Meditation is a very important aspect of our lives. We spend all day in a stressful environment. We seldom take the time to stop and release much negative energy that we are holding onto. When we hold onto this stress and negativity, it has an effect on our physical bodies, which can lead to disease. Many people may focus on diet and nutrition when it comes to health, however we cannot forget about stress and its role in total health.

When we take a moment out of our day to meditation, we will unload the weight that we had to take on during the day. Being an elementary school teacher, you can imagine the type of stress I have to deal with on a daily basis. I like you may have a stressful job, if I don’t meditate and use the exercises to release, or mentally detox, I am setting myself up for a heart attack or other ailment. My father and brother both died of heart attacks at young ages, I know that they both were under a great deal of stress at that time, which could have contributed to their deaths.