Yoga and Meditation

I’ve had many emails from people who have successfully used meditation to help with pain relief. I thought that this topic might be of interest to people who hadn’t thought of using meditation with a MindSpa Meditation Machine in this way.

Although meditation for pain relief has been being used for hundreds of years, it is only recently that it has become highly recognized as a great way to relieve various kinds of pain. Recent studies have proven that meditation for pain relief is a very powerful way to help relieve pain without the many side effects that are found in other methods such as drugs. Meditation for pain relief teaches the body to relax and to focus on things other than the present pain.

According to a study from the University of Manchester non-meditators have greater pain sensitivity compared to people who meditate on a regular basis. And it’s not just during a meditation session that meditators are less sensitive to pain - this lower pain sensitivity applies at all times.

Dr Christopher Brown says that it’s not known why meditation has this effect and he would like to investigate the subject in more detail. He feels it’s important to understand why meditators anticipate pain less and are able to tolerate pain more easily

Many people take drugs to relieve pain. But some drugs can lead to addiction and other can have unpleasant side-effects. Meditation can provide a natural way of relieving pain that can help people cut down on their use of potentially harmful medication.

Meditation tends to reduce the amount of stress hormones released into the body and has been demonstrated to boost the body’s immune system. This will have the effect of improving physical health and reducing the level of pain.

Meditation works to focus the mind on places and feelings other than what you are feeling at the current moment and this also works to help lessen pain . The feelings of pain are more than physical, they are both emotional and mental. Meditation for pain relief works by taking the mind and focusing it on something other than the of pain within the body. This helps to diminish the perception of pain that is being felt.

Many people who suffer from pain have to deal with anxiety and elevated blood pressure as a result of the pain they are suffering. Often, the anxiety can actually increase the pain that they are feeling. Meditation helps to reduce the levels of anxiety and can help to bring down blood pressure as well.

Trying meditation for pain relief is worth a try. Not only can it help you deal with your pain, but it can also increase your health, mental and emotional well-being in many other beneficial ways too.

Learn about meditation and how a MindSpa Meditation Machine can help you relax, meditate and improve the quality of your life.