If stress has you anxious, tense and worried, consider trying meditation. Spending even a few minutes in it can help restore your calm and inner peace.
Anyone can practice meditation. It’s simple and inexpensive. And it doesn’t require any special equipment.
And you can practice it wherever you are — whether you’re out for a walk, riding the bus, waiting at the doctor’s office or even in the middle of a difficult business meeting.
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Understanding meditation
It has been practiced for thousands of years. It originally was meant to help deepen understanding of the sacred and mystical forces of life. These days, it is commonly used for relaxation and stress reduction.
It is considered a type of mind-body complementary medicine. It can produce a deep state of relaxation and a tranquil mind.
During meditation, you focus your attention and eliminate the stream of jumbled thoughts that may be crowding your mind and causing stress. This process may result in enhanced physical and emotional well-being.
Benefits
It can give you a sense of calm, peace and balance that can benefit both your emotional well-being and your overall health. You can also use it to relax and cope with stress by refocusing your attention on something calming. It can help you learn to stay centered and keep inner peace.
And these benefits don’t end when your session ends. It can help carry you more calmly through your day. And it may help you manage symptoms of certain medical conditions.
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Meditation and emotional and physical well-being
When you do the process, you may clear away the information overload that builds up every day and contributes to your stress.
The emotional and physical benefits of meditation can include:
- Gaining a new perspective on stressful situations
- Building skills to manage your stress
- Increasing self-awareness
- Focusing on the present
- Reducing negative emotions
- Increasing imagination and creativity
- Increasing patience and tolerance
- Lowering resting heart rate
- Lowering resting blood pressure
- Improving sleep quality
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How it fights with illness
It might also be useful if you have a medical condition, especially one that may be worsened by stress.
While a growing body of scientific research supports the health benefits of it, some researchers believe it’s not yet possible to draw conclusions about the possible benefits of meditation.
With that in mind, some research suggests that meditation may help people manage symptoms of conditions such as:
- Anxiety
- Asthma
- Cancer
- Chronic pain
- Depression
- Heart disease
- High blood pressure
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Sleep problems
- Tension headaches
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/meditation/in-depth/meditation
