#3 Meditation benefits

     Meditation is very beneficial to the mind and body. Physically, meditation lowers blood pressure, lowers the levels of blood lactate which reduces anxiety attacks, releases tension-caused pain, improves the immune system, improves energy levels and more! Mentally, anxiety levels decrease, emotional stability increases, creativity and happiness increase, the mind learns to focus and expand through relaxation and gains clarity and peace of mind. All of these are very important for keeping a clear and healthy mind.

    This picture sort of shows the difference between people who do mediate and those who don't. The people in the water are struggling to stay above the surface and thats what it feels like when the mind is overwhelmed and not clear. Those people are putting themselves in a negative mindset so they feel so cluttered in their thoughts and maybe actions. The man on the board is avoiding the complications of the waves,life, by mediating. Mediating helps clear the mind and sometimes make you come to a realization of what your solution to a problem can be. The people in the water are just getting hit with the waves of life and life is trying to take them down but you are in control of those waves if one just sits for a couple minutes, does some deep breathing and just relaxes.
    Through personal experiences I can say mediation really helps with either falling asleep, de-stressing, calming down during an anxious state or to bring more happiness into the mind.

This quote from a teenager could be motivation for some to start mediating to change their life.

“I used to be very aggressive and violent, would often get into fights in college. I had no friends. I had no idea how to help myself. Meditation made me calm. Now have a lot of friends I care about and I am not violent anymore.”- Rajesh Nair

This site is full of useful tips and information about mediation, yoga or anything in that practice.(And thats where I got the quote and information)
http://www.artofliving.org/meditation/meditation-for-you/meditation-for-youth