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5 Reasons Why You Must Start Practicing Meditation Today

Author: Yogi Vipul
by Yogi Vipul
Posted: Oct 25, 2018

Meditation has become quite popular these days. Everyone seems to be joining the spiritual bandwagon and learn to meditate. Although Meditation is becoming more and more popular, however, few people have an idea as to what exactly meditation is about or how to meditate. There are several meditation teachers or schools that claim to teach meditation, however, no one seems to be doing justice in teaching the real technique or methods of mediation. But, why exactly should you meditate? How does meditation really help you?

We list down five reasons why you must start practising meditation today –

1. Meditation keeps you mentally and emotionally healthy –

Meditation is a great way to keep you mentally and emotionally healthy. Meditation calms down your entire brain system and brings down a soothing effect. It slows down the thought process and helps you emotionally stable. Hence, with continuous practice of meditation, you become calm and emotionally balanced. People who meditate on a daily basis seldom develop psychological or emotional issues. They are relatively happier and more satisfied in life than other people.

2. Meditation makes you feel Happier –

As meditation calms down your thought process and makes you emotionally stable, you automatically feel happier and your satisfaction level in life increases. People who meditate on a daily basis feel much happier and more satisfied in life than those who don’t meditate. Due to this reason, mediation is recommended for the people, who have mental and emotional issues. As you learn how to control your thought process, your happiness level increases.

3. Meditation improves your immune system –

It has been medically proved that meditation improves your immunity level and helps you fight diseases. You become healthier and keep all the diseases at bay.

4. Meditation improves your concentration level

Meditation, essentially, is a technique to calm down your nervous system and develop more control over your emotions and thoughts. With continuous practice, you slowly start developing control over your feelings, thoughts and emotions. This vastly improves your mental and psychological health. Students who meditate on a daily basis have better concentration power and perform better at studies than those who don’t. Professional people also become more productive and their work output increases.

5. Meditation increases your longevity

As stated above, meditation improves your happiness level and makes you emotionally healthy. As you feel less stressed and your happiness quotient increases, your physical health also improves drastically. Due to this, your lifespan also increases. It has been observed that people who meditate on a continuous basis, live much longer than other people.

How has meditation benefitted you? Let us know in the comments below.

About the Author

Vipul has been a spiritual shadhak for several years and practices Yoga and Meditation to enhance his deeper understanding of self.

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