‘BENEFITS OF MEDITATIONS’ Dr. Avdesh Sharma

Physiological Benefits

1. Increases blood flow in the body.
2. Slows down the heart rate.
3. Good for people with high blood pressure.
4. Drop in cholesterol levels.
5. Lowers risk of cardiovascular disease.
6. It lowers oxygen consumption of the body cells.
7. It decreases respiratory rate.
8. Improved flow of air to the lungs resulting in easier breathing.
9. Significant relief from asthma.
10. Helps in chronic diseases like allergies etc.
11. Optimizes blood glucose levels and improves Diabetes.
12. Reduces Pre-menstrual Syndrome symptoms.
13. Helps infertility (the stresses of infertility can interfere with the release of hormones regulating ovulation).
14. Higher levels of DHEAS (Dehydroepiandrosterone).
15. Enhances the immune system.
16. Helps in post-operative healing.
17. Reduces activity of viruses in the body.
18. Headaches & migraines improved.
19. Prevented, slowed or controlled pain of chronic diseases.
20. Decreased acid secretion and improvement in peptic ulcer.
21. Reduction of free radicals, less tissue damage.
22. Reduced Need for Medical Care and hospitalization.
23. Makes you sweat less and helps the skin glow.
24. Harmonizes our endocrine system.
25. Produce lasting beneficial changes in brain electrical activity.
26. Relaxes our nervous system.
27. Reduces anxiety attacks by lowering the levels of blood lactate.
28. Greater Orderliness of Brain Functioning.
29. Higher skin resistance.
30. Decreases muscle tension.
31. Normalizes to your ideal weight.
32. Helps with weight loss.
33. Improved performance in athletic events.
34. Increases exercise tolerance.
35. Conserves Energy.
36. Enhances energy, strength and vigor.
37. Decreases the aging process.
    Psychological benefits
38. Helps control thoughts, specially negative ones.
39. Helps with focus & concentration.
40. Improved learning ability and memory.
41. Increased ability to solve complex problems.
42. Increases one‟s perceptual ability and motor performance.
43. Higher intelligence growth rate.
44. Increase creativity.
45. Mind ages at slower rate.
46. React more quickly and more effectively to a stressful event.
47. Helps make more accurate judgments.
48. Builds self-confidence.
49. Increased feelings of vitality and rejuvenation.
50. Increased emotional stability.
51. Develops emotional maturity.
52. Easier to remove bad habits.
53. Develops intuition.
54. Able to see the larger picture in a given situation.
55. Develops will power.
56. Less aggressiveness.
57. Increases sense of responsibility.
58. Decrease in restlessness.
59. Increases listening skills and empathy.
60. Greater tolerance of negative situations.
61. Gives composure to act in considered & constructive ways.
62. Grows a stable, more balanced personality.
63. Increased brain wave coherence.
64. Greater communication between the two brain hemispheres.
65. Increased alpha and delta activity on EEG.
66. Improved Neuroplasticity of brain.
67. Increases serotonin level, influences mood and behavior.
68. Resolve phobias & fears.
69. Decreased tendency to worry.
70. Helps in quitting smoking, alcohol addiction.
71. Reduces need and dependency on drugs, pills & pharmaceuticals.
72. Improvement in depressions.
73. Need less sleep to recover from sleep deprivation.
74. Require less time to fall asleep, helps cure insomnia.
75. Improvement in ability to let go of past negative memories and images.
76. Improvement is obsessional thoughts.
77. Decrease in anxiety.
78. Decrease in relapse of some mental illnesses like anxiety and depression.
79. Improved relationships at home.
80. Increased Productivity.
81. Helps ignore petty issues interpersonally.
82. Harmony at work.
83. Increased job satisfaction.
84. Increase in the capacity for intimate contact with loved ones.
85. Better, more sociable behavior.
86. Reduces road rage.
87. Reduces rates of crimes.
88. Helps cope with loss, grief.
89. Helps fight Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
    Spiritual Benefits
90. Brings body, mind, spirit in harmony.
91. Deeper Level of spiritual experience.
92. Increased acceptance of oneself and problems of living.
93. Changed attitude toward life.
94. Helps keep things in perspective.
95. Greater inner-directedness.
96. Helps living in the present moment.
97. Discovery of the power and consciousness beyond the ego.
98. Increases the synchronicity in your life.
99. Development of „Extrasensory Perceptions‟.
100. Provides peace of mind, happiness.
101. Growing wisdom.
102. Deeper understanding of yourself and others.
103. Helps learn forgiveness.
104. Help attain enlightenment.
105. Creates a widening, deepening capacity for love.
106. Increased compassion.
107. Helps you discover your purpose in life.
108. Increased self-actualization.
109. Experience an inner sense of “Assurance or Knowingness”.
110. Creates a deeper relationship with your God.
111. Experience a sense of “Oneness” of self, others and environment.