Transform Your Health: 5 Reasons You Should Dive Into Meditation

It’s safe to say that meditation has become a mainstream practice. Some may even call it a trend. However, it’s actually an ancient practice with the power to transform your health and your life, according to science.

Decrease Stress

Regular practice has been proven to decrease stress levels and calm body and mind. If you’re feeling overwhelmed and frazzled, meditation may be the solution for you. Studies show that those who meditate can more easily control their tempers and exemplify the phrase “kill ‘em with kindness.”

Decrease Anxiety, Depression and Pain

Imagine soothing your anxiety, depression and pain without increasing your medications. Daily practices can do just this. Focus and quiet the mind, and you gain incredible control over physical symptoms.

Increase Focus

If you’re looking to improve your productivity and stop your mind from traveling to social media every 30 minutes, try a meditation practice. You can begin to train your brain for improved focus in just 10 minutes a day.

Improve Sleep

For those who suffer from insomnia or who simply cannot get into a deep sleep, you, too, can benefit from meditation. You’ll be able to quiet your mind for greater ease in falling asleep with regular practice. As mentioned above, your stress levels will also lower, making it easier to let go and fall asleep each night.

Ignite Creativity

Meditation is wildly popular among arts and creative types, because it is proven to amp up creativity. Take time to quiet the mind and allow it to wander. You’ll amazed by the ideas that arise.

How to Start a Meditation Practice in Prince William County

Join Wellness Coach and Certified Meditation Specialist Karen David for a four-part series on focused awareness meditation. Focused awareness meditation gives you the tools to begin to find the space within and open it to the presence of silence and calm. By using the breath, you can signal the body to activate the parasympathetic response of the autonomic nervous system and experience incredible physical and mental results. Train your body to more calmly and healthily respond to everyday stressors.

Classes are offered through the City of Manassas Parks and Recreation Department. Visit the Manassas Park Community Center website for more information.

A nurse for more than 25 years, Karen David is a Certified Wellness Coach, Lifestyle and Weight Management Specialist and board certified Focused Awareness Meditation Specialist. She brings her passion for well living and calm presence to empower others in health and wellness. Karen is CEO of Live Life Well, LLC.

This article is for informational purposes only. Practices, services or products described are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Please speak with a doctor before beginning any new health regimen.