Benefits of Meditation
• Stress reduction
Effective in reducing levels of cortisol, the stress hormone. Stress causes general discomfort, disturbs sleep, causes physical inflammation, increases blood pressure, and impairs immunity.
• Greater memory capacity
• Improved attention and concentration capacity
• Greater learning capacity
• Improves sleep
• Helps keep addictions under control
• Reduction of inflammatory processes
• Reduction in the intensity of painful processes
• Better functioning of the cardiovascular system
• Lowers blood pressure
• Better emotional well-being
• Reduced risk of depression
• More empathy with other people
• Improves sense of purpose
and meaning in life
• Improves interpersonal relationships,
assertive communication
and consciousness itself
• Improves self-perception and
the self-esteem