Meditation has been used to achieve enlightenment since the dawn of time. It has been promoted by wise people as a way of escaping suffering. Meditation is beneficial for a variety of life goals, from healing a painful heartbreak to rising everyday efficiency, according to personal experience and modern science.

Modern-day meditators refer to it as “food for the soul,” implying that it will lead to a better life. Do you believe a better life is a dream? Here are some surprising meditation benefits that will motivate you to pick up a meditation chair and begin meditating right away.

• Meditation has been shown to have mental health effects in research. It aids in the relief of tension, the reduction of anxiety, the increase of compassion, and the improvement of self-awareness and self-esteem.
• When we are unable to let go of a situation in life, it has a significant impact on us. We are tormented by the emotional baggage of an unfavourable circumstance and individual. Often, to the point that our desire to live a fulfilled life is jeopardised. Regularly meditating allows us to let go while still allowing us to remain focused and committed to our goals.
• Meditation helps to clear the mind and raise energy levels. The vague nerve is stimulated by meditation, which encourages positive feelings and relaxation. According to a recent report, meditation decreases fatigue among entrepreneurs by reducing workplace stressors, resulting in increased calm and energy. When you feel more energised and have more mental clarity, your efficiency will naturally rise.
• Meditation, according to studies, keeps you young and extends your life. One of the key reasons for this is that it reduces stress, which is a factor that has a detrimental effect on the body.
• You are less likely to blame others and engage in negative emotions such as frustration as your consciousness increases through meditation. Your ability to hold on to events weakens, and you become the individual who can quickly let go of a minor quarrel.
• The physiology changes as a result of meditation and every cell in the body is filled with more Prana (energy). As the amount of Prana in the body grows, joy, harmony, and excitement follow.
• On physical level benefits of meditation include, Lowered Blood pressure, reduced anxiety attacks by lowering blood lactate levels.

Tension headaches, ulcers, insomnia, muscle and joint complaints, and other tension-related pains are reduced. Serotonin production is increased, which enhances mood and behaviour. Improves the immune system and sleep quality.

• Meditation increases focus and allow you to be present at the moment. If you pay attention, you’ll notice that the mind oscillates between the past and the future. We are either enraged by the past or afraid of the future. Meditation aids with getting the mind back to the present moment. As a result, concentration and attention span will increase. Meditation raises the grey matter in the brain, which helps with memory.
• Meditation has been shown in studies to be an effective way to treat chronic pain. Daily meditators with chronic pain can live with a controlled level of pain. Meditation has also been shown to aid in the healing of chronic illnesses.
• Meditation is just as effective as antidepressants in treating anxiety and depression. It boosts the body’s Prana (vital energy). Anxiety decreases automatically as Prana levels rise, according to Ayurveda.

These are only a few mentioned benefits of the many, the main benefit of meditation is that it helps you to connect with your true self and expands your consciousness. You are just an experience away from this; all you need to do is just start practising.