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The practice of meditation has been repeatedly proven to be

extremely effective at overcoming depression and encourages a person
to take control of their thoughts and develop the ability to
experience profound and powerful states of happiness.
Depression medications works by stimulating the release of
neurotransmitters in the brain. A study conducted by the University
of Montreal found that meditation offers you the opportunity to
naturally boost levels of both serotonin and norepinephrine.

In 1996, a University of Washington study found that the hippocampus
was incredibly underdeveloped in individuals suffering from
depression and that damage was more severe in those with prolonged
depression. Thankfully, this damage isn’t permanent and meditation
helps revive the hippocampus to help treat and even prevent
depression.

The fight or flight stress response triggers the amygdala region of
the brain, causing it to become overheated and flood the body with
hormones that can damage mental health. A study conducted by Harvard
found that meditation not only helps you learn to control the
triggering of the fight of flight stress response, but it also
improves the health of the amygdala.

Most people suffer from depression because they feel incomplete,
something that easily occurs when life changes in a significant way,
meditation brings calm and peace, makes you feel whole again and
helps you get back on your feet.

Some key types of meditation are Vipassana, Transcendental,
Mindfulness, Guided, Sleep, Walking, Mantra, Metta (Loving
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