Wellness of the Mind
Our spiritual
input is a determining factor when establishing our wellness level. We all need the benefit of spiritual
reflection, as a way of cleansing ourselves of the toxins of our daily life. Spirituality is a way of assuring ourselves
of a renewing, and rebirth of ourselves as caring humans. Wellness encompasses our state of being,
mind, and health. It is a condition of
the whole. Wellness is a condition of
the mind, body, and soul.
Meditation is
preventive maintenance for the mind.
Meditation gives us the opportunity to reflect on our inner self. To listen to that small inner voice that is
supposed to help guide and direct our mental processes, but in modern day
existence, is often drowned out due to excessive noise pollution.
Our spirituality
and meditation practices are the tools we have available to keep our mind as
well as we keep our bodies. The mind is
a complicated and versatile machine, but it can become overwhelmed and unable
to function correctly, if we don’t take the time to keep it well and cared for.
Our mind has
varying levels of operation, known as brainwaves. As we pass through the different stages of
our day, we enter various stages of brain wave activity. The brain uses this tool as one way to allow
us time to rest our busy mind, and cope with all the pieces of information
we’ve received, a way to kind of “mind file” for the day.
When we don’t
give adequate time for these processes, or we simply don’t get enough rest, our
mind cannot maintain its state of wellness, just like our bodies aren’t capable
of wellness if there is no chance to rest and replenish.
Modern
alternative medicine and holistic healers believe in the power of the energy
that flows through our bodies; this energy radiates from our mind as well. It is believed to be the chief from of
transportation for our body nervous system to carry out communication. Breathing
techniques, music, aromas, and candle therapy are all ways we utilize the opportunities
to reflect on our day, allow our mind to rest and replenish itself for further
use.
We must remember
over the course of our daily routine, to make time to maintain mental wellness,
as we strive to maintain physical wellness. The nice thing about the whole process
is that, as we go about accomplishing these tasks, quite often the
opportunities for preservation and care are interchangeable. We can help to quite our mind as we take our
twenty minute walk. Or we have the
opportunity to build muscle strength as we meditate.
Often just the
opportunity to listen to music will allow our mind the chance it needs to relax
and regroup. It’s not always the most
formal of occasions that we find an available chance to reflect and listen to
that inner voice. It can be in the
middle of the day, with the wind blowing through your hair, and the radio
turned up really loud!
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