Why you should be meditating: • Meditation reduces pain and enhances the body’s immune system overall (Casey et al., 2004). • Regarding wellbeing in general, meditation can reduce feelings of depression, anxiety, anger and confusion (Benson, 1983). • Physiologically, during some types of meditation, we increase blood flow to the heart while simultaneously slowing down the heart rate and decreasing cortisol, the stress-hormone, though an overall reduction in stress (Beck, 1984). Because meditation can elicit a sense of calm, peace and balance, increasing energy and stamina, meditation can be viewed as an important component of one’s cardio-protective endeavors to reduce heart disease (Ganzel et al., 2010). • Overall, research confirms that meditation (even moving meditation like T’ai Chi) can help improve one’s overall quality of life (Xin et al., 2008).
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 01:29:48 +0000
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