Mindfulness by Everett Spackman

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MEDITATION

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YOGA

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Periodically stop and smile. Become aware of the immediate physiological response in your body. Feels great, doesn’t it?

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"When someone has a big smile, it shows they’re willing to open up and expose a part of themselves," says Pamela McClain, DDS, president of the American Academy of Periodontology. Over the long term, smiling can benefit your health, perception at work, social life, and romantic status."

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Benefits

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Able to reduce stress, difficulty, pain, fear, and feelings. Increases calmness and tolerance.

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Mindfulness Questions: 1. Practicing mindfulness exercises benefits your physical health by relieving stress, treat heart disease, lower blood pressure, reduce chronic pain, improves sleep, and alleviate gastrointestinal difficulties. 2. Mindfulness benefits mental health by helping treat mental problems such as depression, substance abuse, eating disorders, couples’ conflicts, anxiety disorders, and OCD. 3. Some techniques that help develop mindfulness include basic meditation, becoming aware of your body’s sensations, notice your 5 senses, be aware of your emotions, and learn how to cope with certain cravings(for addictive substances or behaviours).

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Article about benefits of Yoga

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Physical Benefits

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Some of the physical benefits include:

-Improved flexibility
-Improved joint mobility
-Muscle building, toning, and strengthening
-Posture correction
-Spine strengthening
-Lessening back pain
-Improving muscular-skeletal conditions
-Increasing strength and stamina
-Improving balance
-Stimulating the endocrine system
-Improving digestion and elimination
-Increasing circulation
-Improving heart conditions
-Improving breathing disorders
-Boosting the immune system
-Decreasing cholesterol and glucose levels
-Facilitating weight loss

Mental Benefits

rebecca23 — 2013-11-15 06:33:46 UTC

-Increasing body awareness
-Relieving stress
-Relaxing the body by relieving muscle strain
-Sharpening concentration
-"Freeing the spirit"