Your body on meditation

YOUR BODY ON MEDITATION A REGULAR PRACTICE CAN CALM YOUR BRAIN, HELP YOUR HEART AND EVEN MAKE YOU A BETTER PERSON. TAKE A BELLY BREATH AND READ ON. EMOTIONS ZZZ Meditation has been found to increase alpha and theta brain wave activity, which is linked to a state of wakeful rest and relaxation. BRAIN MIND Meditating engages neutral systems in the brain associated with empathy. Just 8 weeks of meditation decreases activity in the right amygdala, which is associated with a better stress response. HEART SKIN You may be able to lower your blood pressure naturally with twice-daily Psoriasis is often exacerbated by stress, which may explain why meditation can improve it. sessions of transcendental meditation. STOMACH JOINTS Longtime mediators showed a reduce expression of 2 types of genes linked to Meditation can lower the stress hormone called the cortisol, helping decrease belly fat. inflammation.