Take 10!

Become healthier by sitting quietly and doing nothing!

Join Core Power and Take 10, (10 minutes of meditation daily for 10 consecutive days) find 10 quite minutes, and turn off the TV, phone, computer or any other electronic device. Escape into your internal world, leave behind the external world and enter into a place of peace and tranquility!

Find a comfortable seated position, spine long, shoulders rooted down away from the ears, arms/hands on your lap, palms up or down, then lightly close your eyes. Notice your heart beating, could be fast or slow, usually correlates to your state of mind, notice the sounds around you, feel the temperature of the air on your skin. Begin to bring awareness to your breath, just observe the inhales and exhales, watching as each one comes and goes.

The mind will continue to have thoughts, just notice the thought, and let it go without being attached to it. Continue to focus on your breath. After 10 minutes, gently soften your gaze, begin to notice your state of mind and notice if something has positively shifted for you.

The following is a list of benefits resulting from meditation (many of these benefits have been researched and verified):

• Reduces heart hate
• Lowers blood pressured
• Helps with weight loss (i.e., less stress=more weight loss)
• Reduces breathing rate
• Drop in cholesterol levels, lowers risk of cardiovascular disease
• Leads to a deeper level of relaxation
• Reduces oxygen intake
• Reduces anxiety
• Improves relationships
• Improves digestion
• Reduces activity of viruses and emotional distress
• Enhances immune response 

Oh, one more detail, most people who meditate are happier, healthier, calmer, more mindful and overall less stressed!

If you are so inclined to Take 10, please share with us your results!