![]() Also, one study found that 8 weeks of mindfulness meditation helped reduce anxiety symptoms in people with generalized anxiety disorder, along with increasing positive self-statements and improving stress reactivity and coping. Notably, this effect was strongest in those with the highest levels of anxiety. My anxiety has ceased since I started meditating and my overall emotional health has improved.Ī meta-analysis including nearly 1,300 adults found that meditation may decrease anxiety. Sometimes, it takes me weeks to open and respond to a text because I’m anxious about the content of the text. I’ve always struggled with anxiety in my life. When we meditate, we give our bodies, and our minds, a chance to rejuvenate. Meditation has also been found to be associated with fewer sick days and fewer doctors’ visits. Researchers have found that it reduces existing stress, helps us better deal with new stressors, manages pain, and helps us sleep better. There are proven health benefits of meditation. You start the day on a completely clean slate because the stresses and incidents of yesterday have been “decluttered” from your mind. Meditating in the morning helps you pull yourself together and get yourself closer to yourself. Now I realize that those hours spent accumulating impurities in my body were not actually serving my career, but rather shooting myself in the foot because none of us are at our best when our energy levels are at their lowest. Earlier on in my career I used to build up unnecessary tension when finishing a report or submitting research that was due. Burning out hinders you full capabilities and prevents you from working fully from your strengths. ![]() We might take this for granted but stress has a negative impact on your career, leading to poor time management, lack of focus, and overall burnout. It costs nothing really, just requires us to sit still. There is a way to increase our peace, focus and overall productivity levels. With the impact of COVID-19 and the revolution we currently experiencing as humanity, it can be difficult to lower the noise and avoid the “clutter” of this world. ![]() Although meditation and mindfulness has brought many benefits to my life, I have highlighted a few for reflection that I’ve seen in my life, since I have been on this meditation journey. It’s no coincidence that other top business leaders in their fields also swear by the value of their mindfulness practices. This commitment has benefited not just me but also my relationships and my businesses which I have led to optimal performance amid these unprecedented times. I moved from an infrequent visitor on the app to it now being the first visit in my morning daily routine. Thereafter I transitioned to using the Headspace app daily and now it’s been 180 days of consistent practice. I ended up challenging myself to virtual 21 Days of Abundance course by Deepak Chopra. After 8 years of attending these courses, 2020 was the first time that attendance wasn’t an option anymore amid all the restrictions on group gatherings. Usually after 100 hours of meditating in silence at these retreats, I leave feeling much lighter – as if I have just completed 10 years of psychotherapy in one sitting. Nine months ago, when COVID-19 found a home in our daily lives. I also failed to answer this question.Īs someone who traditionally struggled with committing to a daily mindfulness practice, I normally got my annual reboot by going on the 10 Day Vipassana Meditation Courses as taught by SN Goenka. ![]() When was the last time you took a moment out of your day to refocus your mind, your breathing, and your body? Think about it, the answer should be instant to you but maybe it is not, which is understandable for most of us.
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