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What's The Deal With Meditation, And Why Is Everyone Doing It Now?

What's The Deal With Meditation, And Why Is Everyone Doing It Now?

Gisele Goldman  | 1 year ago
Amidst the hustle and bustle of today's life, people strive hard to feel relaxed and happy. The best way to achieve that is through meditation. Unlike those fancy treatments, you do not need to spend a penny to meditate. 

Meditation helps establish a secured connection between the external and internal worlds. It helps awaken our body and also benefits different parts of our conscious and subconscious minds. Meditation provides several perks, which is why more and more people are after practicing it for good. Some of the benefits of meditation are mentioned as follows:
Enhances Cognition
Researchers say that one of the best ways to increase your chances of success in life is by practicing meditation. Meditating daily will help you calm your mind and focus on your goal. Numerous studies have concluded that both mindful and transcendental meditation enhance our brain's decision-making and problem-solving strategies. 

Increased Empathy
Meditation helps to trigger the neural connections to the brain and cites positive emotions that include kindness, empathy, etc. Meditation helps build social connectedness and makes people more affectionate and amicable. 
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Promotes Well-being and Emotional Health
Studies have shown that meditation helps to enhance self-worth and self-image. While meditating, we get a clear picture of what is running on in our minds and become aware of the thoughts that drive actions and emotions. A large-scale study was carried out, and it was concluded that meditation decreases the chances of developing depression and other disorders related to mood. 
Works as a Natural Stress Stabilizer
Stress is a condition that occurs when our body responds to unforeseen adversities. When immediate threats are encountered, the cortisol level or the level of stress hormone increases in our bodies and activates the autonomic nervous system. It is further responsible for the fight or flight responses. The brain of regular meditators was studied, and it was found that such people had lower cortisol levels in their brains. Meditation further helps in establishing an insightful and resilient nature. 

Increases Attention Capability
You must have noticed that while meditating, you get completely absorbed at the moment. When we meditate, we naturally experience mindful awareness, and we often reach a flow state, where we are in complete harmony with our mind and body. Also, people who meditate even for short durations are more focused on life than individuals who do not meditate at all. 
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More Immunity
Studies have suggested that meditation practices and mindful relaxation helps in boosting the lymphocyte count in our body. It also helps develop a natural shield to fight the toxic cells present in our body that can cause fatal diseases. The findings of such studies have proved substantial evidence on how practicing meditation can make us more immune to illness and painful infections. 

Regulates Mood-related Disorders And Anxiety
From phobia, general anxiety disorders to mood swings, obsessions, and several other such mood-related disorders, daily meditation practices help regulate the little emotional ups and downs. Some postures like Vipassana reduce grey matter present in the brain that is associated with anxiety and stress. Regular meditation also helps to increase overall stability. 

Conclusion
Meditation refers to a chronic process of training our minds to focus on what we do in life and redirect our thoughts. The popularity of meditation increases with each passing day, and more people are discovering the health benefits associated with it. It helps you to be your better self,  allows you to focus on your goals and provides the clarity many of us look for. 

Meditation is something that everyone can practice for the improvement of their physical and mental health. 

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