Mindfulness meditation is aimed at finding a peacefulness and stillness beneath the mental activity of the brain. Put simply, it is about creating awareness. It is training for the mind to wake up, pay attention, be acute, consciously conscious…mindful.

Meditation should be easy but it takes practice and perseverance in order to be effective. When practiced regularly and effectively, mindfulness can help deal with a range of problems.

There is evidence to support that those who practice can:

Improve immunity

Reduce stress, anxiety and depression

Get greater ability to resolve workplace issues

Increase empathy

Improve knowledge about stress

Improve sleep

Improve sensitivity towards oneself and towards others

Reduce a sense of isolation

Gain greater use of positive coping skills such as engaging and prioritizing, and less use of negative coping skills such as avoidance

Have enhanced ability to cope with cancer and related symptoms

Help treat fibromyalgia

Help reduce chronic pain

Preserve and possibly regenerate nerve cells in some parts of the brain

Treat obsessive-compulsive disorder and personality disorder

(As quoted from The Essence of Health, the Seven Pillars of Wellbeing,

 by Dr Craig Hassed).

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