Wisdom & Mindfulness

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What is meditation practice?

What is meditation? in a nutshell, meditation is a way to cultivate emotional well-being by training the mind.

We have a high awareness when it come to our body’s care, to the close connection between physical activity and health.

We make sure to make time a make a visit to the gym or to the track because we understand that it is important!

But what about our most important tool, the one that allows us to move, think, and act.

How do you train it? With meditation practice, the training of the mind.

You hear more and more about the benefits of practicing meditation on our health, as well as on our emotional balance and our ability to withstand difficult situations.

Meditation what is it? Mind training, a gym for our gray matter, a practice that leads to flexibility.

The practice is divided in three parts, to each part a goal, the first to be discussed today serves as a basis for practicing meditation, mindfulness.

Mindfulness, a practice that works concentration and tranquility…

Mindfulness what is it? It is the ability to be present, to perceive whatever is happening outside yourself and be aware of how it affects you within without judgment.

Over the past decade Mindfulness has become a supportive tool in many hospital units around the world.

Mindfulness training is found effective in helping patients cope with physical pain, with emotional suffering, reduce anxiety and depression, and prevent burnout.

The method, rooted in Zen meditation practice, seeks to use simple exercises, which focus on concentration on an object.

In “Mindfulness” exercise, the “breath” serves as an anchor that leads to the quieting of thoughts, thus reducing the cumulative stress that harms our health with time.

“Just thinking about the word ‘anxiety’ and anxiety swells-up in me”.

Through the practice of mindfulness, the body is brought back to balance.

Why is Mindfulness so appealing?

Because it works and does not require much time

Studies have shown that it is enough to practice 10 minutes every day, for 21 days, to experience change.

We will feel less anxious, less tense, less exhausted, and above all, happier.

The method offers exercises suitable for modern society, a society in constant motion.

Mindfulness Practice involves simple exercises that can be practiced on the way to work, in front of the sink, during lunch break, sitting on a chair or in action.

Mindfulness, not just for our health…

More and more organizations are choosing to integrate Mindfulness at work. Our European neighbors, began to integrate Mindfulness and train employees to improve work environment.

Research shows that incorporating Mindfulness into the work environment adds to employee well-being.

It was found that the practice has a direct positive effect on the strengthening of the immune system.

Mindfulness helps curb the phenomenon of professional burnout, and multiplication of sick days.

The Internet giant Google has also begun to integrate Mindfulness in its various departments and is now offering a Mindfulness training program to outside organizations.

Google is not alone, many start-ups see the benefits of Mindfulness and offer meditation spaces for employees.

Why Mindfulness at the Workplace?

Because integrating Mindfulness into the workplace is smart and economic.

With Mindfulness practice, we become more concentrated, more focused and responsive to the environment.

More importantly, we are less prone to stress and nervousness.

Mindfulness makes us more effective, we are more available to listen, and teamwork becomes more harmonious.

Thanks to the plasticity of the mind, we change the wiring, turn away from our fear center and become more creative.

Meditation what is it? A tool for teachers and students

The combination of Mindfulness and meditation practice does not stop at the workplace, and is not only for adults…

Mindfulness supports teaching and learning. Improvements in emotional regulation, focus, and communication are among the most important benefits of integrating the method in the classrooms.

In the United States, classes in which Mindfulness practice was introduced, as part as the educational program, showed a decrease in terms of violence and suspension, and a rise of the students overall satisfaction.

In the Netherlands, a teacher training program has been in operation for over a decade, incorporating Mindfulness training and meditations to cultivate values ​​such as compassion among teachers.

Israel is closing the gap, a number of classes in Israel have already chosen to integrate Mindfulness as a tool that supports the learning environment.

The Teachers’ Union also offers a meditation certification program for teacher, led by Wingate Academic College.

How do we begin?

What is meditation teaching us? first, we learn to take a break, to collect ourselves, to slow down.

How do we do that? by focusing on the ascending and descending sequence of breathing.

If you are still wondering, Mindfulness does require us to exert effort, this should be pleasant.

Remember, there is no expectation to stop the sequence of thoughts.

It only asks, that we allow ourselves some space to “relax” and return to our center.

As with any training program, just as with any change in diet, the key is perseverance and right guidance.

Nathalie Bizawi, founder of Wisdom & Mindfulness meditation center. Senior Meditation, Mindfulness and philosophy instructor, From Wingate Academic College. M.A in Education from TAU University, Tel Aviv.

Wisdom & Mindfulness your meditation center in Tel Aviv.