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Image credit: Daniel Mingook Kim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Meditation is growing in popularity as awareness increases concerning meditation health benefits. I have experimented with a variety of meditation techniques, with various personal results. In this post, I share the different techniques I have come across, as well as research demonstrating how meditation can benefit your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meditation: Why bother?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Meditation feels awkward at first. I remember thinking \u201cwhat am I doing? This is pointless, I\u2019m just laying here, what a waste of time.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, after researching how meditation can benefit your life, I was determined to honestly try it for eight weeks. That was several years ago, and I have been meditating consistently since that initial experiment! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I often wonder what motivated people to meditate before the health benefits were researched and documented. For example, why would someone randomly decide to sit there in silence for 20-30 minutes (or longer), trying to redirect their thoughts back to their breathing (or other focal point) without first knowing the benefits? There is a bit of a learning curve in terms of feeling comfortable doing it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The benefits, like exercise, tend to accrue with time and practice. Certainly, the first several times I tried it, I do not recall finding it necessarily relaxing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I recognize that it is utilized by various world religions (including Christianity). Still, as an individual, simply sitting there for 20-30 minutes?\u2013I needed to know what I could hope to gain from doing such. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meditation health benefits: how meditation can benefit your life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Meditation has been linked to a number of mental and physical health benefits. A recent literature review evaluating research findings on meditation has noted remarkable findings. Meditation can benefit your life and health in the following ways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n