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We all know meditation can bring you peace of mind and help you concentrate easily. It helps you get rid of unpleasant feelings and connect with your inner self. Meditation is widely accepted as a spiritual practice by more people every time. However, some people are still unaware of how healthy can meditating actually be. Buddhists have long ago considered the human being as a unity of body and soul. Therefore, by helping one, you necessarily help the other. Indeed, meditation is not only great for your mind, but it also has some wonderful effects in your body. Here we will discuss some of its benefits. All of them are acknowledged by doctors and scientists. - Meditation helps you stay healthy: Researchers have found –through EEG studies of the brain- that meditation plays a major role in lowering levels of stress hormones. If we consider that stress is prejudicial for our immune system, we can easily conclude that, when we are relaxed, healing is faster and getting sick is less frequent. - It protects your heart: People who meditate often improve their blood circulation, and at the same time, they lower their heart rate. This results in decreasing blood pressure and, thus, the risks of heart disease, because in this way the body places fewer demands on the heart. - It can improve the symptoms of chronic diseases: People who suffer from asthma benefit a lot from the breathing techniques that meditation implements. Those who meditate have lower rates of tension and fatigue, since meditating decreases respiratory rate. It is also proven to help in other chronic diseases like allergies, arthritis, psoriasis, etc. - It relieves the pain: If you suffer from frequent headaches, backache or any other pain due to tension, you should consider that meditating is helpful for decreasing muscle tension, letting your body relax, and in this way it will help relief the pain. This also goes for women with the pre-menstrual syndrome. - Meditation helps in post-operative healing: Doctors admit that surgical patients who meditate have a faster and quicker recovery. Even those patients suffering with a terminal illness get their health enhanced –not to mention they develop a higher tolerance to pain. - It helps you be better at sports: When we meditate, we gain body awareness and thus, develop a much precise control of our motions. Many athletes find that meditation helps them visualize success and achieve their goals. - It helps you stay off pills: Because meditating also increases your body's serotonin production, this practice naturally helps to improve your mood and behavior patterns. It is a natural alternative for drugs which people would otherwise take in order to fight depression, anxiety and insomnia. To sum up, meditation is not just a great spiritual practice, but it can also be great for your body. Meditation makes us healthier, both physically and psychically. Perhaps, after reading all its benefits, you too will make yourself some time for meditating. About the Author Dr. Robert Puff, Ph.D. is a meditation expert, international speaker and the creator of the weekly Meditation For Health Podcast, available at http://www.MeditationForHealthPodcast.com. He also co-hosts, with Elizabeth Cappellettti, M.A., the weekly TV and web-show entitled The Holistic Success Show, which can be seen at http://www.HolisticHealth.TV. Both the podcast and show are free for listening and viewing worldwide. If you would like to contact Dr. Puff, his e-mail address is DrPuff@cox.net
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