Meditation Benefits - Psychological
A lot of research has been done to study meditation in the last 50 years or more. This expansive body of research has also revealed numerous internal benefits of meditation to which most committed meditators can testify. While it may be a new field of exploration for traditional western science, the connections between the body and the mind are not new to the spiritual sciences. Much attention has been given towards the physiological benefits of meditation and they are numerous. All the physiological benefits of meditation quite naturally have a corresponding benefit at the mental health level. The reduction of stress at the physiological level that meditation brings, produces a reduction in the feelings of tension at the psychological level. A methodical review of nearly 150 studies showed that practicing meditation was distinctly more efficient at diminishing anxiety than other techniques. Sometimes anxiety becomes paralyzing and overwhelming in the form of panic at