Should Child Sleep With Parents

Should Child Sleep With Parents

Parenthood is a great blessing but it needs a lot of energy. Sleep makes a huge difference not only to our body, but also the quality time that we spend with our kids. If we are exhausted or sleep deprived, our patience levels are low and there is a higher tendency to get irritated and not enjoy raising the kids. In some cases, less sleep can lead to serious medical problems.

Should you allow your child to sleep alone?

Try asking this question to your child and see their responses. In most of the situations, it so happens that they would like to sleep only with the parents.

Research shows the ideal situation is where parents and kids are sleeping in their own rooms. That would foster independence in a child and give enough privacy and quality time to parents; to spend with each other as a couple. But there are instances where the child is afraid to be alone, has nightmares, or just keeps waking up at night, sneaking into parents bed. This can be very exhausting.

In India at least 95% of the children are sleeping in the same bed with their parents until they are 3 or 4 years old. The only exemption will be if there is a younger child came into the family. But still the parents will allow the elder one to sleep on their bed and later take them to another bed. It helps the children to have a better attachment to their parents.

Children who sleep separately with their parents find it scary to sleep alone, they wake up many times with fear or loneliness in the room, but the children who share beds with their parents take proper and peaceful sleep, the reason is that they feel physiologically safer.

I found an article that lists how some advantages of co-sleeping and tips as well to do it right. Here's an excerpt from it...
"Co-sleeping is a practice which is often debated in the West, but if done right, can actually be quite beneficial for the child. Many experts are of the opinion that co-sleeping helps to build a stronger bond between parents and babies. In his book, Good Nights: The Happy Parents' Guide to the Family Bed, Dr. Jay Gordon, states that children who sleep with their parents become independent faster because they do not experience separation anxiety. "When a child routinely goes to sleep in the presence of an adult, or with an adult, they are unlikely to take up thumb-sucking or get attached to security objects," he explains."

They sleep well when they feel secure. Knowing mom is close will likely help baby sleep better and fuss or cry less in nights.

Children who sleep next to parents, find with more stable temperatures, regular heartbeats, and proper breathing compared to kids who sleep alone.

Sleeping together as a family develops strong bonding among the child as well as with both the parents, because it’s only during night time the child can share stories and the parents can engage in true conversations and true love and bonding develops.

Most of the child has the habit of passing urine onto their pants till late age ( in some situations) and parents close to the child can help replace the clothes for the child ( and acts as a means to prevent infection spreading for the child)

Most of the child has the habit of putting their thumb on to their mouth till late age and the presence of parents next to them can help prevent this ( or at least take the thumb out of their mouth)

“Challenges”

The only challenge I can think of is the sensual pleasures between the couple is lost, but can still be enjoyed by observing deep sleep parameters of the child and in most cases where the couples are living with their parents, this issue gets solved as the after the child spends time with the parents it gets to sleep with his and/her grandparents.

Best Food For Children's Growth

Best Food For Growing Kids

The healthiest food for kids, are the ones which are of course, healthy! The food pyramid suggests food to be taken daily, and below with the information I have researched to guide us of the food amount for the particular age of growing children.

Grains - Made up of carbohydrates, which give children energy
e.g.: bread, pasta, rice
Vegetables - Great sources of vitamins, which boost the immune system, fiber, which aids digestion.
e.g.: carrots, peas, broccoli, squash, other green leafy vegetables
Fruits - Excellent source of nutrition and vitamins which helps build healthy eyes and skin. Also a good source of fiber.
e.g.: oranges, apples, mangoes, melon, pineapple, berries
Milk - Excellent source of calcium, which helps build strong and healthy bones and teeth.
e.g.: milk, yogurt, low-fat cheese
Meat - An excellent source of iron, which provides children with energy.
e.g: chicken, liver, beef, pork, lambs and poultry

Flaxseed - This nutty plant food is packed full of Omega-3 fatty acids which are needed for optimal brain development. Flaxseed is sold whole and ground, but research suggests that ground is absorbed by the body better.

Tofu - Tofu is a great source of protein, B vitamins, calcium, and iron – all nutrients that kids often need more of for proper growth and bone health.

Sweet Potato - This spud is one of the most nutritious (and inexpensive) vegetables around. The Vitamin A in sweet potatoes keeps eyes healthy, and acts like an antioxidant in the body. Sweet potatoes are a favorite among babies because of their natural sweetness and bright color.

Fish - They protect the brain against the degeneration of capability, resulting in life in lack of memory. Some include salmon, salmon, and lettuce. Fish is an excellent option for your children, and you can serve it. Fish could be placed to tacos to get a wholesome meal and a filling. Tuna sandwiches are a favorite among youngsters.

Oatmeal - A fabulous breakfast food, full of B vitamins, iron, zinc, and calcium. Old-fashioned oatmeal offers quick energy for busy kids with its carb load and fiber count.

Eggs - Eggs are a great source of protein and other nutrients, including the B vitamins, vitamin E, and zinc. The American Heart Association's Guidelines have changed, and an egg a day (for adults) is now OK. For kids? Well, they haven’t said, so use your own good judgment.

Nuts - Nut butters are great fast foods for kids. Kids need the fat (it's a good fat if it doesn't have hydrogenated oils mixed in it) and they need the protein. And while peanuts can be problematic and even life-threatening to allergic kids, other nut butters may be OK. Check with your doctor first. Almond butter is a favorite of mine.

Yogurt - Kick your child's milk consumption up a notch and include yogurt on the menu. A great source of calcium, yogurt is easier to digest than regular milk and the cultures (check the label to make sure they're in there!) are very beneficial to good colon health -- especially if your child has been on antibiotics. Watch the sugar content, though. A better idea is to buy plain yogurt and sweeten it yourself with fresh fruit.

Melons - Cantaloupe provides vitamin C, beta-carotene, bits and pieces of B vitamins and trace minerals and calcium. Melons are not to be missed when they're plentiful and in season.

Broccoli - Kids like to call broccoli trees and sometimes you can get picky kids to eat trees rather than broccoli. Broccoli is one of the best vegetables for anyone, especially growing kids, because of its calcium content and other nutrients, such as potassium, beta-carotene and B vitamins.

Protein - One size does not fit all when it comes to protein. The fact is growing kids need protein to keep growing. How you're going to give it to them can vary widely, according to your preferences. Good choices include legumes, beans (combined with a grain to make a complete protein), soy products like tofu, meat, fish and poultry.

Whole Grains - The best nutrition is found in whole-grain foods. Brown rice and whole-wheat bread are a quantum leap over their white counterparts and offer necessary fiber, minerals and vitamins. Don't shortchange your kids with the white stuff.

Orange Juice - Kids drink too much juice. However, that doesn't mean they should never drink juice. Just don't give it to them in place of water. Orange juice is full of vitamin C, vitamin E, potassium, folate and zinc. You can buy calcium-fortified orange juice too -- it's great stuff in moderation.

Keep junk foods to a minimum. Processed and packaged foods, soft drinks, and fatty foods promote obesity and health problems, as these foods have high calories but offer few-nutrition. The defects that show up in children, and later in adult age are largely due to the kind and quality of food eaten, especially during the growing period. So eat well because health is wealth!

Happy Parenting!

10 Best Food for Diabetes, and List of Food to Avoid

Diabetes Food Guide

Diabetes is not a disease, but, it is a disorder where there is an impaired insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells. Once the problem starts showing up, the medical doctor will be forced to call it a disease. Diabetes is one of the most common diseases that needs to be tackled both with medication and diet. 

Diabetes is allergic to carbohydrates. The body cannot absorb glucose due to either poor quality of insulin or insufficient insulin. Eventually the glucose is deposited as fat after converting to triglycerides (for T2D) and will be released through urine for T1D. Since diabetes cannot absorb glucose from carbohydrates, it is best to avoid carbohydrates to a large extent.

Ideally Diabetic should follow a sugar-free diet but too low on sugar may also cause hypoglycemia or low blood sugar which is equally harmful. Keep a glucometer and keep checking the blood sugar which is easy and affordable.

However there is no need to worried about, in fact on a positive note because of Diabetes one can bring discipline in his/her life by restricting junk food and regular exercise.

Whether you are a type l or type ll diabetic, the best foods would be the same for both types of diabetes. 

Food To Avoid - There’s a lot you can eat, just avoid white bread, soft drinks, biscuits, cakes, sweet buns, pasta, they contain the wrong sort of carbs. Avoid food with loads of preservatives and chemicals such as colors, sugar, salt., No wheat, rice, potato, maida, sooji, sugar, and fruits. Fruits too are high in fructose, which is a form of sugar.

Best food for diabetes, you can include the following food in your daily diet.

1) Oats: Oats are a good source of soluble dietary fiber (Beta-glucan). Soluble fiber delay gastric emptying and starch digestion, slow down the glucose absorption, helps in weight loss, provide satiety and thus prevent the quick rise in blood glucose.
They fall into the category of low Glycemic index food.

2) Fenugreek Seeds, Bitter Gourd, Powdered cinnamon, Indian Gooseberry (Amla), Curry Leaves, Aloe Vera: This food are a very good source of soluble fiber. Fiber helps to slow down glucose absorption and thus helps in glucose control.

Drinking juice of (Fenugreek, Bitter Gourd, Powdered Cinnamon, Indian Gooseberry, Curry Leaves, Alow Vera) on an empty stomach each morning helps fight Diabetic. 

3) Black plum or Jamun: Jamun is a powerful antioxidant & is rich in minerals and phytochemicals. Studies have shown that the administration of Jamun seeds in patients having type 2 DM was found to reduce the level of blood glucose and glycosuria.

4) Pulses and legumes: They are also a good source of soluble fiber and proteins. Soluble Fiber delays gastric emptying and starch digestion, slows down the glucose absorption, helps in weight loss, provide satiety while proteins also promote satiety and help diabetics by increasing insulin response.

5) Fruits and Non-Starchy Vegetables: Fruits and vegetables are also a good source of dietary fiber, rich in anti-oxidants and low in Glycemic index. But diabetics should avoid over-ripe fruits and should prefer whole fruits instead of fruit juices.

6) Broccoli: Like the other cruciferous vegetables, broccoli contains sulforaphane. This compound triggers the anti-inflammatory processes of the body which improve the blood sugar and control and protect the arteries from cardiovascular damage, often the after-effects of diabetes.

7) Blueberries: These contain both soluble and insoluble fiber. These slow down the emptying of the stomach thus improving the blood sugar.

8) Fish: Fish has a special type of fat which helps to cool the inflammation. However, fried fish, fried seafood, and fish sandwiches should be avoided.

9) Olive Oil: This is a source of health-promoting monounsaturated fats, which is rich in antioxidants and protects and prevents the development of heart diseases.

10) Spinach: This leafy vegetable helps to lower the risk of diabetes. As per a British study, people who have more than one spinach serving along with other leafy vegetables slash their risk by 14 percent.

11) Eat Raw Onion - Onions control the sugar levels in the blood, it increases insulin in the body and treat diabetes. The sulfur is present in onion helps in reducing blood sugar levels by increasing insulin production. The onion contain quercetin also helps in control blood sugar levels

Additional Tips
• Keep monitoring your blood sugar levels.
• Follow a healthy eating plan and exercise regularly.
• Get plenty of fiber in your diet.
• A few minutes of daily exposure to sunlight can also help control diabetes because it helps produce vitamin D, which is essential for insulin production.
• Drink plenty of water throughout the day. Replace your regular sodas and sugary juices with water. In addition to providing hydration, water helps break down sugars.
• Try deep breathing, meditation, listening to your favorite music, or working on your hobby to relieve stress as it may raise your blood sugar.
• Regular exercise is found to be very useful to alleviate different health risks like obesity and hyperglycemia.

Lord Narasimha and Bhakta Prahlada, Images of Narasimha

Narasimha  Jayanti 2020

The story of Narasimha is one of Vishnu’s ten avatars taken to restore Dharma and righteousness in the world. The story revolves around Hiranyakashyapu and his son, "Prahlada".

Lord Narasimha is the most intense and Fourth Incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

Once during the Satya Yuga, there was a demon king named Hiranyakasipu, whose younger brother Hiranyaksa was killed by Vishnu’s other avatar Varaha, because his brother (Hiranyaksa) had started to disturb mankind and other demigods, hence he started to despise Vishnu and wanted to avenge him. He knew to avenge him would not be a piece of cake; hence he undertook a tough penance and worshipped Lord Brahma until impressed by his devotion he was willing to grant him the boon of his choice.

While Hiranyakashyapu was in meditation, Indra, King of God's attacked Hirankashyapu’s kingdom and was massacring subjects. Indra almost killed Kayadhu, Hiranyakashyapu’s wife but Narada intervened and took Kayadhu to his Ashram. At the time, Kayadhu was pregnant with a child.

When Brahma appeared before Hiranyakashyapu, he asked for immortality, he was refused for every being had to die. So, Hiranyakashyapu chose the following conditions for his death:

1.      He cannot be killed in the sky, on earth, or in water.

2.      He cannot be killed inside a house or outside of a house.

3.      He cannot be killed by man, Deva, animal, or Asura.

4.      Hiranyakashyapu cannot be killed during the daytime or nighttime.

5.      Hiranyakashyapu could not be killed by any sort of celestial or divine weapons.

 As time passed, he grew proud of his powers and prohibited the worship of Vishnu or any other lord in his kingdom, Hiranyakashyapu ordered to stop prayers of Devas and had people worship him, meanwhile his wife Kayadhu gave birth to a baby boy, His name was kept "Prahlada". Hiranyakashyapu loved Prahlada very much and loved to be with the child.

Prahlada was a keen and sincere devotee of Lord Vishnu, The bhakti of Prahlada was true and selfless. He submitted his body, soul, and mind to the Lord. Even after his father’s numerous attempts to forbid him from worshipping Vishnu, his dedication towards his Lord never dwindled.

When it came to the boy's education, the King sent the child to the Ashram of the Royal Sage to learn scriptures etc. and also learn his father's greatness. But the child had eyes for Vishnu alone. While at the Ashram, Prahlada converted all the other students to worship Vishnu rather than Hiranyakashyapu.

The teachers got afraid and told this to the King. Hiranyakashyapu called Prahlada to him. When Hiranyakashyapu asked Prahlada to praise him, Prahlada praised Vishnu. The king’s pride and aversion for Vishnu grew so much that he couldn’t bear the sight of his son who believed Vishnu to be present in every nook and corner of the world.  

Hiranyakashyapu understood that the boy was a strong devotee of his enemy. Hiranyakashyapu was angry at the child and subjected him to many kinds of torture and punishments. Some of them are:

·         Had Prahlada stuck neck-deep in mud and had elephants trample his head

·         Threw the boy off a cliff

·         Threw the child in a cell with snakes and scorpions

·         Tried to burn the child using his sister, Holika.

In the burning incident, Holika, despite having a boon of not being hurt by fire, was burned to death while the child escaped each torture unharmed for Vishnu kept protecting the child.

He made several attempts to get his son killed but every time he came out safe and untouched, with every attempted to kill Prahlada, his belief in lord increases.

Hiranyakashyapu was frustrated. One day, Hiranyakashyapu called Prahlada and asked him where Vishnu was. Prahlada spoke to his father that Vishnu is omnipotent and omnipresent and can be found everywhere. Hiranyakashyapu pointed to a pillar and asked “in there too?” Prahlada nodded yes.

Hirankashyapu took his mace and struck the pillar. From the pillar came a terrifying roar. A man with the face of a lion came out, angry and blood lusted, with the aim of killing Hiranyakashyapu.

Vishnu had understood the demon's power, then creatively adapts into a mixed avatar that is neither man nor animal too kills the demon at the junction of day and night, inside and outside.

This avatar of Lord Vishnu is called "Narasimha". he held the king in his lap, which was neither sky nor ground, in the evening i.e. neither day nor night, with his nails which are not a weapon, between the door that is neither inside nor outside and tore away his body and freed him of his evil ways. This way Lord Vishnu took various avatars protected mankind from evil.

Later when the sages and the Devas were scared to go nearer to the angry Narasimha, Prahlada who is humble and sincere in devotion toward lord Vishnu, dared to go near him to reduce his wild anger. To the amaze of everyone, the Lord Narasimha burning with anger like the explosion of thousand volcanoes at a time got pacified by the incessant Bhakti of Prahlada.

 May Lord Narasimha Bless All. 

How 10 Minutes of Daily Meditation, Harvest Inner Peace

Meditation Benefits and Meditation Guided

Once Lord Buddha was asked: “What have you gained from Meditation?” He replied: “Nothing.” “However”, Buddha said, “let me tell you what I lost: Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Insecurity, Fear of Old, Age, and Death.”

Lord Gautam Buddha is said to be the father of meditation. It is said that Lord Buddha with the power of meditation remembered his past seven lives, although we do not have any evidence to prove it. However because of him and his followers, the knowledge of "Practicing Meditation" has reached different parts of the world.

Meditation Benefits

Meditation is the part of the ancient culture of India, it is above 5,000 years old. The wall arts showing people seated in meditative postures with half eye closed and the evidence that it first developed in India.

Saint and sage-like "Patanjali", "Vishwa Mitra", "Vyasa Mini" Kasyap Rishi" use to practice meditation and achieved knowledge and peace of mind.

In India, almost all Hindus are devotees of Lord Shiva, and one can find his temple build in every state and city in India, Lord Shiva idol is always in meditation position with slight smile on this face. Just looking at his idol one feels happy and peaceful from inside.

We will try to cover the following topics

Why one should do Meditation?

What is Meditation?

Types of Meditation?

When to practice Meditation?

Benefits of practicing Meditations?

Why one should do meditation?

The mind is the most powerful powerhouse we have, but our mind is distracted with too many things like positive/negative people, different thoughts, our own ego, work stress, competition, etc. all this at the cost of our happiness and peace.

Doing hard work to earn money, and buying luxury goods will only provide happiness to our body and not the soul. Human beings are never satisfied with whatever they have, our greed keeps on growing to earn more money and have more luxurious things. 

However, Meditation has the ability to calm down the entire body and bring all the processes under control, Even a mere 5 minutes of focused meditation, can help heal a lot of emotional issues, disorders like anxiety and depression are also controlled through it. One can achieve inner peace through meditation only.

Meditation Music

What is Meditation?

"Meditation is a process of finding inner peace"

Meditation is a powerful yet effortless technique that allows the conscious mind to experience the silent depths of its own nature. 

Meditation is an exercise to connect with self. Meditation is not any act however it is a state of mind where there are no thoughts and the mind is completely still and hence clear in perception.

Meditation simply means awareness, "Watching your breath" is meditation; listening to the birds is meditation. As long as these activities are free from any other distraction to the mind, it is effective meditation. 

Who I am, what is the purpose of my life, why I am here, all this question can be answered through practicing meditation.

The word meditation is derived from two Latin words: meditari(to think, to dwell upon, to exercise the mind) and mederi (to heal). Its Sanskrit derivation 'medha' means wisdom.

Meditation cannot be done with a goal in mind, It is not an act or something we do for some time in a day. 

One needs to sit down with eyes closed and empty the mind to attain inner peace and relaxation.  

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How To Meditate

Types of Meditation?

Our ancient Teachers have taught 112 way of meditation techniques, below are the two common use technique.

CONCENTRATION MEDITATION (Trataka or "RajYog Meditation) -This is a highly recommended technique of meditation, the method involves focusing on a single dot, staring at a candle flame, or a single image. Watch it for 10 minutes, ideally you should don't blink while watching the candle. It is hard to not blink- at first tears will start rolling down your cheeks if you try to keep your eyes open without blinking but with practice your eyes will become used to this practice.

You must not allow your mind to think about anything except that point. If you’re focusing on a flame, you must reflect on the appearance of the flame and be aware of it, and avoid any unnecessary thoughts. It is effective if a person does this ten minutes every day, but for better results, you must try to increase your concentration span periodically.

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION (Close eye Meditation) - Just sit relaxed, closed your eyes, and concentrate on your breathing.  This method is for the abstract minded. Instead of an external source or word, simply watch the thoughts that pass through your head. The key is to not think too deeply about these thoughts or shift to memories. Do not judge these thoughts. Simply watch them. Having a detached view of your own thoughts is a remarkably effective way to develop self alertness.

Meditation Guided

Method of Meditation?

1) Sit down on a mattress in a comfortable posture, preferably cross-legged, but if not possible to sit on a ground u can sit in a normal chair but remember your spine neck and head should be in a straight line, remember our body energy lies in our spine neck.

2) Rest your hands in your lap if u are seated crossed legged or on chair

3) Relax your hand, entire body and breath slowly

4) Gently close your eye and observe the flow of breath moving In-Out.

5) You can also play a piece of light music, which will cool your mind

Different thought, pictures may come to your mind, but don't get distracted or react to it. Bring your concentration back to your breath.

I would suggest starting with CONCENTRATION MEDITATION (Trataka), Its effect is too fast and best for beginners.

Posture of Meditation

When to practice Meditation?

Meditation can be practice anytime & anywhere. There is no time table. But it will be more effective if you practice it in the early morning because at that time the frequency of your thought is low. 

You can also do it before going to sleep it will lead your whole night into a MEDITATED sleep.

Early days you will find it as boring. But the day after at least 21 days you will find it very interesting and you will get the results also.

Do not try to stop your thought. Just have a watch on your breath. As your mind thought about another thing again have a watch on your breath. After some days there will be a state where your mind will not create any thought and you will be in a MEDITATED state. At that time you can visualize something that you want & definitely it will manifest. You can have an inner journey also.

Meditation For Anxiety 

Benefits from meditation?

Peace of mind, inner calmness and tranquility, better health, spiritual mystical experiences like esp, the intuition of inner guidance, premonition, foreseeing (you can’t use for material gains), visions, seeing divine lights, enlightenment, revelation of inner, etc.

Meditating for a few minutes a day helps you reduce stress and also broadens your vision of life. Currently, meditation is considered an effective process to increase human awareness and make better decisions.

There are so many advantages of meditation. Meditation is like boosting your mind powerful.

Here is the classic list of benefits that meditation can provide you with:

Guru Of Meditation

100 benefits of meditation:

1- It lowers oxygen consumption.

2- It decreases the respiratory rate.

3- It increases blood flow and slows the heart rate.

4- Increases exercise tolerance.

5- Leads to a deeper level of physical relaxation.

6- Good for people with high blood pressure.

7- Reduces anxiety attacks by lowering the levels of blood lactate.

8- Decreases muscle tension

9- Helps in chronic diseases like allergies, arthritis, etc.

10- Reduces Pre-menstrual Syndrome symptoms.

11- Helps in post-operative healing.

12- Enhances the immune system.

13- Reduces the activity of viruses and emotional distress

14- Enhances energy, strength, and vigor.

15- Helps with weight loss

16- Reduction of free radicals, less tissue damage

17- Higher skin resistance

18- Drop in cholesterol levels, lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease.

19- Improved flow of air to the lungs resulting in easier breathing.

20- Decreases the aging process.

21- Higher levels of DHEAS (Dehydroepiandrosterone)

22- prevented, slowed or controlled pain of chronic diseases

23- Makes you sweat less

24- Cure headaches & migraines

25- Greater Orderliness of Brain Functioning

26- Reduced Need for Medical Care

27- Less energy wasted

28- More inclined to sports, activities

29- Significant relief from asthma

30- improved performance in athletic events

31- Normalizes to your ideal weight

32- harmonizes our endocrine system

33- relaxes our nervous system

34- produce lasting beneficial changes in brain electrical activity

35- Cure infertility (the stresses of infertility can interfere with the release of hormones that regulate ovulation).

36- Builds self-confidence.

37- Increases serotonin level, influences mood and behavior.

38- Resolve phobias & fears

39- Helps control own thoughts

40- Helps with focus & concentration

41- Increase creativity

42- Increased brain wave coherence.

43- Improved learning ability and memory.

44- Increased feelings of vitality and rejuvenation.

45- Increased emotional stability.

46- improved relationships

47- Mind ages at a slower rate

48- Easier to remove bad habits

49- Develops intuition

50- Increased Productivity

51- Improved relations at home & at work

52- Able to see the larger picture in a given situation

53- Helps ignore petty issues

54- Increased ability to solve complex problems

55- Purifies your character

56- Develop will power

57- greater communication between the two brain hemispheres

58- react more quickly and more effectively to a stressful event.

59- increases one’s perceptual ability and motor performance

60- higher intelligence growth rate

61- Increased job satisfaction

62- increase in the capacity for intimate contact with loved ones

63- decrease in potential mental illness

64- Better, more sociable behavior

65- Less aggressiveness

66- Helps in quitting smoking, alcohol addiction

67- Reduces need and dependency on drugs, pills & pharmaceuticals

68- Need less sleep to recover from sleep deprivation

69- Require less time to fall asleep, helps cure insomnia

70- Increases sense of responsibility

71- Reduces road rage

72- Decrease in restless thinking

73- Decreased tendency to worry

74- Increases listening skills and empathy

75- Helps make more accurate judgments

76- Greater tolerance

77- Gives composure to act in considered & constructive ways

78- Grows a stable, more balanced personality

79- Develops emotional maturity

80- Helps keep things in perspective

81- Provides peace of mind, happiness

82- Helps you discover your purpose

83- Increased self-actualization.

84- Increased compassion

85- Growing wisdom

86- Deeper understanding of yourself and others

87- Brings body, mind, spirit in harmony

88- Deeper Level of spiritual relaxation

89- Increased acceptance of oneself

90- helps learn forgiveness

91- Changes attitude toward life

92- Creates a deeper relationship with your God

93- Attain enlightenment

94- greater inner-directedness

95- Helps to live in the present moment

96- Creates a widening, deepening capacity for love

97- Discovery of the power and consciousness beyond the ego

98- Experience an inner sense of “Assurance or Knowingness”

99- Experience a sense of “Oneness”

100- Increases the synchronicity in your life

Let us look at a few more benefits it offers

1.         Meditation calms you down.

2.         You will get less prone to illness and bad health. A new research shows that a little yoga or meditation a day might just keep the doctor away. Meditation ( check this link for the scientific study ) will increase your immune function which means you will get sick less and be more productive.

3.         Meditation will help alleviate pain.

4.         Meditation increases positive emotions.

5.         Meditation lowers oxygen consumption in your body but do not worry as you feel ever-energetic than ever.

6.         Meditation decreases respiratory rate.

7.         Meditation increases blood flow but slows down the heart rate.

8.         Meditation leads to a deeper level of physical relaxation and decreases muscle tension.

9.         Meditation helps to reduce anxiety attacks by lowering the levels of blood lactate.

10. Reduces Pre-menstrual Syndrome symptoms.

11. Meditation reduces the activity of viruses and any emotional distress.

12. Meditation helps in post-operative healing.

13. Helps to lessen chronic diseases like allergies, arthritis, etc.

14. Meditation naturally helps to reduce weight

15. Meditation helps in the reduction of free radicals in the body causing less tissue damage and lessening chances of cancers.

16. Meditation helps develop a higher skin resistance.

17. It helps to drop bad cholesterol levels thus lowering any risk of cardiovascular disease.

18. Meditation helps to improve the airflow to the lungs resulting in easy breathing.

19. Improved flow of air to the lungs resulting in easier breathing.

20. Meditation improves the levels of DHEAS or Dehydroepiandrosterone. A number of studies have found that DHEA supplements may help people with depression, obesity, lupus, and adrenal insufficiency. DHEA may also improve skin in older people and help treat osteoporosis, vaginal atrophy, erectile dysfunction, and some psychological conditions.

21. It helps to decreases the harms caused by age and also slows the aging process of the body.

22. Meditation prevents and slows the onset of chronic diseases.

23. It helps cure headaches & migraines.

24. Meditation makes you sweat lesser and feel more energetic.

25. Brings a greater orderliness in brain functioning.

26. Meditation offers significant relief from asthma.

27. It helps improve your performance in sports and athletic events.

28. Meditation harmonizes our endocrine system.

29. It helps to normalize your ideal weight.

30. Meditation produces lasting beneficial changes in brain electrical activity.

31. Helps to build sexual energy & desire.

32. Meditation Builds self-confidence. Increases serotonin level, influences mood and behavior. Resolve phobias & fears

33. It helps increase creativity, focus, and concentration.

34. Meditation increases your brain wave coherence.

35. Improves your learning ability and memory retention.

36. It increases the feeling of vitality and rejuvenation. Brings in greater emotional stability.

37. Meditation improves your relationships.

38. It increases your ability to solve complex problems.

39. Meditation helps develop your will power levels.

40. increases one’s perceptual ability and motor performance.

41. Meditation helps to higher your intelligence.

42. IT decreases the potential for mental illnesses.

43. Meditation betters your sociable behavior.

44. Reduces need and dependency on drugs, pills & pharmaceuticals.

45. Meditation Increases listening skills and empathy.

46. It offers help in quitting hard drugs, smoking, and alcohol addictions.

47. Meditation gives you composure to act in considered & constructive ways.

48. It helps to develop emotional maturity within yourself.

49. Meditation helps brings your body, mind, and spirit in harmony.

50. It helps you to experience a sense of “Oneness” with others and makes you extremely compassionate if done right.