Benefits of Meditation

Meditation comes with innumerable and great benefits, starting from spiritual benefits to physical and psychological ones. Meditation is an ancient practice aimed at physical, mental and spiritual growth. Deeply linked with spiritual awareness, meditation also has many other health benefits. Today meditation is used for improving physical and mental health.

According to researchers people practicing meditation lives a long and healthy life. By improving the quality of their life they also achieve success in various aspects of their lives. Sri Sri Ravishankar has aptly said "In meditation, healing can happen. When the mind is calm, alert and totally contented, then it is like a laser beam - it is very powerful and healing can happen".

Meditation helps in improving the vital life energy, which is needed for healthy body and mind. It also plays an important role in controlling emotional pollution in our lives. It fills every cell of our body with the vital life energy and as this energy increases happiness within our heart increases. It is also a means to tap our highest potential. Initially we may find it difficult to make meditation a part of our daily routine but once we start experiencing its benefits it no longer remains a chore.
According to scientific research, meditation increases the pre-frontal cortex of our brain, the part of the brain responsible for positive emotions. Not only this it also increases “whole-brain thinking” and learning capacity. Apart from these there are numerous other health benefits of meditation.

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Some of the spiritual benefits of meditation are

• Experience oneness with the divine
• Intuitive power strengthens
• Heightened sense of unconditional love
• Improved psychic abilities
• Feeling of empowerment
• Deeper understanding of life
• Experience absolute happiness
• Clear vision of the true purpose of life

Some health benefits of meditation are

• Enhances immunity. Research has revealed that meditation increases activity of 'natural-killer cells', which kill bacteria and cancer cells.
• Reduces anxiety and stress
• Relaxation.
• Increases blood circulation
• Improvement in concentration
• Helps in post-operative healing
• Reduces activity of viruses and bacteria
• Helps in the cure of chronic diseases like allergies , arthritis etc
• It increases serotonin production which influences mood and behavior. Low levels of serotonin are associated with depression, obesity, insomnia and headaches.

Psychological benefits of Meditation

• Improvement in creativity
• Reduces anxiety
• Reduces depression
• Reduces mood swings
• Clarity in thinking and reasoning ability
• Improvement in emotional stability
• Improved memory

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