108 Bows (*백팔배* in Korean - Bek-Pal-Beh)

It's a Korean-Buddhist bowing practice. An act of prostration that helps take away stress, lazy thoughts and thoughts of violence.

For me personally, I bow one hundred and eight times a day, everyday since my father encouraged me to do it. He told me that it would help me concentrate, so I started bowing everyday since November 27th, 2017. My first days of bowing were slightly painful since my knees weren't used to going up and down, one hundred and eight times. After 20-30 days, I was getting used to it and it was getting a lot easier. My concentration got a little better, believe it or not, and bowing was helping my injured leg. 

Example of Bowing:

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Note: I do not own the video above, it is just an example of others bowing.

One hundred and eight sounds like a lot and certainly doesn't sound appealing. But doing the whole thing usually takes me 20-25 minutes. 

How does it help me Concentrate?

There's only two things that run through my mind whilst I bow. How many bows I did, and taking responsibility for everything I do. Just focusing on how many bows I did, helps me with my concentration. Everything I know about fades away, except the numbers. The numbers are a big priority. 

Before I started bowing, I genuinely did not want to do it. It sounded tiring and boring, but now, I'm very glad I started. Here's why:

- Bowing helps me concentrate

- Bowing is a great fat burning exercise - you sweat a lot

- Bowing helps with your diet - easier digestion

- Bowing helps you know who you are

- Bowing helps me think positively

- Bowing lets you be at peace

- Bowing makes me happy 

- Bowing shows who I really am

- Bowing lets you relax

- Bowing is a great sport

If you would like to start bowing, I highly recommend it. If you would like to know how to bow, watch the video below. Unfortunately, English is not used in the Video.

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Note: I do not own this video. 

Thank you for Reading!