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What Mindfulness Can Do for Your Development

What is mindfulness meditation? Quite simply, practicing mindfulness is training your mind to focus your attention on the present. Mindfulness meditation has overcome misconceptions of being religious, quirky, or New Age. While it does have roots in Buddhism meditation, it provides anyone and everyone a way to disconnect and clear the mind.

Why People Meditate

There are many reasons why people include mindfulness in their daily rituals and many benefits they receive from doing so. Some scientifically-proven benefits for individuals include:

• Decrease in anxiety, stress, and negative emotions
• Heightened immune system by improving the functionality of the endocrine system
• Enhances one’s ability to see things or challenges in new and different ways
• Improves mood and behavior by increasing the amount of serotonin in the body
• Encourages weight loss with improved blood flow, energy, and mindful eating
• Improves self-esteem levels and body image
• Enhances relationships by making one feel more optimistic, relaxed, and satisfied
• Develop mental immunity