25 thoughts on “Meditation Music of Ancient Egypt (3 of 9)”

first. Dedicate to yourself to practicing meditation for a few weeks. Trust the studies– it’s good for you, and you will be a stronger version of yourself because of it. It will become easier and more enjoyable as you continue to practice. Here are some more tips from meditation expert, former Chief-of-Staff at Boston Regional Medical Center and annual lecturer at Harvard Medical School’s Update in Internal Medicine, Deepak Chopra, that answered many of my questions and helped me get started– 2) Then– Drink 3 Large Glasses of Water Right after meditating, I head to the kitchen, grab a large glass, fill it with lukewarm water, chug it, fill it again, chug it a second time, fill it one last time and continue to sip that third glass over the next few minutes– each glass is 16oz, so in total this is 48oz of water, or just shy of 1.5L. I’m sure you’ve heard the benefits of staying hydrated and the dangers of being dehydrated, but what’s surprising are the benefits of drinking a lot of waterfirst thing in the morning. For example, a German study showed that drinking at least 16oz of water first thing in the morning . Rehydrating in the morning can also help . This is one of those tweaks in your morning routine that takes very little effort to try and has zero negative consequences, so give it a shot for a week or two and see how it affects you. [Update: I found that staying hydrated throughout the day has been key to maintaining my energy, both mental and physical. Once I bought to leave at my desk, staying hydrated became MUCH easier. And for that price, it’s a no-brainer]. 3) Then– Fasted Exercise I’ve always preferred to workout later in the day, but after reading some interesting studies on the benefits of exercising first thing in the morning in a fasted state, I decided to give fasted morning workouts a try and was honestly shocked with the results– more energy during the workout and throughout the day, breaking PRs on olympic lifts, and just a general improved