Imagine if a Doctor told you… “take this pill, it’ll make you calmer, happier, healthier, and more productive”. You’d never miss a dose!
Well, meditation has been an area of interest for researchers since the 1950s and even more so in the last decade. There are now literally thousands of scientific studies which all give rise to the countless benefits that regular meditation has on our health and well-being.
Here are some of them:
- Increased focus and attention (see here, here and here)
- Improved learning ability and memory (see here)
- Enhanced decision-making ability
- Increased productivity (see here)
- Greater creativity (see here)
- Enhanced ability to process information
- Decreased feelings of anxiety (see here and here)
- Lower tendency to worry
- Reduced anger
- Decreased stress (see here and here)
- Enhanced mood and emotional stability (see here and here)
- Improved sleep (see here)
- Higher longevity
- Improved immune function (see here and here)
- Increased happiness (see here and here)
