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3 Life-Changing Benefits Of Meditation

2. Balances the Body’s Energy Centers

There are seven swirling centers of energy that run along the spine of the body called chakras. Each chakra is an energy source responsible for a different set of functions within the body. Sometimes through emotional buildup or disturbances within our bodies such as infections, an overgrowth of toxic chemicals or injury, these energy centers can become blocked causing many different problems within the body. Through guided meditation, you can learn how to balance the body’s energy centers and keep the energy flowing properly to promote great health from the spiritual level out to the physical body.

3. Heightens Level of Spirituality

Raising your state of consciousness through meditation puts you in a state of awareness closer to the grand energy source that we refer to as God. In higher states of consciousness, you can receive messages from the creator, become more aware of the energy that flows through every living thing around you and truly be in communion with God. Even if you aren’t a religious individual, meditation will help you to become more in tune with your spiritual self, heightening your sense of spirituality and life purpose.

If meditation is new for you and you would like to know how to properly get into a state of meditation, search “guided meditation practices” on Google or Youtube to begin.

 

Visit the BlackDoctor.org Alternative Medicine center for more helpful articles and tips.

April 1, 2014 by Alana Shakur

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