Hi Friends,

How often do you say to yourself (or someone else says to you):

"Relax"

"Let it go"

"It's no big deal"

"It's ok"

"These things happen"

"It is what it is"

We use or hear these types of statements when we're upset and want to change the way we feel.

If this approach hasn't worked for you, don't dismay. There's a good reason why we don't feel better by simply telling ourselves to do so. "Feel" (not "think") is the operative word.

Our bodies unfortunately do not respond to verbal language, they respond to chemical language, the language of hormones and neurotransmitters.

When we're stressed and overwhelmed, our physiology speaks one language through chemicals like cortisol and adrenaline.

When we're happy and relaxed, our bodies speak a different language with chemicals like dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin and beta endorphins.

While practicing Vedic Meditation, your body settles automatically and spontaneously into a deep state of rest (exponentially deeper than sleep). During this experience, the language of the body changes. Stress chemicals turn off and happy/relaxed chemicals turn on. The result is that we actually feel better.

With Gratitude,

Ben