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Meditation involves deep breathing exercises, which are designed to slow down respiration rate. As the body momentarily reduces its oxygen intake, it also reduces its heart rate and blood flow. Slowing down the body’s respiration and oxidation rate actually reduces the rate at which harmful free radicals impede normal bodily functions and damage healthy tissues. It also slows down the activity of infectious pathogens like bacteria and viruses. More importantly, slow and deep breathing brings about a sense of relaxation, which relieves the body from the emotional as well as physical stresses brought by the external world. In meditative state, the body can effectively reduce its stress levels. This health benefits makes it a great complementary treatment for people diagnosed with mental illnesses, cardiovascular disease and cancer.

In many cases, meditation is recommended as a complementary therapy for orthodox forms of treatments. As a particular treatment focuses on the healing of a particular part of region of the body, meditation helps the body maintain helpful levels of respiration and oxidation rate, which ultimately hasten the body’s healing process. This makes it ideal for people who are in post-surgery recovery phase and in alleviating the symptoms of patients with psychological and mental disorders. Meditation also works great on healthy and active individuals. Athletes and actors who wanted to stay in best shape benefit from meditation because it allows them to establish a strong connection between their body and mind, willing their bodies to be in tip-top shape. Overall, meditation promotes overall well-being by restoring balance and optimizing healthy bodily functions.

For so long, meditation is perceived to be a mental process that helps remedy an unruly mind. It is true that it is helpful in regaining and re-establishing mental focus and clarity. Through guided sessions, it helps people reign in their negativity and replace it with more optimistic line of thought. This enables meditation to make people a little less affected by untoward worries and distractions, which generally do more harm than good in their health, emotions and social ties. Meditation ultimately helps people become detached and indifferent from all elements that may bring untoward effects to their daily lives.