from the
EDITOR meditation
I was reading an article by Alexander Green
who writes a great newsletter on
spiritual wealth.
This inspired me to take time to breathe...
I’ll give you excerpts of this article.
He talked about Dr. Swaroop who is a lifelong
meditator. Dr. Swaroop taught his patients
Transcendental Meditation (TM). He found that his
patients who practice it enjoy better heart health.
They are less anxious and sleep better. Their chest
pains are less frequent. They are more able to stay on
a diet, lower their cholesterol levels, and they are
calmer too.
When you think about meditation, you think of
the hippie, vaguely self-indulgent practice tied
to Eastern religions or mystical “woo-woo” of
one kind or another.
There is an astonishing amount of research on
meditation’s physical and psychological benefits,
including hundreds of peer-reviewed articles.
Researchers have found that TM spreads a wave
of calmness across the brain, organizing the
prefrontal region in a way that improves focus
and decision-making. Studies also suggest it
enhances physical health and increases longevity.
How? By helping people deal effectively with
stress.
In today’s hectic and competitive world, stress
wears us down and burns us out.
Bernie Hanna
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