Midweek Meditation
WEDNESDAYs
@2PM EST/Noon MST/11am PST
The Perfect Break in Your Day + Week
Every Wednesday call in for a 15 minute, guided meditation
What is Meditation?
What is Meditation?
Meditation is the practice of quieting the mind, learning to be present in the current moment without judgement. Thousands of thoughts pass through our minds each day. Imagine the effects on the brain when we stop being engrossed in the chatter.
What is a Meditation Practice?
To practice meditation most typically means one sets aside time to be still in body and mind. There are many ways to practice meditation. Seated, standing, guided, silent. The only way to learn is to do. Still not sure, join us for a weekly meditation.
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Whether you are new to meditation or have practiced many years, the Midweek Meditations are open to all.
Benefits of Meditation
Reduce Stress
An 8-week study of the meditation practice, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), showed a reduction in psychological stress and inflammation. By learning to calm the mind, we can directly affect our body's response to stressors in our lives.
Boost Working Memory
There are 60,000 to 80,000 thoughts passing through our minds each day. What if you could control the number of thoughts? A 2013 research study conducted found that after a two week mindfulness training, individuals improved their working memory and decreased mind wandering.
Improve Sleep
A variety of factors affect our sleep: food, daily life stressors, change, difficult people, our commute home. Practicing mindfulness can help us calm our minds and bodies. A calm mind and body will often sleep better. Sounds nice, doesn't it!
Expand Cognitive Flexibility
Research "suggests that mindfulness is intimately linked to improvements of attentional functions and cognitive flexibility". Mindfulness is the practice of strengthening and focusing the mind which in turn allows space for expansion and increased flexibility.
Increase Attention + Memory
In a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded research study of 78 participants, consistent meditation practice for three months showed improvements in sustained attention.
Boost Immune System
A 2003 research study led by Professor Richard Davidson at the University of Wisconsin- Madison evaluated the effects of mindfulness meditation and concluded positive effects on both the brain and immune system.