Why does meditation help so much? It helps because it gives your mind the break that it needs and if you are depressed and anxious, your mind is begging you for a holiday. Meditation allows your mind to have this rest and it makes you a much happier person. I find that humility also helps. It changes your expectations and makes you appreciative of other people. Couple this with meditation and you have the perfect recipe for success. Meditation helps decrease depression, regulate mood and anxiety disorders.
Reducing pressure
In a study conducted by Professor Filip Raes in Belgium, 400 students (13-20 years old) are gathered to take part in an in-class mindfulness program. Professor Filip Raes concludes that students involving in this program for six months has reduced indications of depression, anxiety and stress. Moreover, a study from the University of California made with patients with past depression, concluded that mindfulness meditation decreases ruminative thinking and dysfunctional beliefs.
Regulate mood and anxiety disorders
This is also the conclusion of over 20 randomized controlled studies taken from PubMed, PsycInfo, and the Cochrane Databases, involving the techniques of Meditation, Meditative Prayer, Yoga, Relaxation Response.
Another research concludes that mindfulness meditation may be effective to treat anxiety to a similar degree as antidepressant drug therapy.
The points above are just only a little part of function of meditation. We’ve heard that “meditation is good for you”. It is really good in terms of many aspects. Except for benefits as explained above, benifits of meditation for you depends on how much you practice it and how you are indulged in it. Practice meditation more and you’ll discover more benefits of it.
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