FOR PEOPLE WHO DON’T LIKE TO MEDITATE Meditation Alternatives
Stay mentally engaged. Many people achieve clarity, focus, and stress reduction through simple but engaging tasks, such as immersing themselves in an adult coloring book, doing brain teasers, or assembling LEGO sets, which proves they can be effective therapeutic tools or alternatives to meditation. The LEGO Company has actually been developing more products for adults with this sort of research in mind.
Meditation is lauded for its health benefits and is often suggested as an effective way to clear the mind, organize thoughts, and reduce stress. Realistically, however, it’s not for everyone. In fact, some people don’t experience any benefits at all from meditating. In a recent study published in New Scientist about the effectiveness of meditation, researchers confirmed that some people do not benefit from meditation and that about 8% of people who try meditation experience an “unwanted effect,” such as an increase in anxiety.
If you’re not interested in meditation, or it just doesn’t work for you, here are some alternative ways to clear your mind and reduce stress.
Get serious about physical activity. Aerobic exercises — like walking, jogging, running, cycling, and swimming — are great for clearing your mind and getting your body moving. Really, any exercise that gets the heart pumping and increases your respiratory rate will do. Research supports that aerobic exercise is a great alternative to meditation that yields many of the same benefits. Exercising outdoors or in nature — especially in new places — enhances these benefits. Because your surroundings are going to be unfamiliar, your mind is more focused, which can help if you’re searching for clarity.
But why LEGO products specifically? In addition to being objects you touch and push together, LEGO products come with clear, step-by-step instructions, which make them easy to put together and allow you to focus more on the task at hand. Even if you don’t complete the piece in one sitting, working on a project a few minutes a day can be a beneficial way to find a little clarity.
THE ANGEL TREE RETURNS TO MISSION PT The Season of Giving Back
Over the last two years, Mission PT has hosted an angel tree to benefit the House of Refuge. As the holiday season approaches, we will be hosting a tree for the third year! We are excited to once again be a part of the angel tree tradition and to give back to a wonderful organization that does important work in our community.
Angel trees are decorated trees covered with slips of paper featuring items needed for donation, like household goods, toiletries, food, and more. You or anyone in the community can take one of these paper tags to help us fulfill House of Refuge’s needs. As you shop, you simply pick up whatever is on the tag you selected and bring it back to Mission PT. From there, we keep it under our tree in our lobby until it is time to deliver the goods to the House of Refuge! House of Refuge is a faith-based nonprofit aimed at helping families overcome homelessness. Based in Mesa, the organization offers a number of goods and services to families, including a place to stay, home furnishings, clothes and food, as well as employment and education support. Basically, they help people who are going through a tough time to get back on their feet. You can learn more about this organization at HouseofRefuge.org .
outpouring and generosity from the community. If you would like to participate, look for our angel tree in the office during the last week of November. We will have the tree and donation tags up through the month of December.
Over the past two years, the angel tree has been a huge success. We are always amazed at the
Thank you and see you soon!
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