Many people choose to meditate to eliminate the stress and emotional upset that life can bring. Having been practised for years, the benefits of meditation have been widely studied. For beginners, and those who thought that meditation was simply about being relaxed, here are 8 ways it can provide a positive impact on the mind.
1. It helps us to be in touch with our emotions
Meditation helps us to focus on the present, which supports our emotional control. While any emotions that we have been resisting can come to the surface during meditation, it can be uncomfortable to deal with in the short term. In the long term, however, we feel more connected to both our own feelings and to others.