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    Meditation can improve both physical and mental health in several ways. Physically, meditation lowers stress hormones, blood pressure, cholesterol and free radicals while improving breathing and skin resistance. Mentally, meditation reduces anxiety and depression, and increases creativity, memory, emotional stability and happiness. Regular meditation brings the brain into an alpha state associated with healing, and has demonstrated benefits including deep rest, stress relief and slowed aging.

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    Meditation can improve both physical and mental health in several ways. Physically, meditation lowers stress hormones, blood pressure, cholesterol and free radicals while improving breathing and skin resistance. Mentally, meditation reduces anxiety and depression, and increases creativity, memory, emotional stability and happiness. Regular meditation brings the brain into an alpha state associated with healing, and has demonstrated benefits including deep rest, stress relief and slowed aging.

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    Meditation can improve both physical and mental health in several ways. Physically, meditation lowers stress hormones, blood pressure, cholesterol and free radicals while improving breathing and skin resistance. Mentally, meditation reduces anxiety and depression, and increases creativity, memory, emotional stability and happiness. Regular meditation brings the brain into an alpha state associated with healing, and has demonstrated benefits including deep rest, stress relief and slowed aging.

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    Meditation - Benefits of Meditation

    Meditation is one of the five principles of yoga. It an important tool to achieve mental clarity and health. An
    overview of the different beginner and advanced meditation techniques will aid in choosing the right
    meditation exercise for you.

    Meditation Background
    Research has shown that Meditation can contribute to
    an individual's psychological and physiological wellbeing. This is accomplished as Meditation brings the
    brainwave pattern into an alpha state, which is a level of
    consciousness that promotes the healing state. As
    discussed in the section "How does Meditation Work?",
    there is scientific evidence that Meditation can improve
    blood pressure and relieve pain and stress. In the
    coming sections, we have divided the health benefits of
    meditation in three parts: (1) physiological benefits; (2)
    psychological benefits; and (3) spiritual benefits.

    Physiological Benefits of Meditation

    Deep rest-as measured by decreased metabolic rate, lower heart rate, and reduced work load of the
    heart.

    Lowered levels of cortisol and lactate-two chemicals associated with stress.

    Reduction of free radicals- unstable oxygen molecules that can cause tissue damage.

    Improved blood pressure.

    Higher skin resistance. Low skin resistance is correlated with higher stress and anxiety levels.

    Drop in cholesterol levels. High cholesterol is associated with cardiovascular disease.

    Improved flow of air to the lungs resulting in easier breathing. This has been very helpful to asthma
    patients.

    Slows down the aging process.

    Psychological Benefits of Meditation

    Increased brain wave coherence.

    Greater creativity.

    Decreased anxiety.

    Decreased depression

    Decreased irritability and moodiness

    Improved learning ability and memory.

    Increased self-actualization.

    Increased feelings of vitality and rejuvenation.

    Increased happiness.

    Increased emotional stability.

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