8 Surprising Reasons To Meditate 40 Minutes A Day That Can Change Your Life.pptx

We’re talking about Vedic Meditation, a form of meditation that has been around for at least 5,000 years. Back then, the people who lived in the Indus Valley, now known as India and Pakistan, practised meditation as a fundamental part of daily life. This knowledge that has given us yoga and Ayurveda, was known as Veda, hence the name Vedic. And though there are some written records, the practice has been passed down verbally from generation to generation.

1. 8 Surprising Reasons To

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10 Minutes A Day That Can
Change Your Life

2. We're talking about Vedic Meditation, a form of meditation that has been
around for at least 5,000 years. Back then, the people who lived in the
Indus Valley, now known as India and Pakistan, practised meditation as a
fundamental part of daily life. This knowledge that has given us
yoga and Ayurveda, was known as Veda, hence the name Vedic. And though
there are some written records, the practice has been passed down
verbally from generation to generation.

3. Oprah, gwyneth paltrow and sienna miller meditate
while many credit the practice with a less cluttered mind
and even success. Ex-beatle paul mccartney famously
said: 'in moments of madness, meditation has helped
me find moments of serenity.’

4. 8 Reasons To Meditate

Stress comes about due to a combination of
pressure, overload and excitation, and an inability
to recover. This leaves an impression on the
physiology - the body has accumulated stress.
Deep rest is the state that allows for this

recovery - the body will automatically dissolve
accumulated tensions and return to a state of

homeostasis.

5. 8 Reasons To Meditate

Better heal

When your mind and body are showing signs of
being unwell, physical health conditions improved

by automatic self-transcending meditation are
heart disease, asthma, high cholesterol,

high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer and
digestive problems.

6. 8 Reasons To Meditate

Our happiness is often dependent on others, or
conditional upon circumstances being a certain way.
Meditating boosts serotonin, the happy chemical,

and lower lactic acid levels which make us worry.
Meditation boosts serotonin, the happy chemical,
resulting in more upbeat emotions, satisfaction and
blissfulness.

7. 8 Reasons To Meditate

Clearer Thinking

Our brains are constantly changing and constantly
creating & losing connections. When we're stressed,
the brain moves us into fight-or-flight mode. Because

your brain isn't hardwired like your laptop, you can
forge new pathways and inter-neuronal connections.
Sit down to meditate each day and you rewire your
brain in a co-ordinated and powerful way. Every
meditation session is like pushing the reset button.

8. 8 Reasons To Meditate

Your best ideas don't come to you when you're
worked up and straining. When you settle down,
you're more able to slip into a state where you can
catch those nuggets of inspiration.When you

meditate, the mind de-excites to quieter layers of
thinking and experiences the source of creative
energy and intelligence.

9. 8 Reasons To Meditate

Restful Sleep

A lack of sleep can compromise the immune
system, make us more likely to develop type 2
diabetes and suffer anxiety and heart disease.
Meditation doesn't replace sleep, but the very

deep rest of meditation each day takes the
pressure off, so sleep can be restorative
and revitalising.

10. 8 Reasons To Meditate

If you're calmer and more adaptable, you're going
to be less stressed with less wear and tear on the

body and less disturbance of the mind, you will not

age as quickly. The twice-daily experience of
meditation allows the nervous system to recharge,
renew and repair and the ageing process

slows down.

11. 8 Reasons To Meditate

How you feel and behave affects every relationship
and social interaction you have. When you're healthier,
happier, energised and conscious, you're a nicer

person to be around, When you're unwell, feeling

down, stressed or exhausted, you're not available
for others in a way that's uplifting. More
consciousness leads to clearer perception and
better understanding

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