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This week I polled my readers and asked, “What’s your favorite thing about meditating?”

Here are some of the unedited responses:

“It's refreshing.”

“Relaxing.”

“The silence of listening.”

“Connection.”

“Satisfaction....When I can't get no satisfaction, I go meditate. It’s always close by. The
divine self takes over again.”

“Gives myself a chance to launder the thousands of thoughts I have each day — and just be.”

Simply reading those statements puts me in a somewhat meditative state. The changes in my life have been tremendous since I’ve been meditating. I no longer fret over priorities; my memory is better; I have more strength in dealing with the ups and downs that naturally come my way.

Whether you’re new to meditating or not, I hope you’ll check out my index. You’ll find a long list of techniques, benefits, and guided meditations. Let me know if I’ve left anything out!

Susan Scott Morales is a meditation teacher, psychotherapist, published poet, novelist, and community contributor to AnnArbor.com and blogger on redroom.com. Tweet her @susanscottmoral, reach her at susanmmorales@yahoo.com or visit her website: susanscottmorales.com or fan page: https://www.facebook.com/susanscottmorales.writer.