Why Meditate?Why Meditate? Traditional meditation can take years to master deep levels of meditation. I guess that why its called a meditation practice. As you look through this page, there are a number of studies that will show the answer to why its so beneficial to meditate? I found them compelling and I think you will too. A study of the elderly found that the benefits of meditation actually added years to their lives. The National Institute of Health reports that the benefits of meditation reduces cholesterol, and cortisol (sometimes referred to as the stress hormone) production, chronic pain, anxiety and high blood pressure. A recent issue of the American Journal of Hypertension features the results of a study showing a significant lowering of blood pressure in a group of meditators compared to a control group of people who didn’t meditate. The study also reported a 23% decrease in usage of anti-hypertensive drugs between the group of meditators and the other group.  So you have several choices:
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