How To Reduce Stress

"Do you want to know how to reduce stress?"

"Of course I do."

“Then SSSHHHH…. Listen.  Can you hear that?” 

“It’s called silence.”

“Are you crazy?  I can’t even hear myself think!”  

We live in a very noisy world.  There are so many distractions and things fighting for our attention.  Our lives and our heads are crammed full of ‘busy-ness’.  It’s no wonder that our nervous systems are on overload and we are stressed out!  So the question is...  how to reduce stress in the midst of all this noise, noise, noise?

Have you tried meditation?!  They say that 15 minutes of sitting in silence focusing on our breath can reduce stress and make us look younger. 

Less stress and look younger! Sounds like a win - win to me!

Let's face it, stress impacts greatly womens health wellness.  From aging, to heart disease, cancer, headaches, lower immune system, high blood pressure...  and the list goes on and on.   Developing a meditation practice is a powerful way to learn how to reduce stress in our lives.  Even the medical community is now recognizing meditation as a beneficial medical tool to promote physical and emotional wellness. 

 
There’s so much scientific research proving meditation is a simple way to balance our physical, emotional, and mental health.  It increases our awareness of our mind body connection and promotes a feeling of well being.   More and more doctors are recommending meditation to aid in the cure of many stress related illnesses.

This is how womens health wellness benefits from meditating:

Physiological Benefits

• lowers blood pressure.
• decreases muscle tension and headaches.
• boosted immune system.
• It increases serotonin production which influences mood and behavior.  Low levels of serotonin are associated with depression, obesity, insomnia and headaches.
• lowered cholesterol levels.
• reduces Pre-menstrual Syndrome. 
• younger biological age. - youthful health.
• improved airflow, especially in those with asthma.

Psychological Benefits

• reduced stress and anxiety.
• increased creativity and intelligence.
• reduced depression.
• increased learning ability, reasoning and memory.
• reduced irritability and moodiness.
• feelings of vitality and rejuvenation.
• increased emotional control.
• increased self-esteem & confidence.
• increased alertness.
• improved relationships.
• improved concentration.  

Once we have learned how to reduce stress in our lives through meditation everything in our lives works better, because we are more relaxed.  We have a deeper feeling of inner peace and an expanded sense of our oneness of God which contributes to our spiritual wellness.  Not only are we more focused and productive, we are more present and available to the people we love.   Yes, meditation can contribute greatly to womens health wellness and   a higher quality of life.