When done properly and regularly, it can dramatically improve your mental and physical health, among a number of other things.
Still not convinced? Here are 15 ways meditation can benefit you:
1. Builds skills to manage your stress
2. Helps you focus on the present
3. Reduces any negative emotions giving you a better sense of perspective
4. Helps you focus on the present which can reduce your stress
5. Improves the functioning of the brain
6. Helps you sleep better
7. Helps your body fight disease as it increases immunity
8. Improves your concentration
9. Can lower your blood pressure
10. Helps you feel calmer
11. Encourages healthy eating
12. Helps you feel happier
13. Slows the ageing process
14. Helps you feel more alert
15. Can help relieve pain
