Lori Saitz - Meditation for gratitude and forgiveness

Research and science shows that meditation actually enhances creativity so you can come at a problem with several different angles and be more creative about solving it. It decreases anxiety and in a more relaxed state you are open to getting more insights and having more breakthroughs. Meditation can also enhance emotional intelligence which makes you more empathetic, less likely to act impulsively and get frustrated in an emotionally charged situation as well as making interactions easier.

Gratitude is another powerful way to reprogramme your brain because you are strengthening your neural pathways. The more your can find gratitude for what’s happening in your world the stronger the neural pathways will become. Feelgood chemicals like dopamine increase and cortisol the stress hormone reduces so you can get a reduction in physical pain and an increase in the effectiveness of your immune system. Forgiveness is releasing gratitude within yourself. By allowing forgiveness, nothing changes for the other person but everything changes within you. It doesn’t absolve the other person from their guilt rather its actually forgiving yourself. You have to be able to learn the lesson – if you can find gratitude for that situation then again you’re giving yourself piece of mind and a sense of calm.