100 Benefits of Meditation

100 Benefits of Meditation

Physiological benefits:1. It lowers oxygen consumption.2. It decreases respiratory rate.3. It increases blood flow and slows the heart rate.4. Increases exercise tolerance.5. Leads to a deeper level of physical relaxation.6. Good for people with high blood pressure.7. Reduces anxiety attacks by lowering the levels of blood lactate.8. Decreases muscle tension9. Helps in chronic diseases like allergies, arthritis etc.10. Reduces Pre-menstrual Syndrome symptoms.

11. Helps in post-operative healing.12. Enhances the immune system.13. Reduces activity of viruses and emotional distress14. Enhances energy, strength and vigor..15. Helps with weight loss16. Reduction of free radicals, less tissue damage17. Higher skin resistance18. Drop in cholesterol levels, lowers risk of cardiovascular disease.19. Improved flow of air to the lungs resulting in easier breathing.20. Decreases the aging process.

21. Higher levels of DHEAS (Dehydroepiandrosterone)22. Prevented, slowed or controlled pain of chronic diseases23. Makes you sweat less24. Cure headaches migraines25. Greater Orderliness of Brain Functioning26. Reduced Need for Medical Care27. Less energy wasted28. More inclined to sports, activities29. Significant relief from asthma30. Improved performance in athletic events

31. Normalizes to your ideal weight32. Harmonizes our endocrine system33. Relaxes our nervous system34. Produce lasting beneficial changes in brain electrical activity35. Helps cure infertility (the stresses of infertility can interfere with the release of hormones that regulate ovulation).Psychological benefits:36. Builds self-confidence.37. Increases serotonin level, influences mood and behaviour.38. Resolve phobias fears39. Helps control own thoughts40. Helps with focus concentration

41. Increase creativity42. Increased brain wave coherence.43. Improved learning ability and memory.44. Increased feelings of vitality and rejuvenation.45. Increased emotional stability.46. Improved relationships47. Mind ages at slower rate48. Easier to remove bad habits49. Develops intuition50. Increased Productivity

51. Improved relations at home at work52. Able to see the larger picture in a given situation53. Helps ignore petty issues54. Increased ability to solve complex problems55. Purifies your character56. Develop will power57. Greater communication between the two brain hemispheres58. Respond more quickly and more effectively to a stressful event.59. Increases ones perceptual ability and motor performance60. Higher intelligence growth rate

61. Increased job satisfaction62. Increase in the capacity for intimate contact with loved ones63. Decrease in potential mental illness64. Better, more sociable behaviour65. Less aggressiveness66. Helps in quitting smoking, alcohol addiction67. Reduces need and dependency on drugs, pillspharmaceuticals68. Need less sleep to recover from sleep deprivation69. Require less time to fall asleep, helps cure insomnia70. Increases sense of responsibility

71. Reduces road rage72. Decrease in restless thinking73. Decreased tendency to worry74. Increases listening skills and empathy75. Helps make more accurate judgments76. Greater tolerance77. Gives composure to act in considered constructive ways78. Grows a stable, more balanced personality79. Develops emotional maturitySpiritual benefits:80. Helps keep things in perspective

81. Provides peace of mind, happiness82. Helps you discover your purpose in life83. Increased self-actualization.84. Increased compassion85. Growing wisdom86. Deeper understanding of yourself and others87. Brings body, mind, and spirit in harmony88. Deeper Level of spiritual relaxation89. Increased acceptance of one self90. Helps learn forgiveness

91. Changes attitude toward life92. Creates a deeper relationship with your God93. Increases the synchronicity in your life94. Greater inner-directness95. Helps living in the present moment96. Creates a widening, deepening capacity for love97. Discovery of the power and consciousness beyond the ego98. Experience an inner sense of Assurance or Knowingness99. Experience a sense of Oneness100. Leads to enlightenment