Can we get a refund on 2020 please? It’s getting real out here, and though many may feel defenseless in so many ways, the best defense is and has always been inside of us. Meditation is one of the most ancient practices for healing and doesn’t cost a dime or require a prescription, but it can seem esoteric based on the language used in teaching or from lack of exposure. (All some of us know is Angela Bassett’s role as Tina Turner “Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo-ing” herself into a new sucka-free life.)
So to help ensure that this powerful tool is accessible to broader groups, check out this Trap Meditation™ series that’s more relatable if you grew up on Tupac vs Deepak but still just as powerful. Sit back and enjoy this stress releasing, immune boosing, peace promoting guided meditation to weather the temporary storm that is coronavirus and come out victorious!
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So why and how is meditation is so dope for healing? From the Chopra Center:
* Since your immune system responds to both negative and positive thoughts, meditation creates a positive mental environment for the immune system to do what it was made to do–protect your body.
* A UCLA study showed that HIV positive patients who practiced mindful meditation slowed down the reduction of their CD-4 cell count, which are the immune cells associated with keeping the virus from multiplying.
* Meditation boosts antibodies that help defend your body from “invaders.” A recent study confirmed that, after being given weekly meditation training for 8 weeks, 48 biotech workers had significantly higher levels of antibodies than the control group (coworkers who didn’t meditate) and higher levels than before the study.
* Meditation stimulates immune system brain-function regions. Mindfulness meditation has shown increases in electrical activity in the areas of the brain that control positive emotions, awareness, and anxiety and that act as a command center to make the immune system function more effectively.
