Meditation: It's Not Just About Sitting Still

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Meditation isn't about sitting cross legged and staring off into space. At our health spa we use it as a tool to help drop the body into a state of deep rest or calm allowing for self repair, alignment of hormone levels and balance of metabolic state. Blood pressure normalizes, adrenal glands produce less cortisol and the immune system functions better. The mind clears and creativity increases.

Cortisol: The Stress Hormone

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Cortisol, our number two stress hormone, is secreted in high doses when our unconscious deems it necessary to fight, fly, or freeze for survival. After a stressful situation passes, the body needs to enter a "relaxation phase" in order for cortisol and the other 149 odd secreted biochemicals to return to normal levels. In our current high-stress culture, the body's stress response is activated so often that it doesn't always have a chance to return to normal. This results in a state of chronic stress and a constant state of physical arousal.

Take Your Mind to the Gym

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"Our BELIEFS become our THOUGHTS, our THOUGHTS our WORDS, our WORDS become our ACTIONS, our ACTIONS our HABITS, our HABITS become our VALUES, our VALUES our DESTINY."                                                                                                                                 ~Mahatma Gandi

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