Wednesday, 25 July 2018

10 Surprising Health Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation

a post by Suzanne Kane for the World of Psychology blog



“The real meditation practice is how we live our lives from moment to moment to moment.” –Jon Kabat-Zinn

As someone who strives daily to be the best I can be, to be present in the moment, minimize stress and appreciate the beauty and preciousness of life, I’m always keen to learn about scientifically-proven new health benefits of mindfulness meditation.
  1. Get better sleep
  2. Make progress toward your weight-loss goals
  3. Lower your stress levels
  4. Decrease loneliness in seniors
  5. Banish temporary negative feeling
  6. Improve attention
  7. Manage chronic pain
  8. Help prevent depression relapse
  9. Reduce anxiety
  10. Increase brain grey matter
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These ten points each have what seems to me to be a reasonable explanation. What I don't understand, and never have, is why anyone would want to contort their body into such an awkward shape in order to meditate.


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