Meditation’s impact on
stress underlies many
of its proven physical health benefits. In
some patients, regular meditation is associated with a reduced
risk of cardiovascular disease, as well
as decreases in blood
pressure, both of which
are likely to result from
better stress management.
Regular meditation also
confers psychological
benefits, such as reducing anxiety and depression, improving coping
mechanisms (both with
disease and chronic
pain), and addre 76??p?FF?7F?fR&V?f??"?????bv??6?&Rv????B?V7B??'B????fW7FF???2?b7G&W72??v?&?B??v??6??F?R?WfV?2?b7G&W70?V"F?&R6??F??V??W66?F??r??VF?FF???V'2F??ffW ?F?W&WWF?2?F?F?FP?F?B6??B?V7BF??6W'F??FVw&VR??W76V??F?R??7B?b7G&W70???B7G&W72?&V?FVBF?6V6R??&?F?F?R??F?f?GV??B?W"?V?F?6&R7?7FV?2??VF?FF???v?F?66WF?6?6???F??2?2?&vV?F?R&W7V?@??bF?Rf??W&R?b?VF?FF???F?FV???7G&FP?7FF?7F?6??6?v??f?6?@?FW7?FRF?Rw&?v??r&W7V?G2???&vR?66?P?&?G??bWf?FV?6R7W??WF???6W2???'F??rF?RVffV7B?b??#r?F?RWF??'2?b??VF?FF??????V7W"?FV6?????w?76W76?V?@?&?R?V?F??WF6??W2?&6VB??&W6V&6?6???'F??F???VF?6??R7F???GV7FVB'?F?RV??fW'6?G???&vV??&?6?W2?b?&W'FWf?FV?6R??P???