Namaste'

Nurture your Soul Meditation Group is a newly formed community of spiritual people who are coming together to support each other.

Are you looking for support in increasing your meditation practice? Would you like to meditate with a group of like minded people in the Lake Stevens, Washington and surrounding areas?

The intention of the group is to connect people in the community on a spiritual path. If you are meditating or learning to meditate on your own and would like to connect with others that are doing the same, join us.

Group meditation has a powerful effect for those participating because it lends energy to the intent to quiet the mind and tap in to the realm of infinite possibilities.

Meditation : an enrichment to your soul
While a meditative state is the natural outcome of yoga and the spiritual benefit of meditation is supreme bliss or enlightenment, these words are unlikely to be understood by many.

However, progress towards meditation and meditative techniques have several benefits at the gross body or material level:

*Improvement of body luster and general health-When your mind focuses on a particular part of the body, the blood flow to that part increases and cells receive more oxygen and other nutrients in abundance. Today, many of the film stars and fashion models include meditation in their daily regimen.

*Improvement in concentration - Many of the athletes and sports professionals regularly employ meditation methods. Studies have found a direct correlation between concentration exercises (meditation) and the performance level of sports professionals. Meditation strengthens the mind, it comes under control and is able to provide effective guidance to the physical body to effectively execute all its projects. Psychological Exercises are a powerful way of improving concentration and improving mental strength.

Health benefits of Meditation:

Though meditation is usually recognized as a largely spiritual practice, it also has many health benefits. The yoga and meditation techniques are being implemented in management of life threatening diseases; in transformation of molecular and genetic structure; in reversal of mental illnesses, in accelerated learning programs, in perceptions and communications beyond the physical, in solving problems and atomic and nuclear physics; in gaining better ecological understanding; in management of lifestyle and future world problems. Some benefits of meditation are:

-It lowers oxygen consumption.
-It decreases respiratory rate.
-It increases blood flow and slows the heart rate.
-Increases exercise tolerance in heart patients.
-Leads to a deeper level of relaxation.
-Good for people with high blood pressure as it brings the B.P. to normal.
-Reduces anxiety attacks by lowering the levels of blood lactate.
-Decreases muscle tension (any pain due to tension) and headaches.
-Builds self-confidence.
-It increases serotonin production which influences mood and behaviour. Low levels of serotonin are associated with depression, obesity, insomnia and headaches.
-Helps in chronic diseases like allergies , arthritis etc.
-Reduces Pre- menstrual Syndrome.
-Helps in post-operative healing.
-Enhances the immune system. Research has revealed that meditation increases activity of 'natural-killer cells', which kill bacteria and cancer cells.
-Also reduces activity of viruses and emotional distress.

So whether you are a beginner or someone who is wanting to deepen or broaden your own personal experience of meditation by joining a group, you are welcome to come and give it a try.

We welcome you. Namaste'