Ever wonder about the benefits of meditation? Many studies have been done on how the benefits of meditation could be life-changing.

2. Stress Relief
- More and more people are
becoming overworked
- Stress is at an all time high
- Stress is known to increase cortisol
- This can cause harmful side effects
like inflamation
- The U.S. National Library of
Medicine states that over 3,500
adults have shown improvement
with the implementation of
meditation

3. Anxiety Relief
- Less stress means less
anxiety
- meditation has been
know to improve anxiety
disorders and panic attacks
- Contributing factors
include meditative yoga

4. Emotional Help
- Vastly improves improves
emotional state
- Inflamatory chemicals called
cytokines are released in a
stress response
- This can lead to mood swings
- Meditation can lead to a
more positive outlook

5. Improving Self Awareness
- Self-inquiry related styles of
meditation help you to get to
know yourself
- This helps to create positive
changes in your life and
moods

6. Attention Span
- Some forms of meditation
can help to improve
attention span
- If done consistently it could
take as little as 4 days to
improve memory function

7. Memory Loss
- Consistently practicing
meditation has shown
improvement in memory loss
- Improvement in mental
clarity
- Shown to help older
generations with memory loss
dementia

8. Keeping Kindness
- Meditation also has health
benefits to mood
- Not being bogged down by
stress improves mood
- Have a more optimistic
outlook
- Practicing positive feelings
toward yourself and others

9. Thank You!
Bryan Zigenfuse | bryanzigenfuse.org