Meditation in Amsterdam - Can Meditation Make you Healthier?
That question can be answered in several different ways.
In my Amsterdam meditation sessions I tried to address meditation as a mind-body activity. The reason for it is an undeniable connection between these two. When meditation is approached as a mental activity while neglecting influence on the body, we can be swimming against the current as we'll face an uphill battle of controlling thoughts.
Instead, we try to change the mind through manipulation of our body. By doing this the mind has no choice but to comply, since the two are always linked.
Now given that the body affects the mind and the other way around, the simple answer to the original question is yes: meditation does affect health and sometimes not only positive but very surprising ways.
For example the idea that ageing is a process that can be stopped and often reversed. The effects that meditation has on ageing have been proven scientifically, since telomeres, which are the corner ends of chromosomes and the most effective biomarker in determining the ageing process in the body, can be affected by stress and this process can be effectively reversed with meditation.
This makes meditation an activity that can stop and reverse the body's ageing process!
Another clear example of health benefits from meditation can be seen in preventing the release of stress hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline, both of which are activated when the body is triggered in a fight or flight response mode. In the short-term these this hormones can give us boosts of energy that are required to meet dangerous situations, but in the long term they are responsible for the teardown of our body's organs and tissues, they create chronic inflammation and disease and are responsible for many of the diseases of the modern world.
So using meditation to take the body out of fight or flight response is crucial to health.
A correctly balanced mind has a soothing effect the immune system. It has been proven that meditation can boost the immune system, but also balance it as very often autoimmune disease has to do with the immune system spiralling out of control in an effort to defend the organism against a perceived threat.
An immune system working overtime is responsible for a number of symptoms not least of which chronic fatigue.
Given its overall effect on ageing, the immune systems and hormones in the body, it's safe to say that meditation not only affects health but it's actually fundamental to it, and it should be taking up as a regular practice by anyone who is interested in maintaining a sound and healthy mind and body.
The energy that becomes available in our system when our mind is not preoccupied fending off anxiety and stress, which suck enormous amounts of energy from our system, can be released toward new creative and constructive activities.
The overall result is an individual that enters a positive spiral of health and vitality which is also more conducive to for adopting further positive habits, like exercise and a healthy diet.
Namaste
Pablo Bran
www.meditationamsterdam.com
In my Amsterdam meditation sessions I tried to address meditation as a mind-body activity. The reason for it is an undeniable connection between these two. When meditation is approached as a mental activity while neglecting influence on the body, we can be swimming against the current as we'll face an uphill battle of controlling thoughts.
Instead, we try to change the mind through manipulation of our body. By doing this the mind has no choice but to comply, since the two are always linked.
Now given that the body affects the mind and the other way around, the simple answer to the original question is yes: meditation does affect health and sometimes not only positive but very surprising ways.
For example the idea that ageing is a process that can be stopped and often reversed. The effects that meditation has on ageing have been proven scientifically, since telomeres, which are the corner ends of chromosomes and the most effective biomarker in determining the ageing process in the body, can be affected by stress and this process can be effectively reversed with meditation.
This makes meditation an activity that can stop and reverse the body's ageing process!
Another clear example of health benefits from meditation can be seen in preventing the release of stress hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline, both of which are activated when the body is triggered in a fight or flight response mode. In the short-term these this hormones can give us boosts of energy that are required to meet dangerous situations, but in the long term they are responsible for the teardown of our body's organs and tissues, they create chronic inflammation and disease and are responsible for many of the diseases of the modern world.
So using meditation to take the body out of fight or flight response is crucial to health.
A correctly balanced mind has a soothing effect the immune system. It has been proven that meditation can boost the immune system, but also balance it as very often autoimmune disease has to do with the immune system spiralling out of control in an effort to defend the organism against a perceived threat.
An immune system working overtime is responsible for a number of symptoms not least of which chronic fatigue.
Given its overall effect on ageing, the immune systems and hormones in the body, it's safe to say that meditation not only affects health but it's actually fundamental to it, and it should be taking up as a regular practice by anyone who is interested in maintaining a sound and healthy mind and body.
The energy that becomes available in our system when our mind is not preoccupied fending off anxiety and stress, which suck enormous amounts of energy from our system, can be released toward new creative and constructive activities.
The overall result is an individual that enters a positive spiral of health and vitality which is also more conducive to for adopting further positive habits, like exercise and a healthy diet.
Namaste
Pablo Bran
www.meditationamsterdam.com
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