Last Friday night, I went back up to the school to participate in
UT Tyler's first official group meditation. I was hesitant at first, but that was before I understood the mental health benefits. After outside research, I find that the human mind (your mind, my mind) has the ability to control more than we've been told. The allure of better focus and a clearer mind got me to the first meeting, but after listening to the leaders of the group, many of whom have been practicing meditation in some form for some time, I found many more reasons to continue practicing.
List of
My Top 25 Reasons to Meditate
(from a list of 100):
1- Greater Orderliness of Brain Functioning
2- Provides peace of mind, happiness
3- Helps keep things in perspective
4- Decreased tendency to worry
5- Leads to a deeper level of physical relaxation.
6- Builds self-confidence
7- Increases serotonin level, influences mood and behavior
8- Resolve phobias & fears
9- Helps control own thoughts
10- Helps with focus & concentration
11- Increase creativity
12- Increased brain wave coherence
13- Improved learning ability and memory
14- Increased feelings of vitality and rejuvenation
15- Increased emotional stability
16- improved relationships
17- Easier to remove bad habits
18- Increased Productivity
19- Improved relations at home & at work
20- Able to see the larger picture in a given situation
21- Helps ignore petty issues
22- Increased ability to solve complex problems
23- The ability to react more quickly and more effectively to a stressful event
24- Reduces need and dependency on drugs, pills & pharmaceuticals
25- Helps cultivate a greater inner-directedness
