Collection: Meditation

Meditation is the practice of focused concentration, bringing yourself back to the present moment over and over again.

There are a million ways to meditate, but folk are often reluctant to try the practice as there is a myth that meditation requires you to completely empty your mind.  Now if you are a Buddhist monk living upon a mountain then this may well be obtainable.  Unfortunately, we live in a very fast paced world and this is often an impossible task to achieve. 

However, what we teach here at Alchemy is that meditation is to help you come back 'to centre', to be in the moment.  Anxiety and depression are often side effects of living in either the past or the future.  We teach that meditation is available to everyone not just those nimble and agile folk whom can twist their body into weird and wonderful shapes!

Whether you are just starting or are well established on your life journey, meditation is a wonderful practice to incorporate into daily life, bringing a sense of balance and well-being.

Meditation can aid with a myriad of ailments and mental health issues such as: -

• Quietens busy minds
• Understanding your pain (did you know there is strong scientific evidence between emotional issues and physical pain) - most holistic practitioners already recognise this!
• Improve focus and concentration
• Reduces stress and anxiety levels
• Promotes emotional health
• Increases self-awareness
• Improves sleep
• Can aid with addiction and addictive behaviours
• Can aid to control pain and reduce blood pressure     

The list above is not exhaustive, but in addition to, meditation can massively help our spiritual journey. Tapping into our intuition becomes so much easier when that busy monkey mind is quiet!