1.Better focus and concentration Mindfulness meditation helps you focus on the present, which can improve your concentration on other tasks in daily life.
2. Improve self-esteem and self-
3. Reduce stress Mindfulness meditation can also lower the levels of cortisol the stress hormone which helps you feel more relaxed.
4. Manage anxiety or depression Mindfulness meditation helps train your mind to focus on the present, making you less likely to ruminate on anxious thoughts that can fuel depression.
5. Fight addiction Meditation can alter the brain receptors associated with drug and alcohol addiction, which may reduce cravings for these substances, Davidson says. Additionally, mindfulness meditation can increase your awareness of cravings and allow you to better manage them.
6. Control pain Many doctors recommend mindful meditation practices as part of a comprehensive pain management plan,
7. Make you more kind or loving Loving kindness meditation can foster compassion for yourself and others. It strengthens circuits in the brain that pick up on other people's emotions, promotes altruistic behavior, and decreases the implicit or unconscious bias responsible for perpetuating harmful stereotypes.
