Meditation and Mindfulness
The American Psychological Association (APA) defines mindfulness as the awareness of your internal states an surroundings. Mindfulness meditation is the practice of focusing on your breathing patterns, thoughts, feelings and sensations. According to APA, this meditation is used to become highly in tune with sensory information and to focus on each moment as it happens. Meditation can really increase your physical experiences such as increased relaxation, fortify healing, recovery and stronger immune response. Some of the benefits you avail from mindfulness meditation are - 1. Better sleep cycle According to national sleep foundation, adults 18-64 years old need about 7-9 hours of sleep at night. Being sleep-deprived can cause a lot of negative effects on your mind, body and soul. Mindfulness meditation can help cure some of that sleep-deprivation and improve your sleep habits. JAMA internal medicine conducted a research study with 49 older adults with moderate sleep difficul...