FACTS
WHAT CAN MEDITATION DO FOR YOU?
PRESERVES THE AGING BRAIN
Long-term meditators have been found to have better preserved brains than non-meditators as they aged.
DECREASES MINDWANDERING
Mind-wandering is associated with being less happy, ruminating and worrying about the past and future.
EFFECTS RIVAL ANTIDEPRESSANTS
It is one of the best tools to manage depression, stress and anxiety, including symptoms of social anxiety.
IMPROVES CONCENTRATION AND FOCUS
It increases cognitive skills and improves scores on standardized tests.
CHANGES YOUR BRAIN STRUCTURE
It increases cortical thickness in the hippocampus, which governs learning and memory.
IMPROVES SLEEP AND REDUCES ANXIETY
It improves your body's ability to relax and shift into the "rest and restore" mode of your nervous system.
