How Spirituality Can Deepen Your Meditation Practice & Help Make It A Habit that Lasts

Meditation is a spiritual practice by nature. Even if you are meditating purely for the health or secular benefits, a regular practice is a lovely opportunity for you to deepen your spiritual practice. I have found that in teaching folks to meditate, when the practice means a little something, it is easier to meditate, more fun to meditate and brings way more benefits to your life. It doesn’t have to be a certain tradition. If you can be a bit creative and honor your true self, you can make meditation mean more than just an excellent brain workout or one more healthy habit to complete each day. This is my last episode for this season! I will see you in March! Keep meditating and hit me up any time. I love you!In this episode we will learn: ~How to make meditation mean something more than a healthy habit~How meditation can deepen your spiritual practice even if you don’t feel very spiritual at all~Ham Sah Meditation Love the show? Please review and rate Stress Therapy here: https://lovethepodcast.com/StressTherapy Quotes: “I’m not telling you what to believe, I’m telling you that if you believe something, bring it to your cushion. Because it is going to make your practice so much more fulfilling and your benefits are going to be vast.” -Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW Interesting mentions: Barton Bryan’s Mindset Forge Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mindset-forge/id1535891737 10% Happier by Dan Harris https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18505796-10-happier?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=6BWmo8Z1RI&rank=1 (After recording this episode, I did look into Dan Harris and it seems that since writing this book, he too has clearly brought spirituality into his practice. I suspect he is now WAY MORE than 10% happier!) The Host for this podcast: Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW The Stress Therapist and Author Twitter: @stresstherapyInstagram: @thestresstherapist Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheriaugustineflakeLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheri-augustine-flake-719b044Website: https://thestresstherapist.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thestresstherapist Stay in touch with Cheri: https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/ Join Cheri Flake on her next retreat! https://thestresstherapist.com/retreats/ https://thestresstherapist.com/beach-retreats/ Want Cheri Flake to be your therapist? If you live in Georgia go here: https://thestresstherapist.com/contact/ to schedule a free 15 minute consultation Follow Cheri Flake on GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15903117.Cheri_Augustine_Flake Buy Cheri's book: Honey Do To Honey DONE! A Simple System For A Productive And Happy Household With Absolutely No More Nagging! https://www.amazon.com/Honey-DONE-Productive-Household-Absolutely/dp/0997950919/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8 A word from your host, Cheri Flake, LCSW: Feeling good after our Stress Therapy session? Awesome. Check out the show notes to connect with me, The Stress Therapist on social media or go to www.iLoveTherapy.com to find out about meditation retreats & yoga retreats.