Meditation

We seek to aid our clients in achieving the health and well-being derived from meditation, as well as the Olympic calm and peak performance desired during competition.

The purpose of meditation is to transcend the mind, its ruminations, and limited perceptions, thereby transcending duality and becoming increasingly aware of oneness. Athletically speaking, this oneness is the “Zone”, where athletes have been known to experience one of the greatest performances of their lives. For all of us, learning to meditate creates diminished anxiety response, stress reduction, and the lessening of frustration and anger. These are slow-vibrating emotions and catabolic emotions, which eat away at you from within. Meditation is anabolic. It feeds the muscle and the spirit; it is the mind's most powerful medicine, and a medicine that transforms the mind into power. To meditate means to realize the imperturbability of one's original nature.

10 reasons to meditate

Research has documented many health benefits of regular meditation practice. Here are 10 of them:

1. Reduced stress: Meditation may decrease stress. It can also improve symptoms of stress-related conditions, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and fibromyalgia.

2. Improved memory: Better focus through regular meditation may increase memory and mental clarity. These benefits can help fight age-related memory loss and dementia.

3. Increased attention: Meditation helps with attention span, allowing you to stay focused longer.

4. Enhanced willpower: Meditation develops the mental discipline needed to avoid unhelpful habits.

5. Better sleep: Meditation can shorten the time it takes to fall asleep and improve sleep quality.

6. Less pain: Meditation can reduce pain and boost emotion regulation. Together with medical care, this may help treat chronic pain.

7. Lower blood pressure: Blood pressure decreases during meditation and over time in people who meditate regularly. This can reduce strain on the heart and blood vessels and help prevent heart disease.

8. Less anxiety: Regular meditation helps reduce anxiety. It can also help with mental health issues like social anxiety, fears and obsessive-compulsive behaviors.

9. Less depression: Meditation can help reduce the occurrence of depression.

10. Greater compassion: Meditation can help you better understand yourself, find your best self, and increase positive feelings and actions toward others.