As we approach a new and exciting year ahead, some of us (okay, many of us) are not feeling as energised or as calm as we would like to be…thanks 2020!
So many of us navigate our lives under constant pressure, whether we are parents, students, in or out of a relationship, or career focused. Whatever our occupation or journey that we are on; it is apparent that worry and stress is becoming an ingredient in the recipe of life.
Some of us are even using it as a key ingredient in everything we do, and this eventually becomes who we are.
Our nervous system and energy levels are the first areas to feel the impact, spilling out into our everyday lives as a result.
We become a stress mess.
Why is Meditation a Gift?
When you introduce meditation into your life, you are gifting yourself permission to pause.
There are so many meditational techniques available and not one size fits all.
It becomes a voyage of discovery to research and find the style that works for you.
I would recommend you begin with a technique that will bring that pause into your life with some easy guidelines to follow.
When you feel stressed, you are looking for structure! Simple breathing techniques are a great place to start.
Meditation allows you to take a moment, or two, to slow down and allow your energy system to catch up with your mind. Sounds great doesn’t it?
This enables you to
- balance out your thought processes,
- regain clarity
- allow your nervous system to calm
- refocus your mind
- regain a renewed sense of control over your day and even your life
- feel refreshed
How does it Keep on Giving?
Occasional meditation provides a relief from stress, like taking a day off. It is welcomed, yet that core ingredient is still brewing somewhere in the background.
Once you have found a meditational technique that works for you, and you implement it daily or even weekly, you will feel a lightness from the load! The constant investment in rebalancing your mind, energy and nervous systems will fuel your life, long term.
Not only that, but you will also progress from feeling like your day off has increased to enjoying a weeks’ vacation.
This constant replenishment will be your gift to yourself and in turn, the benefits of that gift will flow into your world, enabling you to see and experience more joy and feel more at ease with the world.
Enjoy.