Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION is Scientifically Proven to Have the Following BENEFITS for Your Child:

 

* Creates a Calmer Disposition & Peacefulness

* Increases Focus & Attention

* Increases Learning Ability & Memory Retention

* Increases Self-Esteem & Self-Awareness

* Enhances Social Skills

* Increases Sense of Happiness & Wellbeing

* Improves Health and Sleeping Patterns

* Increases Ability to Manage & Prevent Stress

* Reduces Disease & Disorder Symptoms

 

Meditation Counteracts Stress and Imbalances within the Body and Mind

Stress is an inbuilt survival mechanism that prepares our body to either fight or flee a situation – also known as the Fight-or-Flight Response. Due to the pressures of modern society however, children are residing in the stress response for prolonged and frequent periods. This wreaks havoc on the body and mind, creating imbalances that lead to a myriad of ailments and symptoms. Some of these include:

  • anxiety

  • poor mental focus

  • headaches

  • sleep disorders

  • digestive disorders

  • asthma

  • allergies

  • skin diseases

  • muscle aches

  • chronic pain

  • depressed immune system

  • bladder infection and disease

  • involuntary urination

  • depression

plus many more!

For a more in-depth understanding, read the article 

“The Effects of Stress on Children”

 

Meditation reverses the effects of stress by evoking the parasympathetic nervous system – which switches on the body’s inbuilt healing and repair mechanisms. Here, the body returns to its natural, harmonised state of well-being, where physical, mental, and emotional balance are restored.

 


 

During meditation, our brains access alternate brain waves. The brain starts from BETA Brainwaves – which are active during our normal waking state of consciousness – and transitions to any or all of the following:

ALPHA Brainwaves: Create relaxation, calm, inner peace, and trigger the parasympathetic nervous system for optimum functioning of the body and mind

GAMMA Brainwaves: Improve cognition by restoring mental clarity, increasing attention and focus, improving memory retention, and enhancing creativity

THETA Brainwaves: Enhance emotional connections, intuition, knowledge, and wisdom