Meditation Brings Stillness And Calm

Meditation is relatively new to our western culture, it has really only been around on any large scale for a few decades. But it fills a space for many people that nothing else will.

Meditation helps to activate the parasympathetic nervous system, and this initiates restoration and rejuvenation. The damaging effects of stress and of a harried lifestyle recede. Peace and stillness well up. The mind becomes more settled, and restfulness is the gentle outcome.

Mallika Chopra:
So meditation comes in many different forms. You know, many people have prayed throughout their life. Others actually find peace through running or through yoga. Meditation, when you do a mantra-based meditation where you sit quietly, close your eyes, and either repeat a word or focus on your breath, is really a way to silence your mind. So it’s focusing on the gap between your thoughts and extending that gap so that we start feeling more silence. (MORE)

Source: EmpowHER