The Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation

First, it’s helpful to become familiar with the meaning of mindfulness, as well as how

it relates to meditation. Mindfulness is the quality of being present and fully engaged

with whatever we’re doing at the moment — free from distraction or judgment, and

aware of our thoughts and feelings without getting caught up in them. We train in this

moment-to-moment awareness through meditation, allowing us to build the skill of

mindfulness so that we can then apply it to everyday life.

 Mindfulness works because it helps you replace your stressful thoughts

and anxiety with something positive.
 7 benefits

1. Lower your stress levels.

2. Improved sleep habits
3. Banish temporary negative feelings.
4. Improve attention
5. Manage chronic pain.
6. Reduce anxiety.
7. Increase brain gray matter. “Researchers found that increases in gray matter concentration
occurred in the left hippocampus… These are the regions involved in memory and learning
processes, regulation of emotion, self-referential processing and taking perspective…”

(Psychology for learning. Surprising benefits of Mindfulness.

https://psychcentral.com/blog/the-benefits-of-mindfulness-meditation-for-teens/30/09/19)