Scientific discoveries have shown that setting as low as 12 minutes aside daily to meditate in a quiet environment prevents memory loss and helps manage conditions like Alzheimers disease by increasing cerebral blood flow, boosting mood, and relieving anxiety, tension, and fatigue. That helps restore their recall ability and prevents future memory loss.
For those of us who don’t have memory loss yet, meditation has many benefits, including brain health. If you want to give meditation a try, follow this 4-step meditation plan:
HOW?
1. Set aside 12 minutes a day to meditate, and keep that time in your schedule sacred.
2. Get thee to a quiet place. No cells, no music, no Internet. Turn it all off so you can tune in.
3. Sit in a comfortable position with good posture. Breathe in through your nose slowly for 4 seconds and exhale slowly through an open mouth for as long as you can. Build to 8 seconds.
4. Repeat the breathing rhythm while you let your mind drift. Recognize thoughts as they appear and let them go. Say OM -- and OMG, you’ll feel clearer and stronger.