To catch up:
Hi friends,
I am excited to share with you the first full-length blog post in the Live Your Best Life series—and I am tackling a big topic today; Meditation.
Don’t run away—I think you may be surprised. I'll be honest, as a Christian, I have always been a bit hesitant to consider a meditation practice. But after doctor after doctor has recommended meditation to me, I have been learning about it, bit by bit. The important thing to remember with meditation is that there are many methods and applications. Meditation can be adapted to suit your personal spiritual beliefs (therefore, I adapt the physical practice with my Christian beliefs and incorporate prayer), can focus entirely on physical wellness without the spiritual aspect (also an option for me), and can be tailored to your own personal desires.
The end goal is up to you. The "rules" are up to you. Learn what you can about meditation in its many forms and you can be sure to find the aspects of this ancient practice that will bring a greater sense of peace and wellness to your life, both physically and mentally, and if you seek it--spiritually.
So come find out a bit more about the ancient practice in its myriad of forms and see how it can help your physical health, your mental health, and provide benefits such as:
promotes emotional health
helps us to deal with pain
can decrease blood pressure and help with sleep
helps us to be more kind
reduces stress, anxiety, and can help with depression
can provide spiritual depth—or be used solely for the health benefits
can be tailored to your individual health needs
helps improve memory and may reduce age-related memory loss
Read more about this ancient practice and how it might benefit your life with Exploring Meditation for Health and Mental Wellness. Also, featured this episode is a guided meditation that uses POETRY in it.
How. Cool. Is. That?
I didn’t even know poetry meditation existed!
Poetically yours,
Christina
–-author of “organic,” a poetry collection that sits at the heart of this “Live Your Best Life” movement. You may find this bestselling collection on Amazon at ORGANIC–FIDDLEHEADS & FLOSS VOL. 1