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Move Your Body

For a long life of joy and vitality it is very important to move your body on a regular basis, preferably daily and for at least a moderate amount of time, as well as in a way that you like doing, such as gentle exercise, light sport, martial arts, playing, swimming, walking, yoga, etc.

The Best Moves

The best forms of body movement are slow and rhythmic; these forms will loosen, stretch and relax your body, allowing you to collect and store energy and feel refreshed. Such movement likewise is aerobic and thereby beneficial to the particular body part being moved as well as to the cardiovascular system and all other body systems on the whole.

Be sure to warm up before doing a movement or exercise regime, especially to relax a stressed or tired body and to stimulate blood and energy circulation. Loosening movements should focus on the joints. Stretching movements should focus on the ligaments, muscles and tendons.

Benefits of Moving Your Body

It is now recognized that regular movement of the body offers diverse and significant benefits, including positive effects on: bones, muscles, skin, blood pressure, heart and brain; cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, erectile dysfunction, chronic pain, constipation, addiction, obesity, diabetes, osteoporosis, Parkinson's disease, physical function, prostate, stroke, immune system, infection and injury pain; dementia, depression, anxiety, attention span, energy levels, motivation, self-esteem, weight, sleep, stress, longevity and sexuality.

Rest Your Mind

The best way to rest your mind is through meditation. However, meditation can mean many things. Yet fundamentally it involves stilling the movement of the mind and bringing it to a state of undisturbed silence.

People approach meditation for many reasons. Some practise it to reduce stress and others to heal themselves physically and mentally. Some people just want to calm the mind and reflect. Meditation can effectively do all of these things, and much more. When the thought waves are under control, the mind becomes quiet and you then experience your higher state of consciousness.

Rest To Know

Meditation is one way of knowing the most important person in your life. Yourself! Not through others opinions, or through reading self-help books, but rather through sitting quietly, tuning into your breath, and going into that vast world inside yourself.

Benefits of Resting Your Mind

Meditating for just ten minutes a day will have a positive effect on your well-being and aid in your pursuit of a long life of joy and vitality.

A review of the literature identifies the abundant benefits of meditation:

Physiological benefits:

Alleviates aches and pains, asthma symptoms, chronic ailments, headaches and migraines, high blood pressure, nervous stress, stress-induced infertility.

Decreases blood cholesterol levels, free radical damage, heart rate, muscle tension, oxygen consumption, respiratory rate.

Increases air flow to lungs, athletic performance, blood flow, body detoxification, brain electrical activity, endocrine system function, energy levels, immune system strength, orderly brain functioning, physical exercise tolerance, physical relaxation, post-operative healing, skin resistance, weight loss.

Reduces ageing processes, anxiety attacks, cardiovascular disease, emotional distress, energy consumption, medical care need, pathogen activity, PMS symptoms, sweat production.

Psychological benefits:

Decreases aggressiveness, bad habits, drug dependency, fears and phobias, mental illness, mind ageing, restless thinking, worrying.

Enhances focus and concentration, ignoring of petty issues, intimate contacts, mood and behaviour, personal character, seeing the larger picture, sleep deprivation recovery, sleep quality, sociable behaviour.

Facilitates a balanced personality, control of thoughts, giving up addictions, making accurate judgments.

Improves learning and memory, relationships, stress responses.

Increases brain wave coherence, complex problem solving, composure, creativity, emotional stability, empathy, intelligence growth rate, intuition, job satisfaction, listening skills, motor performance, perceptual ability, productivity, rejuvenation and vitality, self-confidence, sense of responsibility, serotonin levels, tolerance, will power.

Spiritual benefits:

Enables capacity for love, change in life attitudes, acquiring inner directedness, learning forgiveness, sense of perspective, wisdom attainment.

Facilitates attaining enlightenment, becoming grounded, discovering purpose, experiencing oneness, inner happiness, knowing one’s self, living in the moment, peace of mind.

Harmonizes body, mind and spirit.

Increases compassion, self-acceptance, self-actualization, sense of knowingness, spiritual relaxation, synchronicity of life.

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