| We expect Christian meditation to be a "spiritual" | | | | stress, and nourish your brain and your body. |
| experience. | | | | Meditation can even help rebuild the very |
| After all, when we meditate, we open our minds | | | | structures of your brain. |
| and hearts to God, and to the spiritual blessings of | | | | Is your body nourished by the healing streams of |
| His work in our lives. That part of Christian | | | | christian meditation, washing away the toxic |
| meditation fits neatly into a spiritual compartment, | | | | damage from stress? |
| very real, yes, but also very 'otherworldly'. | | | | Or is your body flooded with stress biochemicals, |
| But when we meditate, we don't just open our | | | | eroded by streams of anxiety, pain, exhaustion, |
| souls to God's transforming power. We also open | | | | worry? |
| our minds, brains and bodies to physical | | | | When you meditate, when you live in communion |
| transformation. Christian mediation is also an | | | | with God, your body is blessed and enriched by |
| experience ofbiochemicals and brain waves, | | | | His nourishment for your whole self, blessing your |
| muscles and and blood! | | | | mind and body as well as your soul. |
| These physical changes are His blessings too, a | | | | Meditation has been shown to |
| part of His plan for our lives here on earth. We | | | | - Reduce anxiety |
| can see and measure these physical | | | | - Reduce depression |
| effects...healing, nourishing biochemicals, changes in | | | | - Reduce physical effects of stress |
| our blood and our heart, our brain and our central | | | | - Enhance sleep |
| nervous system. These physical processes move | | | | - Decrease symptoms of Irritable Bowel |
| our bodies toward greater health. | | | | Syndrome |
| The physical blessings of Christian meditation are | | | | - Normalize blood pressure |
| one more gift to us from God. | | | | - Enhance immune functioning |
| We don't honor the whole truth of our place in | | | | - Increase healing and speed recovery |
| the universe if we limit our focus to just 'soul' OR | | | | - Reduce symptoms of diabetes |
| 'brain'; only 'mind' OR 'body'. We are | | | | - Enhance mood and reduce fatigue |
| ming-all-at-the-same-time' miracles! | | | | - Prevent signs of aging in the brain |
| How about you? Are you opening your mind and | | | | So enjoy the physical transformation God gives |
| body to God's physical gifts as well as His spiritual | | | | you with Christian meditation. Allow His blessings |
| blessings? | | | | to flow through your mind and your brain, your |
| Stress floods your brain and body with toxic | | | | body and your soul. |
| biochemicals. It's true that we all have stress. But | | | | And let your mind, brain, body and soul |
| when you meditate, you release a healing cascade | | | | experience the healing touch of God's gift of love. |
| of biochemicals that wash away the "acid rain" of | | | | |