Are there any benefits health and wellness to meditation/mindfulness?

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 06 Jun 2015 23:15:48 -0400

http://comfortpit.com/superhuman-benefits-of-meditation/

http://news.discovery.com/human/health/meditation-helps-marines-bounce-back-after-combat-140516.htm

26 Superhuman Benefits of Meditation

These 26 scientifically backed up superhuman benefits of meditation will guarantee you meditate for the rest of your life!

Response by PFC Chris Hemingway made Jun 6 at 2015 11:32 PM

PFC Chris Hemingway — Sat, 06 Jun 2015 23:32:45 -0400

True meditation can help a veteran with PTSD sort out in their minds what is real and what is their memories playing tricks on them

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jun 7 at 2015 2:17 AM

PO1 John Miller — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 02:17:11 -0400

Without even reading the article I would say that it helps one to relax and and de-stress. Being stressed out all the time affects one's health so if it takes away the stress that's a good thing.

Response by CMSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 7 at 2015 10:18 AM

CMSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 10:18:48 -0400

Meditation heals the mind; exercise heals the body.

No PTSD. I am a practicing Yogi. I love them both as a supplement to my regular strength training and cardio.

Response by 1LT Kathleen Heisler made Jun 7 at 2015 1:06 PM

1LT Kathleen Heisler — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 13:06:30 -0400

I find that Mindfulness. Stay in the moment, the past is the past and tomorrow you can't predict. So stay in the moment

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Jun 7 at 2015 3:35 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 15:35:13 -0400

Yes and yoga as well. Are you having racing thoughts?

Response by CPT Pedro Meza made Jun 8 at 2015 6:41 PM

CPT Pedro Meza — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 18:41:47 -0400

Yes, there are benefits health and mind benefits to Meditations, I for one have undergone a form of meditation that consists of deep breathing to help me deal with the residuals effects of mild Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD, dizziness. It has also helped calm my anxiety attacks and has helped to manage back pain from herniated vertebrae disk, so that I take less pain killers. I equate the breathing to sending more oxygen and improve blood flow to the brain, and body so that it can repair it self.

Response by SSgt Dana Lewis made May 8 at 2019 10:43 PM

SSgt Dana Lewis — Wed, 08 May 2019 22:43:09 -0400

Come learn about veterans and mindfulness— visit http://www.mindfulvets.net . We are Mindful Veterans Connection , based in Delaware but with members across the USA and worldwide. We are graduates of MBSR, Mindfulness Based Stress Reductionist, an 8 week program at Wilmington Delaware VAMC. Mindfulness has transformed my life with chronic pain and depression. Please visit to learn more.

About Mindful Veterans Connection Web Site

We are Mindful Veterans: To learn about us -- and possibly join us -- see this brief video produced by the World Mindfulness Project called GIFT in early 2017:The Gift: Delaware Mindful Veterans Video.