Day 8 - Gratitude Benefits my Mind and Body

 

 

Gratitude Benefits Mind and Body

CENTERING THOUGHT

Every thankful moment makes me healthier.

SANSKRIT MANTRA

Shara Vana Ya
My awareness is aligned with the creative power of the universe.

This week we will extend our understanding and experience of gratitude to the mind-body connection. Gratitude is much more than an attitude or mood – it is a powerful positive input to our mind-body system that leads to increased physical and psychological wellbeing.

Grateful thoughts and meditative states don’t just stay in your mind. Messenger molecules instantly transmit their effects to the body’s 100 trillion cells, creating new brain cells and new pathways and brain patterns. The practice of gratitude has even been found to change our gene expression in a positive direction.

By directing our awareness toward gratitude, our entire mind-body system is automatically oriented toward greater health and balance.