Name: How Meditation Works WONDERS on your BRAIN, HEALTH and LIFE!
Uploaded: 2019-01-08T05:14:17.000Z
Duration: 3 min 20 s
Description: Animation by Health chronicle explaining how meditation is good for you and why you should do it everyday. \n\nHealth Chronicle releases a health educational video...

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There's a new study coming out about meditation
almost every week touting its benefits, but

how does this ancient technique really work?

We need to look at a few physiological processes
to understand why meditation is so great for

First – when we meditate, there are changes
in our brain wave patterns.

Depending upon our state – that is, if we
are asleep or awake, the brain creates waves

based on its activity that can be measured
on an EEG.

A simple 20-minute meditation session will
start to transition the brain waves from Beta

Meditation has also been known to slow the
rate at which our heart's pump blood, and

These slowed states of physiological functioning
are associated with a reduction in stress.

In brief, a fast heart-rate and quick, shallow
breathing causes a cascade of stress-response

actions in our bodies, like pumping out more
stress hormones like Cortisol.

Cortisol is linked with heart disease, depression,
poor gut health and more.

So, meditation indirectly lowers stress, which
makes us healthier.

The next thing that happens when we meditate,
is that we stop running from the subconscious

thoughts that are secretly running our lives.

As we sit and focus on our breathing or consciously
observe the thoughts that arise without judgement,

we can mindfully experience our deeply held
emotions and beliefs.

Often we're reacting to life instead of
acting out of the present moment.

Meditation allows a small gap between the
stress-response – that fight-or-flight mechanism

which causes us to fear every situation and
react to it, instead of empowering us with

When was the last time you reacted to a stressful
situation with a peaceful feeling that everything

Most of us simply run around trying to put
out fires, or run from them as fast as we

Meditation reduces our physiological stress
so that we can handle mental and emotional

Athletes train their muscles to perform better
under stress.

You can think of meditation like training
your mind.

The next time you get caught in traffic, you
run late for an appointment, or someone does

something to hurt your feelings you'll be
able to act in the present moment instead

of reacting to stored fears and emotions lingering
just below the surface.

You'll be as strong in your mind as that
champion boxer is in his body – only you