Find Your Zen: 10 Useful Ways Meditation Has Transformed MY Life

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You don’t have to wake up at 5 a.m…

And write in your journal…

And take a cold shower…

And work out…

And drink tea with lemon and cayenne pepper (some people do this I guess)…

And meditate…

…all at the same time.

There is something to be said about developing good habits, though. Any success I’ve had in life came from developing good habits.

I do wake up at 5 a.m. every day because it gives me an extra 2–3 hours to work interrupted.

I’ve more or less written every day for the past 3–4 years and the habit turned my hobby into a career.

In terms of my overall wellbeing, however, nothing tops my meditation habit.

The hype over meditation is true. Trust me. Try it. It works. As follows are some of the many benefits of meditation. I sincerely hope one of them inspires you to start your own practice.

Meditation Lowers Your Stress
Yes I know, this is me being captain obvious, but seriously, it can really bring your stress level down several notches.

In Vipassana meditation, the goal is to focus on the areas of your body that experience emotion. Emotions are actually physiological responses — think feeling embarrassment your gut and solar plexus.

Your meditation practice can help you notice your physical responses throughout the day — clenched jaw, knot formation in your neck, slouched stature. And your mindfulness can help you decompress when you notice your stressors.

Meditation is the closest thing that I’ve found to an actual “chill pill”.

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