The 100 benefits of meditation

The 100 benefits of meditation

Physiological benefits:
1. Lowers oxygen consumption.
2. Reduces respiratory rate.
3. Increases blood flow and slows heart rate.
4. Increases tolerance to exercise.
5. Enables deeper levels of physical relaxation.
6. Reduces blood pressure.
7. Lowers blood lactate levels (raised levels can cause anxiety attacks).
8. Eases muscle tension.
9. Helps alleviate chronic conditions, including allergies and arthritis.
10. Reduces symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.
11. Assists post-operative healing.
12. Enhances the immune system.
13. Reduces activity of viruses and emotional distress.
14. Boosts energy levels, strength and fitness.
15. Helps with weight loss.
16. Reduces number of free radicals and minimizes tissue damage.
17. Boosts skin resistance.
18. Reduces cholesterol levels, lowering risk of cardiovascular disease.
19. Improves flow of air to the lungs, resulting in easier breathing.
20. Slows the ageing process.
21. Raises levels of DHEAS (dehydroepiandrosterone).
22. Prevents, slows, or controls pain associated with chronic diseases.
23. Makes you sweat less.
24. Cures headaches and migraines.
25. Increases orderliness of brain functioning.
26. Reduces need for medical care.
27. Boosts energy efficiency.
28. Makes participants more inclined to get involved in sports and other
activities.
29. Significantly relieves asthma symptoms.
30. Improves performance in athletic events.
31. Normalizes our optimum weight.
32. Harmonizes our endocrine system.
33. Relaxes our nervous system.
34. Produces lasting beneficial changes in brain's electrical activity.
35. Cures infertility (the stresses of infertility can interfere with the release of
hormones that regulate ovulation).
Psychological benefits:
36. Builds self-confidence.
37. Increases serotonin levels, which affect mood and behavior.
38. Helps resolve phobias and fears.
39. Helps control thoughts.
40. Helps with focus and concentration.
41. Increases creativity.
42. Increases brainwave coherence.
43. Improves learning ability and memory.
44. Increases feelings of vitality and rejuvenation.
45. Increases emotional stability.
46. Improves relationships.
47. Reduces rate of mental deterioration.
48. Makes it easier to cut out bad habits.
49. Helps develop intuition.
50. Increases productivity.
51. Improves relations at home and at work.
52. Enables you to assess situations with greater clarity and perspective.
53. Helps you to ignore superfluous issues.
54. Increases ability to solve complex problems.
55. Purifies your character.
56. Develops will power.
57. Improves communication between the two brain hemispheres.
58. Helps you react more quickly and effectively to stressful situations.
59. Improves perceptual ability and motor performance.
60. Boosts growth rate of intelligence.
61. Increases job satisfaction.
62. Increases the capacity for intimate contact with loved ones.
63. Decreases susceptibility to mental illness.
64. Improves social interaction.
65. Reduces aggressive tendencies.
66. Makes it easier to quit bad habits such as smoking or excessive drinking.
67. Reduces need for, and dependency on, drugs and/or medication.
68. Makes you need less sleep.
69. Helps you to fall asleep more easily; can help cure insomnia.
70. Increases sense of responsibility.
71. Reduces road rage.
72. Decreases restless thinking.
73. Decreases tendency to worry.
74. Increases listening skills and empathy.
75. Helps you to make more accurate judgements.
76. Increases tolerance levels.
77. Gives you composure needed to act in considered and constructive ways.
78. Helps you to develop a stable, more balanced personality.
79. Boosts emotional maturity.
Spiritual benefits:
80. Helps you keep things in perspective.
81. Provides peace of mind; is a gateway to happiness.
82. Helps you discover your purpose.
83. Increases self-actualization.
84. Increases compassion.
85. Increases wisdom.
86. Facilitates a deeper understanding of yourself and others.
87. Harmonizes body, mind and spirit.
88. Encourages a deeper level of spiritual relaxation.
89. Increases acceptance of oneself.
90. Helps you to learn forgiveness.
91. Changes attitudes to life.
92. Creates a deeper relationship with the spiritual world.
93. Allows you to attain enlightenment.
94. Improves ability to focus on your inner self.
95. Helps with living in the present moment.
96. Creates a widening, deepening capacity for love.
97. Allows you to discover the power and consciousness beyond the ego.
98. Allows you to experience an inner sense of knowingness.
99. Allows you to experience a sense of oneness.
100. Increases synchronicity in your life.

excerpts of the book "Read me I'm magical Open Me and I Will Reveal 12 Secrets to Love, Happiness & Personal Power.As You Leaf Through Me See How Remarkable You Feel." by ALINKA RUTKOWSKA