MEDITATION

Meditation:
The focusing of attention to clear one's mind and produce relaxation.

EFFECTS AND BENEFITS

• More focused
• Less anxiety
• Relaxed
• Makes you less lonely
• Increases immunity

EFFECTS AND BENEFITS

• Increases fertility
• Emotional stability
• Lowers blood pressure

PAST RESEARCH

• 1950's
• Many of the studies were flawed and biased.
• Transcendental and neurological meditation were the first that were studied.

NEW RESEARCH

• Wisconsin researchers report evidence of specific molecular changes in the body.
• Meditation altered levels of gene-regulating machinery and reduced levels of pro-inflammatory genes.
• Psychoneuroendocrinology is a journal full of new studies.

REASONS YOU SHOULDN'T

• You literally sit on your feelings and have to deal with them more.
• Your sense of time is thrown off.
• You will lose the ability to lie to yourself.
• Your spiritual high horse may kick you off.