There are a lot of different views and opinions about what meditation is. You can find ideas on meditation in almost every religion and spiritual school; varying from Christianity (praying) to Tibetan Buddhism or Hinduism.<\/p>\n
As a teacher and psychotherapist, I work on a daily basis with meditation and mindfulness. I developed a vision on working with meditation that stands apart from (and is easy to integrate in any) religion. In this article I’d like to share with you my view on meditation.<\/p>\n
To meditate<\/strong><\/a> means to draw your attention inwards. Meditation is a state of being in which you think constructively. You use your thoughts to focus your attention. Attention follows thoughts.<\/p>\n Even though the goal of meditation may differ per opinion, spiritual school or religion, there is consensus on two things:<\/p>\n Meditation has a positive effect on your whole well-being. On a physical<\/strong> level, meditation helps to:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On a psychological<\/strong> level, meditation may support you in finding your inner balance and relaxation. That is, as long as you keep your goals realistic. Other benefits of meditation on a psychological level are:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meditation may help to gain more insight<\/strong> in the thought-, behaviour- and emotional patterns you’ve built throughout your life. This insight might encourage you to want to get to know some of the blocked or unknown aspects of yourself that nevertheless influence your daily life.<\/p>\n Perhaps you’re not aware of it, but every human consists of energy. On an energetic level<\/strong> meditation helps you to find and restore your inner balance as well. This is called ‘self-healing<\/strong>‘. Meditation activates the natural ability to recover. This natural recover ability brings the attention you give yourself through meditation automatically (and for you at times unconsciously) to those areas in your system where it is needed the most.<\/p>\n On an energetic level, meditation supports you:<\/p>\n Meditation brings you a lot of good things. And I feel it is very worthwhile to give yourself attention in this way. Yet I do like to make two notes:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So, meditation always works; but perhaps not directly in the area you focus on or in the way you expect. It is necessary to learn to understand the feedback your system is giving you. Sometimes we may be so focused to reach a goal, that we do not dare to be satisfied with the first steps<\/strong> on our road towards the realization of it.<\/p>\n I am happy to be able to offer you a unique opportunity to practise your meditation and mindfulness skills in your own pace. The Inner Balance online course is currently being developed. It consists of 8 hours of timeless wisdom that covers the how-to-meditate basics and supports you in your process of inner growth step-by-step. It also enables advanced practitioners of meditation to refine and deepen their skills.<\/p>\n Subscribe to my newsletter<\/strong><\/a> in order to stay tuned to more online courses<\/strong><\/a>, insightful books, webinars<\/strong> and exiting events<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Take care,<\/p>\n Wendy Van Mieghem<\/a>, psychotherapist, trainer and consultant of Consciousliving.eu<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Read more about meditation and its benefits in this article by Wendy Van Mieghem, European Certified Psychotherapist, writer and teacher. Wendy offers Inspiration & Tools for Conscious Living with her postcards, books, online courses, webinars and a certified education. What is meditation? There are a lot of different views and opinions about what meditation is. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Read more about meditation and its benefits in this article by Wendy Van Mieghem, European Certified Psychotherapist, writer and teacher. Wendy offers Inspiration & Tools for Conscious Living with her postcards, books, online courses, webinars and a certified education.\r\n\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nWhat is meditation?<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nThere are a lot of different views and opinions about what meditation is. You can find ideas on meditation in almost every religion and spiritual school; varying from Christianity (praying) to Tibetan Buddhism or Hinduism.\r\n\r\nAs a teacher and psychotherapist, I work on a daily base with meditation and mindfulness. I developed a vision on working with meditation that stands apart from (and is easy to integrate in any) religion. In this article I'd like to share with you my view on meditation.\r\n\r\nTo meditate<\/strong><\/a> means to draw your attention inwards. Meditation is a state of being in which you think constructively. You use your thoughts to focus your attention. Attention follows thoughts.\r\n\r\nEven though the goal of meditation may differ per opinion, spiritual school or religion, there is consensus on two things:\r\n
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Practise meditation and mindfulness in your own pace\r\n<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nI am happy to be able to offer you a unique opportunity to practise your meditation and mindfulness skills in your own pace. Spiritual Psychology Basics<\/strong><\/a> is an online course with 8 hours of timeless wisdom that covers the how-to-meditate basics and supports you in your process of inner growth step-by-step. It also enables advanced practitioners of meditation to refine and deepen their skills.\r\n\r\nSubscribe to my newsletter<\/strong><\/a> in order to stay tuned to more online courses<\/strong><\/a>, insightful books, webinars<\/strong> and exiting events<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nTake care,\r\n\r\nWendy Van Mieghem<\/a>, psychologist, sociologist and teacher\r\n\r\n \r\n