you do it.

You can practice meditation through these activities:

• yoga

• writing

• drawing

• painting

• playing music, etc.

It’s all about communing with the limitless potential of energy.

Visualize being a child with scraps of paper and his first set of crayons. There are no rules. Color in or outside the lines. It’s your creation.

Everyone is always practicing.

5. Little Supplies

There’s little, if any, equipment to buy.

• You breathe

• You listen

• You keep a notebook by your side if you meet any blocks

• You can sit on the floor or a mat

• Easy Start-Up

When you decide to start is all up to you!

• Today?

• Tomorrow?

• After a shower?

• First thing in the morning?

• Before bed at night?

• At mid-day break?

Select any date or time. Then, do it!

6. Culture Switch

Meditation comes from the East. Eastern traditions are foreign to our ways of acting, feeling, and thinking.

• So, sip in a couple of seconds

• Spend a few fruitful minutes

• Indulge in a half hour or two

You set the time limit

Try soaking in the Eastern culture this month. Give up clock-watching. What a refreshing change for your soul!

• You can’t mess it up

• You can only get better

• There are no goals

• Listen to your body

7. Music, Lights, Action!

Explore the net for background tunes, guides, or art that fits your style for that day. Experiment with scents that heighten your meditation experience.

Are you a fan of incense?

How about mood lighting?

You-Tube?

Throughout the month, we will be giving you some of our favorite enhancements. Plus, we’ll give you tips to maximize your sensational meditative experience.

8. Proven Monthly Benefits

According to Healthline.com, meditation has proven benefits. Scientific studies show meditation:

• Lessens stress and anxiety

• Helps you feel better

• Lengthens your attention span

• Gives you better sleep quality

• Builds skills to manage high pain levels

9. New Insights

Pick from several types of meditation procedures, emphasis, and styles.

So, science suggests that following specific guided meditations may increase your kindness level.

As well, it can help fight addictions and lower memory loss as you age.

Some of these gains come from Metta meditation. This type of meditation focuses on a limitless, tender-hearted, positive emotion. Direct these sentiments toward yourself.

This self-love overflows into acts of service and kindness to others.

The Best Part

Throughout National Meditation Month, you will be receiving tips and training offers. Many of them are at no or low cost. All these deepen your awareness of this mysterious, beneficial practice. Sign up for our updates for future posts/other goodies, and we’ll do the rest.

Roll the Ending Credits

Meditation is a worthwhile investment of your energy and efforts. It has many benefits, which all lead up to a happier you.

• Overcome stereotypes limiting self-growth

• Be side-effect free for thirty-one days

• Let go of stress and reclaim energy

• Personalized and low-expectation centered activity

• Low/no cost and easy start

• Introduction to an exotic culture

• Create multimedia, meditative experiences

• Scientific-backed Benefits

• New insights into disease prevention

Plus, you have us to support you through your monthly journey.

So, let’s make this National Meditation Month a life-changer. Please share a story, a comment, or a question you might have about meditation. And of course, you can ask about National Meditation Month.

See you next time.