Even minor stress can have a detrimental effect on the body. While it is true that business owners tend to live an unhealthy lifestyle, there are many ways to combat the stressors and increase productivity. Among the benefits of Transcendental Meditation is improved focus, melatonin levels, and a more positive mood at work. It can also improve the quality of sleep. According to the research, meditators can experience increased levels of energy, focus, and sleep.
Many entrepreneurs have an unhealthy lifestyle, whether it is an unsustainable diet, working in a sedentary workplace, or staying up late because they are ambitious people who want to achieve the best results.
Meditation has been proven to alter the body and brain processes of those who practice it, as well as aid “create a body and mind balance,” according to research.
Getting a good night’s sleep has a major impact on productivity. Transcendental Meditation has a calming and soothing effect on your brain and significantly improves sleep quality, providing you with more energy and passion to achieve your objectives.
David Lynch’s foundation has also backed the practice of Transcendental Meditation and recommends it to all aspiring entrepreneurs. The founder of LinkedIn, Marc Benioff, meditates every morning before he gets to work. Steve Jobs once told him to “be mindful and project the future.” In addition to improving concentration, the benefits of meditation also include improved compassion and empathy.
In addition to reducing stress and anxiety, Transcendental Meditation also improves cognitive functions which result in improved productivity. Regular practice of TM will break the mental barriers that stop you from reaching your goals, allowing you to look at the same problem from different perspectives and maximise your productivity.
The benefits of Transcendental Meditation for busy entrepreneurs are immense. For instance, it can strengthen the immune system, making you more resistant to colds. Finally, it can increase the level of creativity, allowing you to generate innovative ideas that will make you stand out from the crowd.
A successful entrepreneur should meditate on a regular basis. This is essential because a busy person is more likely to experience a traumatic event. Transcendental Meditation will allow you to reduce stress and improve your emotional health.
There are various types of meditation that we hear about nowadays. Some techniques require you to clear your mind of all thoughts whatsoever, others propel you to believe in yourself, concentrate and focus. All this doesn’t apply to Transcendental Meditation.
To better describe the nature of TM, we can use an ocean as an illustration. There are tumultuous waves on the surface, and the ocean’s depths are naturally silent. Our minds are the same, and we’d all like to achieve some inner peace or balance. But how can you find it? Deep in your subconscious mind, you are already calm.
Transcendental Meditation allows you to dive deeper into your subconscious mind and tune into this calm and peaceful state. That is the theory. When it comes to practicing transcendental meditation, you learn a technique. A mantra is a phrase or a sound that is given to you by a teacher. There’s nothing mysterious about this, it’s simply a tool. Then you figure out how to harness it to get that sense of peace, stability, and harmony.
Michael Pierce has been a teacher of Transcendental Meditation since 1980. Besides teaching TM, he has been a Director of a Housing Trust and Assistant Principal of a College of Further Education. He lives with his partner, Claire, a psychotherapist, and their daughter, Gabriella, and is the author of Bland Ambition and Other Poems (David Paul Press).
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