Meditation

Suitable for those who:

• • Are interested in developing and learning new skills and tools in which to support your own wellbeing

  • Those wanting to apply the practice of mindfulness to areas of life such as nature, gratitude, loving and kindness, compassion, family relationships, financial beliefs, grieving (end of marriage, career, friendship/loss of friends, family members and pets etc), forgiving, letting go, birth, death, ancestry and more. 

  • Want to learn more about meditation practice and experience the benefits.

Benefits include:

• • Reduce Stress, Depression and Anxiety
    • A 2016 study showed that Meditation appears to be effective for PTSD and depression symptoms
  • Improved emotional and physical well-being
    • A 2013 study found that meditation reduced the inflammation response caused by stress
    • A 2018 case study into non-pharmacological Therapies for Fibromyalgi found Meditation to be of benefit in managing this complex illness.
  • Enhanced self-wareness and improved problem solving skills
    • A 2014 study showed that meditation may cultivate more creative problem-solving skills
  • Lengthens attention span
    • A 2018 case study showed that people who regularly practiced meditation performed better on a visual task and had a greater attention span than those without any meditation experience
    • A 2019 study found that meditating for just 13 minutes daily enhanced attention and memory after 8 weeks
    • A 2013 study concluded that meditation may even reverse patterns in the brain that contribute to mind-wandering, worrying, and poor attention
  • Improved mental clarity and memory
    • A 2015 study in people with age-related memory loss, such as Alzheimer’s Disease have shown it improves performance on neuropsychological tests
  • Generate feelings of positivity and kindness
    • A 2014 meta-analysis of 22 studies on this form of meditation demonstrated its ability to increase peoples’ compassion toward themselves and others
  • Help improve self-control and mental discipline
    • A 2014 review of 14 studies found mindfulness meditation helped participants reduce emotional and binge eating
    • A 2018 study of 60 people receiving treatment for alcohol use disorder found that practicing transcendental meditation was associated with lower levels of stress, psychological distress, alcohol cravings, and alcohol use after 3 months.
  • Improved Sleep
    • A 2014 studys compared mindfulness-based meditation programs and found that people who meditated stayed asleep longer and had improved insomnia severity, compared with those who had an unmedicated control condition
  • Can decrease blood pressure
    • A 2015 meta-analysis of 12 studies enrolling nearly 1000 participants found that meditation helped reduce blood pressure.
    • A 2014 case study concluded that meditation produced similar improvements in blood pressure to several types of medication