The benefits of meditation are well documented. Meditation is so popular even Hollywood actors and actresses are doing it. Everyone is familiar with the image of an avatar or some yoga person sitting cross legged deep in meditation. Less well known is the practice of affirmations. It is said that affirmations can be used to manifest things that you want. Whether that be a habit you want to change or a physical object you want. So let’s take a look at how meditation and affirmations are related shall we?

Meditation is a tool to use in our modern society. Meditation can lead to inner growth and personal development. It can also be used as a stress reduction practice. This has been well documented by Dr Herbert Benson M.D. in his book ‘The Relaxation Response’. Its main theme being that people can train themselves to reach deeper states of relaxation and consciousness at will.

Affirmations are a word or phrase that one repeats to oneself like a mantra. For example the words ‘ Life gives me what I want ‘ is an affirmation. By repeating it over and over again it sinks into the subconscious mind and starts to influence us in the direction of the affirmation itself. You can make up your own affirmations or get them out of a book. The main thing is that the affirmation you use has meaning for you. Another example of an affirmation is ‘I give to my community for the benefit of all ‘.This can be used to build self esteem and self worth in the person repeating it. All affirmations are positive in nature and use the present tense when you state them.

Here are a few more examples of affirmations and encourage you to come up with your own. ” I begin the day with power and effectiveness.” ” The middle of the day is powerful for me. I am very productive.” “Tonight I am going to have a restful sleep. My mind is going to work on the problems I have and provide me with solutions when I wake up in the morning.”

Meditation and affirmations can be used together. Pick an affirmation. One that you really want to use. Go to a quiet spot. Maybe you have one already that you use for your regular meditation practice. Get into a relaxed meditative state then begin to repeat your affirmation again and again to yourself. This is how you can introduce affirmations into your meditation.

You will begin to notice that meditation and affirmations go well together. Each reinforces the other. Some people find the benefits of adding affirmations to meditation is that they can manifest their inner most secret desires. Meditation and affirmation are true tools of inner growth and consciousness expansion.

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