10 Science-Based Benefits of Meditation ~ Love Your Practice Even More The WISDOM podcast  Season 4  Episode 28   ~ Why do you meditate?  To know this – becomes the inspiration for why you practice each day and why meditation becomes a mainstay for life. ~ 💜   ~ The First in a Series of Eight on the Practice of Meditation ~     Meditation is the habitual process of training your mind to focus on a single point or object ~ to redirect or release thoughts and to gain presence in now. Meditation has been practiced for thousands of years. Meditation originally was meant to help deepen understanding of the sacred and mystical forces of life.   Meditation is a mind-body complementary medicine as it can produce a deep state of relaxation and a tranquil mind. It can also bring insight and perspective helping us approach situations from a higher ground and one that is far more open and accepting.   The teachings of Meditation include techniques to enhance attention, emotional awareness, kindness, compassion, mental calmness in difficult situations and sympathetic joy or Mudita ~ A Sanskrit word that translates as (sympathetic joy) the pleasure that exists in feeling genuinely happy for the happiness and well-being of others ~ and without without it meaning that you somehow have less happiness. Some people find that regular meditation practice helps them be kind to themselves and more caring to others. It can also teach you to be less reactive when difficult situations arise.   As we journey together for this 8 part series on Meditation and MORE MEDITATION I’d like to also encourage to join in on a 30day challenge. To meditate daily for the next 30 days or whenever you begin and to observe what changes within you as you aim to practice daily and as you explore new sacred habits and tools that will enhance and assist you in your practice.   To help with this challenge I have a habit tracker PDF for not only observing your practice experiences but to include new habits and meditation experiences that you will commit to for each of 10 days – a total of three new habits that you will gain from the 30 day challenge that will I hope become for you ~ new practices that become a part of your meditation repertoire forever.     Download the 30 day 'More' Meditation Challenge PDF here + Find the Complete List of Wisdom Tools here   Be sure to join me in the other episodes in this series so that you too can love your practice ~ even more.     Support Your Practice with these Meditation: You'll find each of these Meditations inside the JUNO app.  It's free to download the app and be a part of our sacred Community. A 5 Minute Practice of Stillness The Power of the Present Moment A Meditation of Stillness Happiness is Your Natural State ~ A Bliss Meditation Finding Peace ~ A Bliss Meditation       Sending you great 💜 love... Namaste!     Book a Discovery Session:  Click here! Let's work together!  Book a Therapy and Life Coaching session here...   Subscribe to My weekly WISDOM Notes here📝   Work with Me + Transformational Coaching     * JUNO 💜 Love-Heal-Transform Meditation ~ Mental Health ~ Spirituality ~ Self-Care *As a special 'podcast listener' use this link for $5 off your first month of JUNO Premium!    Promo Code:  WISDOMPODCAST     ~ Journey with me!  Subscribe to the podcast and enjoy each episode as they are released twice weekly + write a review and share the love (share this episode with someone you love! 💟👌) ~ namaste 🙏   Become a Patron of The WISDOM podcast here I would love if you did!  ~ namaste 💜     Live Session Info: I host free weekly 'live sessions.'  Please check them out and join me! Aura Mindfulness app Insight Timer Meditation app JUNO app     Find my Guided Meditations and more ~ here: The Wisdom Archives     A generous 'thank you' to Audio Engineer, P. Kirpikau  radioplato Podcast Theme Music: