7 powerful ways Meditating improves Your life

It was 5 or more years ago now and I was at my wits end trying to figure out how to handle a very difficult person at work.  I was exhausted with the insanity this person was creating and felt like quitting.  It had been months and months of stress.  I had been too busy to meditate at all, between my kids and the work ridiculousness during the day - by the time I put them to bed, I'd fall asleep instantly when my head hit the sheets, only to wake up around 3am with my mind going around and around in circles trying to solve seemingly unsolvable problems. 

One day when I was truly done with it all, I couldn't spend another minute trying to figure out how to resolve the issues with this difficult person, I was finally ready to give it up to God or the universe or whatever resonates for you.  I sat down before I went to bed and began to meditate. 

It was like sweet relief.  My mind started to slow down and quiet down for the first time in A G E S.  Aaaahhhh.  I could feel it infusing me with new energy, energy that wasn't sourced from my body (because I certainly didn't have any extra to spare).  It was so restorative.  

I slept better that night than I had in months.  I felt renewed energy to continue to show up at work and just step by step trust that somehow this difficult person would stop creating so much chaos in my professional life. 

Now, I kid you not. 

The very next day, I found out that the difficult person had transferred projects and was no longer involved with the project I was on at all.  

My jaw hit the ground.  

That was fast!!  And I don't believe in coincidences but I do believe in synchronicities. I couldn't believe it but I could also completely believe it.  

Thank-god!!  And I also picked up my regular meditation practice again to maintain the magic I'd just experienced! :)  Cause after that, I had renewed interest in having this powerful practice in my court!  

This story is just one example of the way meditation can positively impact your life. 

I'm here to give you permission to want more out of life than to just feel constantly drained, to feel endlessly pulled in so many directions, and left wondering where all your time went over the years. 

Life is short, so give your dreams a shot at daylight - that is my wish for you! 

If you are craving more connection, more satisfaction/fulfillment in life and feel alone in your instinct to want your life to work better for you - then you've come to the right place! :) 

But how do you start deconstructing or tweaking your life to get back to the priorities that align with your heart's deepest desires?

I'm glad you asked :) 

The short answer is: Meditation 

Meditation is like a pebble dropped into the pond of your life, that will ripple out far and wide, in amazing ways.  It is incredibly powerful.

 Below are just a few examples of the breathtakingly endless ways meditation can improve your life. 

 Mental Health 

Meditating will reduce your constant mind chatter, and in doing this, you'll be able to hear your Intuition/Inner Wisdom more clearly.   Meditating is like working out a muscle, the more you do it the easier it'll be for you to drop into the silence between your thoughts.  

There are scientific studies to back up the fact that meditation reduces anxiety, depression, and stress in general.  

 Physical Health

 Physical health benefits range from healthy blood pressure, reduced chronic stress & heart disease, boosts mood and immunity, helps regulating people who are healing from substance addiction, and improves sleep. 

Scientific studies also show that people who have a regular meditation routine have an increased brain activity in areas that control metabolism and heart rate, it also shows that the body has an increased ability to heal damaged cells.  

Do Less (of the meaningless stuff)

 By tapping into your Inner Wisdom & Intuition, you'll naturally become clearer on what you want to focus on and spend your time doing.  The rest will begin to fall away.

 Improved Parenting (& patience in general)

 Meditation quiets down your seemingly endless self-talk and reduces stress.  Which translates into formerly hair trigger reactions to conscious responses.  It's the difference between just reacting to your child in anger when they do something you aren't impressed with and taking a moment to breath while considering how to respond.  This makes an HUGE difference in your parenting and the quality of your relationship with your child(ren).  

  Joy on the Journey 

 Finding joy in the day to day comes from a strong gratitude practice and a connection to something greater than ourselves.  Meditation draws you into the present moment while you are meditating and like mentioned earlier, it is like a muscle - the more you do it the easier it gets.  The aim is to bring that habit into your day to day active life as well - not only opening up to the present moment in meditation and then shutting it off when you are complete with your meditation. 

This is a work in progress and but makes a huge difference in the quality of your life, when you are able to carry that present moment awareness into other areas of your life.  

Deepen your Spiritual Connection to God/Divine/the Universe/Your Inner Wisdom (whatever name you resonate with)

 When you are going through dark phases or hard times in your life, having a connection to God/the Divine/the universe gives you the strength and faith to keep walking through your dark phase.  We humans cannot go through hard things completely alone, that is how despair and a loss of hope are fostered.  And along with community, having a relationship with the magic and mystery of the universe is extremely comforting and is another tool or aspect in creating resilience. 

Meditation connects you with the part of yourself that is timeless, that is pure consciousness, which taps into the Wisdom of the universe, that is greater than your current struggles.  This perspective shift is huge, knowing that this too shall pass - good or bad, life is full of cycles.  

 Deeper Connection with Others & impacting the world at large

 Meditation brings your loving nature forward, so it becomes - more and more - your basic way of operating in the world, especially with your loved ones.  

As a bonus, with everything we've already discussed - if we have humans all over the world who are less stressed, more centered in the present moment, healthier, and overall feeling connected to their lives and their people - we have folks who will be better able to help solve some of the complex problems in the world today.  And we need this more than anything right now :)   

Exhausted, stressed out, sick adults aren't going to be the folks who can manage to dig into, and get creative with, some of the problems that our communities and our world faces. 

 Our world has been lead by fear for long enough, let's lead with love and acceptance, and the world especially needs the feminine influence to balance out the hyper masculine energy our societies are founded on.

Bottom Line is this: if you are looking for one tool that will positively benefit endless areas of your life, try mediation today :) 

Wishing you all the best xo