How Meditation Affects Our Brain
                     Meditation 
And its 
Effects on 
OHowu Merdi taBtionr Aaffecitsn Ou r 
Brain?
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INTRODUCTI
MeditOatioNn is an art. It is the delicate 
process of letting go of all your wandering 
thoughts, the efforts to relax into your 
true nature, which is love, joy, and peace. 
Both spirituality and science back the 
amazing benefits of meditation. 
Meditation has the power of transforming 
your life for better, let’s discuss how 
significantly meditation can change our 
brain. 
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Here is a list of Meditation 
that Affects Brain Health
• Mindfulness Meditation
• Yoga Meditation
• Chakra Meditation
• Loving Kindness Meditation (Metta Meditation)
• Transcendental Meditation
• Guided Meditation
• Vipassana Meditation (Sayagyi U Ba Khin Tradition)
Slows Down the 
Aging of Brain
Meditators develop the power of 
preserving the aging brain. Long term 
 meditators retain the grey matter 
volume as compared to those who 
don’t meditate.
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Reduction of 
Activity in “Me 
Centre”
Meditation decrease activity in default 
mode network which is responsible for 
your wandering mind and distractions. 
Meditators find it easy to focus and 
concentrate as they can control their 
mind from wandering. 
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Meditation is the 
New 
Antidepressant 
Meditation has been proven to 
reduce anxiety and depression to 
a significant amount. Meditation 
is more like an active brain 
training, which helps in 
increasing awareness and 
mindfulness and hence reduces 
stress. 
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Volume Change 
in key areas of 
Meditation cBanr eaffeicntive ly change the 
structure of brain, it increases cortical 
thickness hence increases learning 
and memorization abilities. It also 
accounts for  decreased cell volume 
in amygdala which is responsible for 
stress and anxiety hence meditation 
can change our emotional perception 
too. 
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Improve 
Concentration and 
Attention . 
Medita2to5rs% find it very easy to 75%
concentrate or focus on things which the 
non meditators definitely lack. It 
ultimately improves the cognitive skills of 
the meditator. Meditation is more about 
finding the strong focus of attention 
hence no doubt meditation makes it easy 
to stay focused. 
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Reduced Social 
Anxiety 
Meditation helps in reducing social 
anxiety by reducing the stress level 
of the person, studies have found 
that meditation has brought 
changes in brain regions involved in 
attention . 
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Great Help in 
Addiction
No other addiction can bother you 
when meditation becomes your 
addiction, people who learn 
mindfulness find it easy to quit their 
smoking or other addictive habits. 
Meditation helps by decoupling the 
state of craving, hence one feels 
reduced urge of smoking . 
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Conclusion
Whether you're looking to reduce 
stress or find spiritual enlightenment 
or are looking for increased focus or 
concentration, meditation has it all for 
you. However, meditation is not a 
thing to force on you. It is all about 
comfort and relaxation. You will be 
amazed to see how magnanimous 
transformation meditation brings to 
our lives. So start early and become 
part of eternal bliss.
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