21-Day Meditation Experience13 Apr 2019

Day 8 - Gratitude Benefits Mind and Body

Day 8 - Gratitude Benefits Mind and Body

“There is no prescription for finding moments of gratitude in every day; there is simply the choice.” ― Gillian Deacon

This week we will extend our understanding and experience of gratitude to the mind-body connection. Gratitude is much more than an attitude or mood – it is a powerful positive input to our mind-body system that leads to increased physical and psychological well-being.

Grateful thoughts and meditative states don’t just stay in your mind. Messenger molecules instantly transmit their effects to the body’s 100 trillion cells, creating new brain cells and new pathways and brain patterns. The practice of gratitude has even been found to change our gene expression in a positive direction.

By directing our awareness toward gratitude, our entire mind-body system is automatically oriented toward greater health and balance.

Daily Journal

1. List some ways in which you can increase positive input to your brain. For example, by keeping a gratitude journal, performing more random acts of kindness, or increasing the amount of times you say “I love you.”

2. Write about the three main factors that most contribute to negative input in your brain. Be specific. These could be stress, fatigue, lack of sleep, criticism, rejection, or disappointment.

3. Thinking about your list from Question 2, journal about three ways you can reduce negative input to your brain. For example, by getting more rest, performing regular exercise, or spending time with close friends.

4. Use this space to reflect further on your experience today.

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Episoder(22)

Day 22 - Achieving Wholeness

Day 22 - Achieving Wholeness “This a wonderful day. I've never seen this one before.” ― Maya Angelou Today we enjoy a special guided meditation to show us that wholeness isn’t a concept to understand...

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Day 21 - Seeing with the Eyes of the Soul

Day 21 - Seeing with the Eyes of the Soul “Living in constant love and gratitude is the essence of spirituality.” – Akemi G In today’s meditation, we learn to see others and the world with the vision ...

15 Apr 201919min

Day 20 - The Highest Love Is Grace

Day 20 - The Highest Love Is Grace “Love is such a deep gratitude. When you are truly in love with life, every breath you take is gratitude.” ― Bryant McGill Today’s meditation shows us how to harness...

15 Apr 201919min

Day 19 - The Path to Total Transformation

Day 19 - The Path to Total Transformation “It is only through thanksgiving that I can become myself." ― Kallistos Ware In today’s meditation, we provide the necessary tools of transformation on the pa...

13 Apr 201919min

Day 18 - The Rewards of the Higher Self

Day 18 - The Rewards of the Higher Self “You will never accept gratitude as a solution to your problems, until you have reached acceptance.” ― Shannon L. Alder In today’s meditation, we explore the be...

13 Apr 201920min

Day 17 - Making Grace a Way of Life

Day 17 - Making Grace a Way of Life “All that we have and don't have is a grace.” ― Mac MacKenzie In today’s meditation, we go beyond the mere behavior and attitude of gratitude, and let gratitude and...

13 Apr 201920min

Day 16 - The Hidden Secret of Being

Day 16 - The Hidden Secret of Being “Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” ― Thích Nhất Hạnh In today’s meditation, we explore how the practice of gratitude reveals the hidden qualitie...

13 Apr 201920min

Day 15 - Seeing the Big Picture, Becoming the Big Picture

Day 15 - Seeing the Big Picture, Becoming the Big Picture “True wisdom is being able to say 'it is what it is' with a smile of celebratory wonder on your face.” ― Eric Micha'el Leventhal Living in gra...

13 Apr 201919min