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The Benefits of Meditation and Yoga When Going Through a Divorce

February 15, 2018 By Maxim Smith Family Law

Meditation and Yoga When Going Through a DivorceGoing through a divorce is emotionally draining. The hassles involved in the divorce process can make a person irritable, frustrated, and short-tempered. Practicing meditation and yoga during and after divorce promotes self-love, clarity, and balance. There are only a few other things in life as traumatic as going through a divorce. If you are trying to manage a divorce, your work, and your kids, you may be neglecting your own health and peace.

During these difficult times, it is more important than ever for you to take good care of your mind and body. Yoga is a nurturing practice for your emotional well-being and great for your physical health. The combined mind and body approach of yoga makes it an ideal practice for improving overall health.

3 Ways Meditation and Yoga Can Help You Manage the Stress That Surrounds Your Divorce

  • It builds a community – Going through a divorce can make you feel isolated. You may feel like you have lost the constant support that you had. Walking into a yoga class every morning will help you gain a sense of community with your fellow mates. Experiences of personal growth and relaxation are common to those who practice yoga. Being surrounded by people with the same values as yours will help you fight any anxiety and stress that has stemmed out of your divorce.
  • Cultivates self-love in you – Getting overwhelmed with doubt, guilt, and self-blame while going through a divorce is natural. If you are getting separated from a violent and abusive partner, you might even be facing aggression and gas lighting. Practicing yoga and mindfulness is integral to curbing the effect of stress on your mind and body. Yoga and meditation teach a radical approach towards relationships and life, an approach based on love. You will begin to set yourself free of worries and regrets after you start practicing mindfulness.
  • Helps you gain clarity – Getting divorced brings you to a crossroads in life. While this is terrifying at first, it can be equally empowering with the right approach. Yoga and mindfulness will help you get better clarity of the past and plan for a better future. If you are unable to fathom your situation at the moment, mindfulness will help you find order out of chaos. When the fog of doubt, negativity, regret, and fear will fade, you will see your life clearly.

Mindfulness comes from practicing yoga and meditation. In general, mindfulness helps you stay in the present moment at all times without rehashing over the past or  worrying about the future. A mindful approach to family law matters helps St. Paul family law Attorney Allison Maxim to understand her clients’ circumstances with compassion and empathy.

The power of mindfulness helps her to be completely aware of her perceptions and surroundings at all times. This helps Allison take a thoughtful approach towards planning family law cases. Practicing mindfulness in her law practice has allowed the attorney at Maxim Smith to be attentive and aware at each step of her clients’ divorce processes. Allison Maxim provides resources to her clients so that they too investigate the many benefits of mindfulness and remain balanced throughout their divorce process.

Learn more about Allison Maxim’s law practice and how she has been helping her clients with a mindful approach.

Filed Under: Allison Maxim, Collaborative Law, Friendly Divorce, General Family Law, Mindfulness

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