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    Fertility Meditations

    Introducing meditation as part of your routine has huge physical, mental and emotional benefits, and is a scientifically recommended way to help manage stress.

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    The benefits of meditation for fertility

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    Thousands of studies have demonstrated that meditation has multiple positive benefits to both physical and emotional health. It can help improve sleep, manage weight, reduce stress, improve relationships and alter your experience of pain - all of which can positively influence any type of fertility journey. In particular, this practice can be highly complementary to the work you do with an ELANZA Coach

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    Here's some of the evidence for and mechanisms behind how meditation works:

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    Meditation for egg health

     

     

    • Reduces inflammation: Meditation can decrease levels of inflammatory chemicals called cytokines, which are released in the body in response to stress. 

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    • Helps fight addictions and compulsive behaviors: Meditation changes both the function and structure of the brain to support self-control. People who regularly meditate develop more gray matter in the prefrontal cortex (the “executive functioning” area of the brain).

     

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    Getting started with fertility meditations

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    Meditation is a simple, straightforward practice, which anyone can do anywhere, at any time.

     

    Here's how to prepare:

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    • Make sure you are sitting or lying down comfortably, with no electronic distractions.

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    • You can be inside or outside.

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    • If you're practicing meditation at night before sleep, lying down is best.

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    • Prepare by closing your eyes and resting the tip of your tongue behind your top front teeth.

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    • If listening to a guided meditation, simply allow yourself to relax and be led through the sequence, returning your awareness to your breath if you find your mind wandering.

    Eyes Closed
    Affirmations

    Affirmations

    Positive affirmations challenge negative or unhelpful thoughts leading to a brighter, calmer you. Neuroscientific research has shown changes in neural pathways in the brain when people practice self-affirmation. 

    I Can Learn From My MistakesELANZA
    00:00 / 02:29
    I Do Some Things Wrong and Many Things RightELANZA
    00:00 / 02:29
    It's OK to Have FlawsELANZA
    00:00 / 02:29
    I Deserve to Be HappyELANZA
    00:00 / 02:29
    My Body is Full of Warm and Loving EnergyELANZA
    00:00 / 02:29
    I Allow Myself to Be Balanced and CalmELANZA
    00:00 / 02:29
    I Am Grateful For All I Have NowELANZA
    00:00 / 02:29
    I am Strong, Secure and PowerfulELANZA
    00:00 / 02:29
    I Am Listening to My BodyELANZA
    00:00 / 02:29
    I Want to Keep Nourishing My Body ELANZA
    00:00 / 02:29
    Body Scan

    Body scan

    This type of meditating can help you develop a mindful awareness of physical sensations, an understanding of and connection with your own body and to release tension you might not even realize you're experiencing.

    Open Pelvis for FertilityELANZA
    00:00 / 10:38
    Mantras

    Mantras

    Neuroscientist researchers have found that using mantras have many benefits, including improving your ability to deal with life's stressors, deactivating your brain's "default mode" and calming your nervous system.

    Kirtan KriyaELANZA
    00:00 / 32:47
    Breath Work

    Breath work

    Proven benefits include relieving stress, increasing energy, improving digestion, relieving muscular tension, lowering blood pressure, improving sleep quality and even slowing down the appearance of aging!

    Breath Awareness (10 mins guided)ELANZA
    00:00 / 09:59
    Anti Anxiety

    Anti-anxiety meditations

    Meditation helps manage anxiety (as well as depression and pain) according to meta-analyses of scientific research, even reprogramming neural pathways in the brain to help you better regulate emotion.

    A Time of Change: Anti-Anxiety MeditationELANZA Wellness
    00:00 / 10:00
    Anti Anxiety MeditationELANZA
    00:00 / 10:00
    Poem Led

    Poem-led meditations

    A relaxing way to enjoy meditative time, similarly to story-led meditation - these can help you switch off and wind down after a long, busy day.

    The Road Not TakenELANZA
    00:00 / 03:32
    RumiELANZA
    00:00 / 02:57
    The Way Through The WoodsELANZA
    00:00 / 03:00
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