Meditation & Mindfulness Series - Yoga Alliance YACEP

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Meditation has been practiced for thousands of years. Meditation originally was meant to help deepen understanding of the sacred and mystical forces of life. These days, meditation is commonly used for relaxation and stress reduction.

When we meditate, we inject far-reaching and long-lasting benefits into our lives: We lower our stress levels, we get to know our pain, we connect better, we improve our focus, and we're kinder to ourselves. Let us walk you through the basics in our new mindful guide on how to meditate.

In mindfulness meditation, we’re learning how to pay attention to the breath as it goes in and out, and notice when the mind wanders from this task. This practice of returning to the breath builds the muscles of attention and mindfulness.

When we pay attention to our breath, we are learning how to return to, and remain in, the present moment ~ to anchor ourselves in the here and now on purpose, without judgment.

The idea behind mindfulness seems simple ~ the practice takes patience.

During meditation, you focus your attention and eliminate the stream of jumbled thoughts that may be crowding your mind and causing stress. This process may result in enhanced physical and emotional well-being.

Meditation can give you a sense of calm, peace and balance that can benefit both your emotional well-being and your overall health. You can also use it to relax and cope with stress by refocusing your attention on something calming. Meditation can help you learn to stay centered and keep inner peace.

And these benefits don't end when your meditation session ends. Meditation can help carry you more calmly through your day.

The emotional and physical benefits of meditation can include:

• Gaining a new perspective on stressful situations

• Building skills to manage your stress

• Increasing self-awareness

• Focusing on the present

• Reducing negative emotions

• Increasing imagination and creativity

• Increasing patience and tolerance

• Lowering resting heart rate

• Lowering resting blood pressure

• Improving sleep quality

Meditation might also be useful if you have a medical condition, especially one that may be worsened by stress.

Meditation isn't a replacement for traditional medical treatment. But it may be a useful addition to your other treatment.

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For Yoga Alliance Yoga Teachers:

With your UDEMY certificate, this course can be added to your Yoga Alliance profile. It qualifies for 15 hours of Yoga Alliance Continuing Education (contact hour) credits. Instructions will be provided at the end of the program on how to add these to your profile.

All certificates are issued by UDEMY.

However, if a student would like to receive a certificate from the school, they can apply for this at the end of the program.  There is an administration fee of $35.  This is optional and not required.

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