{"id":1490,"date":"2021-08-06T10:44:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T09:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/astra-divina.com\/en\/?p=1490"},"modified":"2021-08-06T10:44:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T09:44:30","slug":"meditation-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astra-divina.com\/en\/meditation-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Meditation Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The word <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meditation\">meditation<\/a> derives from the Latin word <em>meditatio<\/em> which means to contemplate, to think or to focus on something. It is a practice in which a person uses various techniques to focuses on a subject, thought or action. The goal is to train attention and awareness to achieve mental clarity and emotional calmness.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to learn few mindfulness and meditation techniques, join us on our program <a href=\"https:\/\/astra-divina.com\/en\/big-school-of-nature\/embrace-yourself\/\">Embrace Yourself<\/a>. We will meet every Monday at 5PM during August. Take some time for yourself, experience all of the meditation benefits in the safe embrace of Mother Nature.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1493\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1493\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1493 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/astra-divina.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pexels-tina-nord.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/astra-divina.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pexels-tina-nord.jpg 900w, https:\/\/astra-divina.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pexels-tina-nord-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/astra-divina.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pexels-tina-nord-768x494.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by Tina Nord from Pexels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Where does meditation come from?<\/h2>\n<p>There is still a kind of mystical veil around the practice of meditation in our culture. Most people relate meditation with Hinduism and Buddhism. Nevertheless, meditation is a crucial part of every religion tradition that exist for thousands of years. The techniques may differ, but the essence is the same.<\/p>\n<h2>Meditation benefits<\/h2>\n<p>What do we actually know about meditation benefits for our health? You may not know it but there are several scientific researches for all those positive feelings that come with regular meditation practice. If we could summarize it up, we would point out that meditation helps to develop an optimistic approach to life challenges and relationships.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1491\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1491\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1491 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/astra-divina.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Image-by-Gerd-Altmann-from-Pixabay.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/astra-divina.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Image-by-Gerd-Altmann-from-Pixabay.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/astra-divina.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Image-by-Gerd-Altmann-from-Pixabay-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/astra-divina.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Image-by-Gerd-Altmann-from-Pixabay-1024x596.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/astra-divina.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Image-by-Gerd-Altmann-from-Pixabay-768x447.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a short list of meditation benefits that can help you improve life quality:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve attention<\/li>\n<li>Breathing deeper brings more oxygen into our body<\/li>\n<li>Fast and easy managing stressful situations<\/li>\n<li>Improving compassion<\/li>\n<li>Increasing creativity and imagination<\/li>\n<li>Improving relationships<\/li>\n<li>Decreasing negative self-talk<\/li>\n<li>Increasing anti-inflammatory hormones<\/li>\n<li>Longer life span by affecting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/news.2010.635\">telomerase enzyme<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hope you got enough reasons to start meditating. 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