Mindful Meditation Benefits

Breathe in, breathe out. Meditation and breathwork are simple practices with great benefits. Both are great to practice mindfulness, as well as promote long-term wellness. Here are the best ways to incorporate these practices into your lifestyle to relay mindfulness every day.

About Meditation with Breathwork

Meditation and breathwork work seamlessly together. Mediation is a technique used for mindfulness, where breathwork helps by calming the body down physically. Together, you can use these elements to elevate your daily wellness routine.

Meditation

Mediation is commonly known as a set of techniques to raise awareness and attention. Some people think of mediation by thinking about one object in particular to focus the mind. But meditation is much larger than a singular act; it’s about focusing your thoughts on living in the present moment and remaining grounded. Meditation can be used to make revelations of the heart through the mind.

It’s important to note that meditation has been practiced and valued in cultures worldwide for centuries. Many religions have traditions of using meditative exercises. While this is how mediation started- the technique has grown to many different types of practices.

Many people start to meditate by focusing on breathing as their “anchor” and letting the mind wander to let it clear and feel present ultimately. Meditation is more directed to feeling, healing, and manifesting.

Breathwork as a Type of Mediation 

Breathwork is the process of incorporating breathing techniques to change your breathing pattern intentionally. People practice breathwork for many different reasons– from improving your emotional state to lowering the body’s stress. In general, meditation breathwork refers to various breathing techniques, exercises, and programs to focus on the awareness of breathing for a certain amount of time.

There are plenty of different types of breathwork exercises ranging from gentle guided practices to trauma-healing exercises. Many people experience breathwork practices in a yoga class or right before bed to clear their minds.

The Benefits

Emotional 

Practicing meditation can have mental and physical benefits. It can provide peace and balance that boosts your overall wellness. Performing meditation throughout the week can help you manage emotional conditions, translating to physical benefits by being less stressed!

Specifically, the emotional benefits of meditation can include:

  • Increased patience and tolerance
  • Stress management
  • Increasing creativity
  • Building self-awareness
  • Anxiety relief
  • Reducing trauma

Physical 

Meditation is helpful for physical benefits as well, significantly if you are greatly affected by stress. More research is being performed as we learn more about the benefits of meditation; however, recent studies have shown that meditation can help manage the following:

  • Anxiety
  • Asthma
  • Cancer
  • Chronic pain
  • Depression
  • Heart disease
  • High blood pressure
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Sleep problems
  • Tension headaches

Ways to Practice Meditation Every Day

Meditation is a creative practice, with no “right” way to try it. Don’t let this stop you from incorporating this into your daily lifestyle. What matters is that you make it work for you!

  • Breathwork: Try focusing all your attention on breathing deep and slow, counting your breaths, and holding breaths. This practice is a great way to slow your heart rate down and find immediate de-stress relief!
  • Walking: If you find more peace by moving- try walking! This can be a meditative practice by focusing on your breath, the movement of your body and not focusing on the destination you are going to. This can be a great way to re-connect and ground yourself.
  • Mantra: Whether your mantra is spiritual or a personal saying, try repeating it over as you relax or walk outside.
  • Take a class: At Fit, we offer various mindfulness classes from sound bowl healing, yoga, and meditation. With our highly educated instructors, you’re able to experience the benefits of meditation at your favorite gym.

Meditation at Fit

At Fit Athletic, we focus on the wellness of the whole body. Each of our locations encompasses premium amenities to help you achieve your goals physically and mentally. Our Group Fitness yoga classes are available for guided meditations at every location, and our new sound bowl healing class available at the East Village location.

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