Those who have been constantly and seriously approaching the practice of meditation for some time are probably already aware of its beneficial effects on the mind and emotional balance. The benefits of meditation are finding more and more confirmation from the scientific world, which tries to verify the effects of meditation on our brain, on the ability to feel pain, on work performance and on stress management. Here are 10 scientifically proven reasons why you should continue or start meditating.
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Those who have approached for a long time, in a constant and serious way, to the practice of meditation he probably already knows about yours beneficial effects on the mind and emotional balance. THE benefits of meditation are finding more and more confirmation from the scientific world, which tries to verify the effects of meditation on our brain, on the ability to feel pain, on work performance and on stress management.
Here 10 scientifically proven reasons so you should continue or start meditating consistently.
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Natural remedy for anxiety and depression
Meditation is among the best natural remedies for anxiety e trough. 30 minutes a day of meditation can be enough to help fight them, with effects superior to those that a placebo could give and in some cases even comparable to those of antidepressant drugs. The most encouraging results in this regard concern meditation sessions of about 30-40 minutes per day. This is what emerged from a study conducted at the Hopkins University School of Medicine, the results of which were published in Jama Internal Medicine.
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Flu vaccine
Meditation is the best flu vaccine. The researchers came to this conclusion after carrying out an 8-week test on a volunteer group of 154 adults of both sexes. Dr Barret, who led the study, said meditation and exercise can help prevent the flu, noting that influenza vaccines are only partially effective and they only work for three strains of influenza each year. Mindfulness meditation has guaranteed benefits of 30-40%, a very important finding to be taken into account in future research.
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Reduce physical pain
Meditation helps reduce physical pain. The American researchers carried out a test on 15 volunteers. After inducing physical pain in the participants, the subjects followed 4 meditation lessons of 20 minutes each, during which they practiced concentration techniques focused on thoughts, emotions, situations and breathing. After the short meditation course the pain of the volunteers decreased from 11% to 91%. A good result. And trying, after all, can't have side effects.
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Improve memory and concentration
Not only meditation helps memory and concentration thanks to the relaxation techniques that give greater clarity to the brain, but also increases the gray matter. A study conducted by Massachusetts General Hospital for the first time accurately measured the cerebral effect of relaxation techniques and the results obtained on the human brain. It turned out that 8 weeks of meditation and anti-stress practices produce important effects on memory and empathy.
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Physical and mental well-being
From a recent study conducted in Australia comes the confirmation of the beneficial effects of meditation both physically and mentally. The experts were responsible for evaluating the effects of a meditative practice carried out with constancy on a group of 350 practitioners of Only Yoga, a method that has as its ultimate goal the emptying of the mind through the zeroing of thoughts. Experts have concluded that those who have dedicated themselves to meditation for at least two years have 10% more mental balance than those who have never approached this practice.
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Relieve stress
A recent study conducted at Carnegie Mellon University found that in a few days mindfulness meditation can relieve stress and increase people's resistance to external pressures, for example from the workplace. For three days, the volunteers followed a 25-minute daily meditation practice. Meditation would help both to reduce the concentration of the stress hormone (cortisol) and to decrease the personal perception of stress declared by stressed patients before undergoing meditative training.
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Aspire to true happiness
The happiest man in the world is a Tibetan monk and this does not surprise us. Matthieu Ricard he has devoted himself to meditation regularly for decades and is an expert on University of wisconsin he wanted to analyze the state of his brain waves by applying special sensors to his head. It turns out that her brain is capable of producing a never-before-recorded level of gamma waves for attention, learning and memory. In addition, his left hemisphere was much more active than the right hemisphere of his brain, proof of his unusual propensity for happiness and positivity. All thanks to the constant practice of meditation.
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Increase productivity
Meditating helps increase productivity at work. The motivation is soon said. Thanks to meditation our mind learns to pay maximum attention to the present moment. With the practice of meditation, we can accustom the brain to reach maximum concentration at any time, starting with the situations that require it the most, such as the workplace. Scientific studies have highlighted the effects of meditation on brain waves. In moments of deep meditation, the brain waves pass from the beta type, typical of the waking state, to the theta and delta type. It is a proof of the neuroplasticity of the brain, which is able to modify itself according to stimuli coming from the outside, from the environment and from the body.
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Encourage empathy
The researchers of the Northeastern University di Boston they investigated the benefits of meditation on the external and internal state of those who practice it. In particular, they assessed that meditation fosters empathy between people, promotes the best feelings and virtuous behaviors, bringing them back to light from the blanket under which they may have remained hidden even for a long time due to continuous daily problems, hectic life and conventions. social.
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Get to know yourself and your limits better
La mindfulness meditation it is an important tool for getting to know yourself and your limits better. It helps to focus attention on the present moment and one's inner gaze towards the deeper self. The effectiveness of mindfulness has been confirmed by research conducted at Washington University in St. Luis, which describes it as a tool to improve self-knowledge, evaluate strengths and limits and find a good inner balance.
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