Life in today’s world is stressful. Technology was supposed to make modern life easier, but even with these conveniences people still suffer anxiety. They are anxious about their health, their finances, their relationships, their safety, and their work. To calm themselves, many turn to drugs or alcohol, but in attempting to feel good, the side effects impact their health and wellness and the lives of those around them. Is there any way to deal with anxiety through a natural method that does not have harmful side effects for one’s self or our loved ones?
Doctors and medical practitioners are promoting the benefits of meditation to relieve stress and anxiety. By sitting in meditation, we can calm the body and the mind. We can slow our brain waves to states of relaxation. When we are in a state of physical and mental calmness, we have more control over our reactions towards life’s stressors. We can make better decisions. We can react more calmly to others, alleviating the tension in our relationships.
Another benefit of meditation is we can find a place of calm and peace within us. A gently flowing stream of love, Light, and joy bubbles within us at all times. When we sit in stillness in meditation, we can drink from that spring of Light and joy which washes away our anxiety. Once we connect to a place of happiness and peace within us, we experience a reduction in our anxiety. When we enjoy that state of calm, we then want to return to it. We realize we can tap into it anytime we want.
Through meditation we can deal better with the stresses of life. Meditation helps us replace anxiety with joy and peace.