The Advantages of Group Meditation
Lowering of Stress: Meditation’s ability to lower stress is one of the main reasons why so many people choose it as a method of coping with daily life. Together, you may “create an environment in which you can both feel quiet and relaxed, which can help lower your stress levels and improve your overall sense of togetherness,” according to Alderson, when you meditate. This is also known as “de-stressing together.”
Bonding: According to Rabbi Shlomo Slatkin, a qualified clinical professional counselor and a Licensed Imago Relationship Therapist at The Marriage Restoration Project, “meditating together provides you the opportunity to bond with one other.” Spending time together is always advantageous, and you also reap the rewards of meditation, he continues.
Presence:
Being present with one another is one challenge that could come up in a relationship, especially when work, family, children, and other factors might feel like a never-ending distraction. When you sit down and meditate together, you create an opportunity to be present for and with each other. “Couple are often distracted and caught up in their negative thoughts about each other,” says Slatkin. “Meditating allows them to be fully present with each other and empty their mind of all internal noise,” he adds.
