Meditation: Enrichment to your soul

A meditative state is the natural outcome of yoga and the spiritual benefit of meditation is supreme bliss or enlightenment.
However, progress towards meditation and meditative techniques have several benefits at the gross body or material level:

1. Improvement of body luster and general health
When your mind focuses on a particular part of the body, the blood flow to that part increases and cells receive more oxygen and other nutrients in abundance. Today, many of the film stars and fashion models include meditation in their daily regimen.

2. Improvement in concentration
Many of the athletes and sports professionals regularly employ meditation methods. Studies have found a direct correlation between concentration exercises (meditation) and the performance level of sports professionals. Meditation strengthens the mind; it comes under control and is able to provide effective guidance to the physical body to effectively execute all its projects. Psychological Exercises are a powerful way of improving concentration and improving mental strength.

Health benefits of Meditation

Importance of health in life can hardly be over-emphasized. To have a healthy body and mind is an asset perhaps more important than having good education, good parents, and inheritance of riches. In the wake of all luxuries if health is lacking then happiness certainly becomes a far cry.
Ancient Indian wisdom correlates healthy life to the ultimate purpose of life and if this is achieved, there is true fulfillment of the objective of life. Healthy living in itself paves the way for happy, peaceful and prosperous life. By staying healthy and fit, we are able to cherish the most fond memories of our life with family and friends which otherwise are so rare to be found and preserved due to the modern-day tiring and monotonous pace of life.

1. It lowers oxygen consumption.
2. It decreases respiratory rate.
3. It increases blood flow and slows the heart rate.
4. Increases exercise tolerance in heart patients.
5. Leads to a deeper level of relaxation.
6. Good for people with high blood pressure as it brings the B.P. to normal.
7. Reduces anxiety attacks by lowering the levels of blood lactate.
8. Decreases muscle tension (any pain due to tension) and headaches.
9. Builds self-confidence.
10. It increases serotonin production which influences mood and behavior. Low levels of serotonin are associated with depression, obesity, insomnia and headaches.
11. Helps in chronic diseases like allergies, arthritis etc.
12. Helps in post-operative healing.
13. Enhances the immune system. Research has revealed that meditation increases activity of 'natural-killer cells', which kill bacteria and cancer cells.
14. Also reduces activity of viruses and emotional distress.

Citations

1. Meditation ... Its Benefits, Health and Yoga.
   
   
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