Meditation is one of the best things you can do for yourself. While I knew it helps calm the mind, I just learned it also helps reverse the aging process and for losing weight! Deepak Chopra was on Dr Oz this week discussing these topics and more.
Your thoughts greatly affect your health. It contributes to cancer, aging, heart disease and more. Dr Oz asked Deepak Chopra to share one thing people could do right now that would help improve their life. Chopra replied, “Close your eyes, watch your breath for about five minutes, put your attention on your heart, and ask yourself who am I, what do I want, what’s my purpose. You do not need to know the answers, live the questions, and life will move you into the answers.”
Chopra also discussed how managing stress is very important for our health, as stress affects everything (including addictive behavior stress) which leads to heart disease, cancer, etc. For managing stress, he say we should breathe (he has a special technique he walks you through on the show), pay attention to our diet (favor fresh foods, avoid ‘dead’ foods, the 6 tastes of life and the 7 colors of the rainbow), get a restful sleep (which he addresses more in-depth), and nutritional complements which we usually call supplements.
Dr Oz asked Chopra what our biggest mistake is and Chopra replied, “Biggest mistake is that people think there is a pill or magic bullet that will resolve all their problems. Healing comes from within.”
I tried meditation recently and found it very difficult. I would like to do more of it, but it really takes a lot of work.
ReplyDeleteThere are many forms of meditation. The one where you just sit and think of nothing does not work for me (at least not yet). I use guided meditation. There are many different ones you can choose from. I noticed the same one doesn't always work for me all the time. It depends on my mood, what's going on in my life, etc. Another form that works for me is sitting outside. I pay attention to what is around me...the birds, the dog barking, children laughing, the smell of the grass, flowers, trees, watching the ants, spiders, butterflies, lady bugs, etc. Also, there are walking meditations. Just search around and find the one that works for you. It might take a little bit to find the right one, but it's worth it.
ReplyDeleteIn my Theology class in high school, our professor had us meditate for 10 minutes before we started any work. I found it to be extremely relaxing, and it helped relieve lots of stress. It's hard to find time to meditate on a constant basis, but when you can, it's a good idea to take advantage of meditating.
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Thanks, Lisa. I will try the walking.
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