The study of mind body connection has made significant progress in recent years. Your mind can affect your body more than what modern medicines and diet can accomplish.
The root cause of most modern health problems starts from the mind. It is the mind that fails to control its thought and unable to slow down, that eventually creates excessively high level of stress to bust the limits of our immune system. The answer to this problem has to trace its route back to the mind body connection.
Health problems created by the mind need to be cured by the mind. Meditation is widely known as the answer to this problem.
The benefits of meditation have been well established in the fields of medicine, health, mental science, religion, sports and spiritual growth. It is no exaggeration to say that meditation holds the secret key to the overall well being of man. The most appealing benefits of meditation are the ability to help you slow down your mind and reach the deep level of relaxation. You mind power is at its optimal when you reach such state. It is in this state that astonishing physical and emotional health benefits are found in abundance. Today, meditation as a form of lifestyle health exercise is fast gaining recognition worldwide. According to
CBS news on Aug 27 2003:
"More and more doctors recommend it. It's supposed to help depression, control pain, increase longevity, slow down cancers, invigorate the immune system, and significantly reduce blood pressure.”
Washington Times – Aug 14, 2003
A new study shows that people who underwent meditation training produced more antibodies to a flu vaccine than people who did not meditate. Those who took part in the meditation study also showed signs of increased activity in areas of the brain related to positive emotion, as compared to people who did not meditate.
CBS News – Aug 27, 2003
People who meditate these days come from all walks of life and aren’t necessarily weird New Agers or pretentious actors. Students, lawyers, West Point cadets, athletes, prisoners, and government officials all meditate. It’s supposed to help depression, control pain, increase longevity, slow down cancers, invigorate the immune system, and significantly reduce blood pressure. Time magazine recently reported that “meditation can sometimes be used to replace Viagra.”
Time Magazine – Aug 4, 2003
“Not only do studies show that meditation is boosting their immune system, but brain scans suggest that it may be rewiring their brains to reduce stress. It’s recommended by more and more physicians as a way to prevent, slow or at least control the pain of chronic diseases like heart conditions, AIDS, cancer and infertility”
In "Ageless Body, Timeless Mind", Dr. Deepak Chopra--acknowledged as one of the world's greatest leaders in the field of mind body medicine-- examines in great depth the connection between mind and body. He believes passionately that:
“In their essential state, our bodies are composed of energy and information, not solid matter. This energy and information is an outcropping of infinite fields of energy and information spanning the universe."
Our cells are constantly receiving the impulses emitted by our thoughts. They pick up the messages and respond accordingly. The activities within each of the millions of cells in your body are directly influenced by how your mind thinks. Whether your mind thinks positive or negative thoughts, the cells received the messages and their subsequent behaviors are influenced accordingly. Therefore, it becomes logical that you can consciously rejuvenate our cells and create a healthy body with your mind, if you could think only positive thoughts.
It is important to consciously insert intentions or positive affirmations of well being into your daily thoughts. You should also use positive affirmations to harness the power of your self-talk and create health. Meditation is the recommended daily practice. Besides its spiritual implications, the benefits of meditation are found in its profound self-healing effects on the body. It has been shown that people who practice meditation over the long-term can have a biological age between 5 and 12 years younger than their chronological age. The benefits of meditation encompass your mind, body and soul.
You can start incorporating meditation as part of your daily exercise routine, by following the steps in
Daily Meditation
routine to slow down your mind.
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