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THE POWER OF MEDITATION
 Meditation lets you become more awake
and more purposeful about your
actions.
 It teaches you how to respond, rather
than react, to situations in your life.
 Meditation sounds simple, but it takes
discipline to remain still in body and
mind.

BENEFITS OF MEDITATION
 Reduces stress
 Controls anxiety
 Promotes emotional health
 Enhances self-awareness
 Lengthens attention span
 May reduce age-related memory loss
 Can generate kindness
 May help fight addictions

HEALING POWER OF MEDITATION
Regular meditation practice has a powerful
impact on the mind and body, rewiring the
brain and bringing us all kinds of benefits
like:
 Contentment and well-being
 Resilience and focus
 Better mental and physical health, and
greater empathy and compassion.

HOW DOES MEDITATION HELP BRAIN?
 Meditation improves a wide range of
willpower skills, including attention,
focus, stress management, impulse
control and self-awareness.
 It changes both the function and
structure of the brain to support self-
control.
 For example, regular meditators have
more grey matter in the prefrontal
cortex.

POPULAR TYPES OF MEDITATION
 mindfulness meditation
 spiritual meditation
 focused meditation
 movement meditation
 mantra meditation

PURPOSE OF MEDITATION
 While meditation is often used for religious purposes,
many people practice it independently of any religious
or spiritual beliefs or practices.
 Meditation can also be used as a psychotherapeutic
technique.
 Meditation practiced in cultures all over the world to
create a sense of calm and inner harmony.
 Meditation is less about faith and more about altering
consciousness, finding awareness, and achieving peace.

ROLE OF MEDITATION IN OUR LIFE
Meditation helps to:
• change attitude towards life
• provide peace of mind and happiness
• achieve a better understanding of oneself
as well as others
• improve concentration levels, memory,
creativity and
• feel rejuvenated.

MEDITATION AS A PART OF TREATMENT
Healthcare providers include meditation as part of
the treatment for many conditions.
The benefits of meditation include:
 Lower blood pressure
 Decreased pain
 Better immune system function
 Better mood and brain function

SIDE EFFECTS OF MEDITATION
 It may prompt negative thinking.
 It might not leave feeling so optimistic.
 Sensory perception might change.
 Motivation may go right out the window.
 Might re-live negative memories and emotions.
 Might experience some physical side effects.
 It might damage sense of self.

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