{"id":15410,"date":"2017-03-16T17:49:28","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T17:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shawellness.com\/shamagazine\/shamagazine\/?p=15410"},"modified":"2023-10-18T10:23:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T08:23:27","slug":"why-meditation-helps-you-get-into-shape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shawellness.com\/shamagazine\/en\/why-meditation-helps-you-get-into-shape\/","title":{"rendered":"Why meditation helps you get into shape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to leading a healthy lifestyle, there tends to be a<strong> stronger focus on nutrition and exercise as a means to achieve our health and wellness goals.<\/strong> However, there\u2019s a <strong>third pillar which works synergistically; a healthy mind.<\/strong> <strong>Nieves Gonz\u00e1lez Calder\u00f3n<\/strong>, SHA\u2019s Yoga and Meditation expert, <strong>reveals how meditation can play a crucial role in our health and wellbeing,<\/strong> helping us maintain a healthy physical state. As she points out, all our thoughts have an impact on our health, therefore, a healthy mind will work in our benefit.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shawellness.com\/shamagazine\/en\/how-meditation-can-improve-your-health\/\">Meditation<\/a> is a millenary practice<\/strong> that can help us <strong>focus our mind towards the present, control our thoughts, reduce daily stress, boost our energy and rest better.<\/strong> It improves our attitude towards life and even towards ourselves. When our mind is in balance, we can live life with a positive and calm outlook.<\/p>\n<p>One of the many benefits of <strong>meditation is that it can help us become more conscious of our feelings of hunger and satiety<\/strong>, as well as <strong>regulate the foods and quantity we eat<\/strong>, also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/shawellness.com\/shamagazine\/en\/the-mindful-eating-movement\/\">Mindful Eating.<\/a> In addition, it <strong>decreases the desire<\/strong> \u2013sometimes hard to control- <strong>of unhealthy foods and compulsive eating<\/strong> to feel better emotionally. 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