Why Meditate?

It's the end of another busy day at work and there is still so much to do. Do you ever feel overwhelmed by your busy schedule? Are you totally bombarded by the responsibilities of your life? Are your stress levels causing you to over eat, drink or not sleep? If you have been trying to find solutions to balance your energy and center your emotions, then I suggest that meditation would make an amazing difference in your life.

Try this, exhale the air from your lungs. Now slowly breathe in through your nose allowing the air to fill your stomach before it moves up to your lungs and chest. Then slowly exhale allowing your stomach to slightly push the air out of your stomach at the end of your breath. Okay one more time, and with your eyes closed.

You can immediately fill the calmness as it slows down your thoughts, your heartbeat and the parasympathetic nervous system. When you practice this method of stillness for at least 10 minutes in the morning, you will be amazed at the level of clarity you will achieve. Add another 10 minutes to your afternoon, evening and bedtime routine and you will never have to deal with being overwhelmed by stress again.



When I am working with my Life Coach clients, we begin and end our sessions with an exercise similar to the one I've outlined above. Many of them continue to use this practice in their daily lives and have found it to be invaluable. It's free and easy to use anytime you choose. 



Statistics on people who meditate have shown they become less stressed and calmer. Statistics on people who meditate in groups have even shown the crime rate in that particular area drop significantly. There are statistics on everything related to meditation. There are so many different statistics on meditation and statistics on people who meditate because meditation in one form or another has been around for thousands of years.

Many doctors have studied the statistics on people who meditate and now prescribe meditation for their patients. These patients have reported more energy, higher productivity and more patience. Business owners have reported that among employees, who meditate, absenteeism is lower, production is higher, and the quality of their work is better thus proving the statistics on people who meditate are right.

A Detroit based chemical plant posted the following results three years after implementing meditation:

• Absenteeism fell by 85%
• Productivity rose 120%
• Injuries dropped 70%
• Profits increased 520%

According to reports, there have been over 1500 separate studies since 1930. All were related to meditation and its effects on the practitioners. Some statistics on people who meditate include results like:

• Heart rate, respiration, blood pressure and oxygen consumption are all decreased.

• Meditators are less anxious and nervous.

• Meditators were more independent and self-confident

• People who deliberated daily were less fearful of death.

• 75% of insomniacs who started a daily meditation program were able to fall asleep within 20 minutes of going to bed.

• Production of the stress hormone Cortisol is greatly decreased, thus making it possible for those people to deal with stress better when it occurs.

• Women with PMS showed symptom improvements after 5 months of steady daily rumination and reflection.

• Thickness of the artery walls decreased which effectively lowers the risk of heart attack or stroke by 8% to 15%.

• Relaxation therapy was helpful in chronic pain patients.

• 60% of anxiety prone people showed marked improvements in anxiety levels after 6-9 months.

It has been documented that people who use meditation and relaxation techniques may be physiologically younger by 12 to 15 years; could this possibly be the Fountain of Youth? While there are probably many other studies to look at, I believe that the results reported above are clear. Meditation, relaxation, reflection and deliberation can affect the physical body in a positive way just as stress and other factors affect the body in a negative one. In either case science and the statistics on people who meditate, has confirmed the positive effects of meditation beyond a shadow of a doubt. If you'd like more support with creating a meditation practice for yourself or your children you can order our Wealth Manifestation Audio Program or “I am Jams”, a student affirmation dance rhythm, from our website www.mushemsut.com. We've incorporate beautiful melodic mantras that will have you humming all day long. 


You are also welcome to join us on our bi-monthly Moon Cycle Tele-Meditation which takes place at the New Moon and Full Moon of each month. For more information visit www.mushemsut.com
 or call 773-969-6211.

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Blessings and Light,



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