Spirituality is the way you find meaning, hope, comfort, and inner peace in your

life. Many people find spirituality through religion. Some people find it through
music, art, or a connection with nature. Others find it in their values and
principles.

may not cure an illness, but it may help you feel better, prevent some health
problems, and help you cope better with illness, stress, or death.

How can I improve my spiritual health?

Identify the things in your life that give you a sense of inner peace,
comfort, strength, love, and connection.
Set aside time every day to do the things that help you spiritually. These
may include doing community service or volunteer work, praying,
meditating, singing devotional songs, reading inspirational books, taking
nature walks, having quiet time for thinking, doing yoga, playing a sport,
or attending religious services.
Divine remembrances (Dhikr Allah):
Divine remembrances are not mere words; they are rather like a sacred type of
meditation helping in empowering and reassuring the spirit. They help relax and
clear the mind while instilling empowering positive affirmations and meanings
in life, they dissipate distress and grief, relieve the anguished heart and bring
joy, happiness, tranquility and serenity.
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Quran Recitation:
Quran holds a special power of healing: It [the Quran] is, for those who
believe, a guide and a healing (41: 44) andWe send down from the Quran
that which is a healing and a mercy to those who believe (17: 82). Recitation of
verses of the Qur'an offers Muslims a way to deal with their stress and to
manage the emotions of anguish and distress.

Spirituality and Mental Health

Religious and spiritual beliefs are an important part of how many people deal
with life's joys and hardships. Faith can give people a sense of purpose and
guidelines for living.
When families face tough situations, including health problems, their religious
beliefs and practices can help them fight feelings of helplessness, restore
meaning and order to life situations, and help them regain a sense of control.
For some families, spirituality can be a powerful and important source of
strength.
spirituality and faith can help to promote good health and to fight disease by the
following:
Spiritual Belief
Spiritual beliefs are an important part of how many people deal with lifes joys
and hardships. Spirituality can provide people with a sense of purpose and
guidelines for living. Also consider doing the following:
Meditate: try yoga
Breathe strongly it influences mind, body, and moods (Andrew Weil)
Start an art project
Join a faith-based community group
Volunteer to help others in need
Go for a walk. Try yoga together. designate an hour a week as unplugged (no
electronics) family time. helping other people, caring for pets and reaching out
to people who are alone
Read together often
children's books hit on topics related to kindness, justice, tolerance and fairness
all issues that could be considered "spiritual" in that they address the
connectedness of all people and of living life with purposshare something nice
that happened that day.e
The everyday events dinner conversations
performing daily chores
Spend time in nature: A walk in the woods is one of the easiest ways to remember that the
same consciousness within you is also the source of everything around you. This mystical
communion with nature is also very accessible to children. When you go for a hike,
encourage your children to see nature as something sacred. They are very receptive to the

idea that the many wonders of the world the rivers, rocks, grass, clouds, trees, sky, and
animals, including people are all connected to each other.

Teaching Children How to Serve

There are some simple practices, outside of prayer and worship, that can mean a lot in
helping your children learn the faith. One is to start them into the practice of serving others at
an early age. The best way to begin is for them to see you at work with those in need. While
not all such situations are suited to children, if it can be safely done, from the start they
should actually see you serving as part of your life. (That of course assumes that such service
is a part of your life...). As they get older, you can have them take part as they become able.
The children also need to see this in more than just in general terms of helping a body in a
crowd or part of some category of people labeled 'needy' or 'oppressed'. They need to put
faces on it. Some Southern US churches used to nudge their children between 9 and 12 years
old into responsibility for someone elderly or ill who could use the help.