Meditation
Wait! Before you click off this page muttering to yourself "what is she on about" and "I am not Buddhist so why would I need to meditate?". Keep reading as you may learn something.
What is meditation?
According to headspace.com meditation is "about training in awareness and getting a healthy sense of perspective. You’re not trying to turn off your thoughts or feelings. You’re learning to observe them without judgment". Meditation is a handy tool to use when improving self-love as it is effective in improving self-esteem, confidence and low self-worth. As well as this meditation can help you manifest abundance, success, wealth and lots of other amazing things for your life.
What are the benefits?
- It reduces stress - Ongoing chronic stress can result in health problems such as heart disease, skin and hair issues such as acne, permanent hair loss, eczema, mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, sexual dysfunction and gastrointestinal problems. Meditating causes your brain to release endorphins which make us feel good emotionally and physically.
- It improves concentration and focus - A study on the effects of an eight-week mindful meditation course found that people who are regular meditation practitioners had a heightened attention and concentration span.
- It promotes emotional health and well-being - Meditation helps to improve self-image and self-worth. Meditation allows us to get a clear picture in our mind and become aware of our thoughts so that we can improve positive thinking. This in turn leads to improved emotional health and well-being.
Before you start saying I don’t have the time or this is mumbo jumbo. Try meditating for as little as 10 minutes in the day or night and see what your results are. Below there are links to 10 minute meditations to get you started. Give meditation a try, what do you have to loose?
Self-love meditations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbEGEYeAOFw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkHhl_1DUMA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UW-x4Hixa0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZXPuPeJIxY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h873sPnD7Pk
Affirmation meditations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYeTkr_ETUw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCrZ5R4yPns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFbFuIe7fms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr-7fgXXUKE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2sWyUTL-s0