{"id":414,"date":"2011-03-27T22:34:31","date_gmt":"2011-03-27T22:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/janeterickson.com\/spiritual-healing-blog\/?p=414"},"modified":"2013-09-07T12:49:22","modified_gmt":"2013-09-07T16:49:22","slug":"meditation-healing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janeterickson.com\/spiritual-healing-blog\/meditations\/meditation-healing\/414\/","title":{"rendered":"Meditation and Healing"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><div style=\"float: left; margin: 3px 10px 0px 3px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/janeterickson.com\/spiritual-healing-blog\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-416\" title=\"meditation and healing\" src=\"\" alt=\"mediation and healing\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/janeterickson.com\/spiritual-healing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mini.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Meditation has had significant effects on many kinds of health  related issues. Many scientific&nbsp;studies and the medical records of long term meditators&nbsp; proves that for healing it can be a powerful tool in solving  many health issues. This is why many non Buddhists are embracing meditation as a  means to better health and life. Thousands of medical practitioners are now  including it as part of the medication process that patients should  undergo in order to recover from their health problems. In this article, you  will discover the top three types of meditations that are used for healing and  the top five benefits in the healing practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Top 3 Types of Meditations Used for  Healing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are many types of meditations used for healing. However the top three are chakra healing, transcendental meditation and the  Buddhist meditation. We shall look&nbsp;at them one after the other.<\/p>\n<p>Chakra meditation<\/p>\n<p>Many people believe that when the chakras are not properly aligned or  when they are blocked, the blockage is manifested in the physical body as  ill-health. The health problem will be noticed in the body area where the chakra  that controls that area is blocked. <a title=\"chakra meditation\" href=\"https:\/\/janeterickson.com\/spiritual-healing-blog\/energy-healing\/chakra-meditation-overview-meditation-techniques\/204\/\">Chakra meditation<\/a> is used to re-align and  clear any chakra that is blocked. One of the chakra meditations used to unblock  the chakras is by visualizing a white light as it flows into your body. You will  visualize it coming into your body, energizing each chakra and balancing and  healing each chakra. After doing chakra balancing, many people discover that  their symptoms of&nbsp;ill health normally go away after some time of consistent  practice.<\/p>\n<p>Transcendental meditation<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"transcendental meditation\" href=\"https:\/\/janeterickson.com\/spiritual-healing-blog\/meditations\/transcendental-meditation\/372\/\">Transcendental meditation<\/a> has been practiced by many people and&nbsp;is  reported&nbsp;to&nbsp;confer many health benefits after consistent practice. People who  want to practice transcendental meditation enroll in a seven-step guided course.  It basically involves sitting quietly and bringing thoughts that cause stress  and anxiety under control. Transcendental meditators can withstand frustration  and have more tolerance to every day challenges. Some of the health issues that  have been taken care of by this practice include high blood  pressure, stress, anxiety, cardio vascular diseases and cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Buddhist meditation<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"buddhist meditation\" href=\"https:\/\/janeterickson.com\/spiritual-healing-blog\/meditations\/buddhist-meditation\/404\/\">Buddhist meditation<\/a> also has significant health benefits when used  for healing. By sitting quietly in the proper posture your body gets aligned in  the right way. When you concentrate and stay focused on your breathing, mantra  or light, you take your mind away from your illness and refocus it on positive thoughts. When done regularly, the practice helps to  heal you from whatever health problems you may have.<\/p>\n<p>Now that you have seen the top three types of meditation used for  healing, let&rsquo;s explore the top five benefits of this healing practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Top 5 Benefits of a Healing Meditation  Practice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Healing meditation practice has many health benefits&nbsp;for people who  practice them. The top five benefits include better overall health, lower  medical expenses, balancing of the chakras, longer life span and greater  achievements in life. Let&rsquo;s explore how each of these benefits can help  you.<\/p>\n<p>Better overall health<\/p>\n<p>Stress, anxiety and blood pressure are health problems that have been  known to lead to so many other health problems. Meditation directly influences  and balances these conditions. During a deep meditative state, your <a title=\"brain waves\" href=\"https:\/\/janeterickson.com\/spiritual-healing-blog\/meditations\/meditation-brain\/378\/\">brain waves<\/a> will be in alpha. This state affects the nervous system and other body functions  and helps the body system to rejuvenate and reduce negative effects from your  body. Regular meditation will eventually result in better health because stress,  anxiety, panic and high blood pressure will hardly be associated with you  again.<\/p>\n<p>Balancing of the chakras<\/p>\n<p>Most experienced&nbsp;meditators know that a balanced <a title=\"chakra system\" href=\"https:\/\/janeterickson.com\/spiritual-healing-blog\/energy-healing\/chakra-system-chakra\/206\/\">chakra system<\/a> will  always affect&nbsp;your overall quality of life. This is because your health, your  relationship with others, your emotions and your relationship with God will  always be at the peak when your chakras are balanced. Chakra healing will help you to achieve total balance in all aspects of your&nbsp;life.<\/p>\n<p>Lower medical expenses<\/p>\n<p>Everyone knows that when you are not sick you will not pay medical  expenses. When you don&rsquo;t pay medical expenses you save money and use it for  better things that will help you. This is one of the reasons why healing  meditation is very helpful.<\/p>\n<p>Longer life span<\/p>\n<p>Sickness that is not well taken care of can result to protracted  illness which can eventually kill anyone. This means people who should have  lived longer will die before their time if they don&rsquo;t manage their health  properly. Healing meditation has been known to assist people to live longer  because it helps the body to heal itself faster. When combined with  medical help the results are a better and longer life span.<\/p>\n<p>Greater achievements in life<\/p>\n<p>Most people have dreams&nbsp;of the future but most people cannot fulfill  their dreams because of one health condition or the other. Once you practice  healing meditation regularly, you will find yourself in better health and you  will be in a condition to achieve anything you want in life.<\/p>\n<p>Meditation can truly help you achieve better health. You have seen  the top three types that are used for healing and the top five benefits. This knowledge will help you to take meditation  more seriously from now on.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meditation has had significant effects on many kinds of health related issues. Many scientific&nbsp;studies and the medical records of long term meditators&nbsp; proves that for healing it can be a powerful tool in solving many health issues. 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