Scientific Studies on the benefits of Meditation

Research on meditation has grown rapidly over recent decades, revealing its wide-ranging benefits for mental, physical, and emotional well-being. Studies show that regular meditation practice can reduce stress, anxiety, and depression, while enhancing focus, emotional resilience, and overall life satisfaction.

Advanced brain imaging techniques have allowed researchers to observe how meditation affects brain structure and function, showing increased gray matter density in areas related to memory, learning, and emotional regulation. This research has also highlighted meditation’s positive impact on physical health, from lowering blood pressure to improving immune function, making it a powerful, accessible tool for holistic health.

In a new study published in the British Journal of Health Psychology , researchers from the Universities of Southampton and Bath have unveiled how just ten minutes of daily mindfulness practice can improve wellbeing, ease depression and anxiety, and help people to be more motivated to improve their lifestyle

HOW MEDITIATION AFFECTS THE BRAIN
Meditation has been used to help treat pain, addiction, anxiety disorders, and depression; but it was personal experience that prompted Judson Brewer, M.D., Ph.D., to study the neural mechanisms behind it.
Brewer, assistant professor of psychiatry and medical director of the Yale Therapeutic Neuroscience Clinic, began practicing meditation to deal with stress while a student at the Washington University School of Medicine. “I had seen that it was helpful for my life and that was why I went into psychiatry,” he said. During his residency he found that meditation helped addicts manage their cravings. But until recently scientists did not understand what brain mechanisms account for meditation’s beneficial effects…read more

A REGULAR MEDITATION PRACTICE BRINGS THE BEST RESULTS
There are many types of meditation but the thing they all have in common is that, over time, they can help lower stress levels.
By releasing physical tension held in the body, meditation can help us release worries buried in the mind, easing anxiety, stress and low mood, and even helping you get deeper, more restful sleep.
Meditation can also bring a sense of calm that enables us to respond to life events in a measured way, rather than reacting with our emotions.

For the best results, try to build regular meditation into your daily routine…read more

HOW MEDITATION CAN HELP YOUR MOOD, MEMORY AND IMMUNE SYSTEM
If you’re short on time and struggling to unwind, meditation could be the solution. Mindfulness meditation has become more popular in recent years and many people swear by its benefits.
Just a little bit of practice a day has been shown to improve sleep, mood, boost your immune system, and even physically rewire your response to stress and pain…read more