Lifting The Lid on Meditation

No longer solely associated with crossed legs and humming noises, more and more people are reaping the benefits of meditation.


Find a moment of calm in a hectic world

Enjoying a moment of complete calm in the hectic world of today can be increasingly hard to come by. But learning how to clear your head from the babble of everyday thoughts for just 15 minutes a day could improve your concentration, reduce your stress levels and boost your wellbeing.

Meditation originated 5,000 years ago in India but became popular in the West during the swinging sixties by Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Gwyneth Paltrow and Gisele Bundchen are both celebrity fans and Paul McCartney has even spoken of the stabilising influence it had on The Beatles during the height of their fame.

Jonathan Hinde, of the Cambridge transcendental meditation centre, has been practising meditation for over 30 years and sees first hand the impact it can have on a person’s life:

“Doctors say 70 to 80 per cent of people that they see suffer from stress related conditions. We are talking about problems like high blood pressure, insomnia, ulcers, and migraines. These conditions are our body’s response to overload,” explains Jonathan. (MORE)

Source: Cambridge News