By Loch Kelly — 2015
Contrary to popular belief, you can’t be in the present moment.
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Meditation is the habitual process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts. The popularity of meditation is increasing as more people discover its many health benefits.
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Meditation is a simple practice available to all, which can reduce stress, increase calmness and clarity and promote happiness. Learning how to meditate is straightforward, and the benefits can come quickly.
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Stressing the body makes you stronger—as long as you have time to rest and recover.
Remember, meditation is a practice, so it’s never perfect. You are ready to begin now just as you are!
Meditation has become one of the most popular ways to relieve stress among people of all walks of life. This age-old practice, which can take many forms and may or may not be combined with many spiritual practices, can be used in several important ways.
Taking a few minutes to focus your mind each day can reduce stress, pain, depression, and more.
One of the most in-depth meditation studies to date shows that different practices have different benefits.
Science proves meditating restructures your brain and trains it to concentrate, feel greater compassion, cope with stress, and more.
It’s hard to hang out with the truth of what we’re feeling. We may sincerely intend to pause and be mindful whenever a crisis arises or whenever we feel stuck and confused, but our conditioning to react, escape, or become possessed by emotion is very strong.
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