What Happens When People Meditate For The First Time? [1]

Source: www.themindunleashed.org [2] | Original Post Date: July 1, 2015 –

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There have been numerous studies detailing what happens to the brain in long-term meditators [4], but what exactly happens to people who meditate for the first time?

Sara Lazar, a Harvard researcher, has gained quite some notoriety detailing how the brain actually grows grey matter [5] when people meditate. Other studies have shown that meditation improves IQ, and lessens depression. In addition to these benefits, meditation also [6]:

• Reduces alcohol and substance consumption, reduces blood pressure (Chiesa, 2009),
• Decreases anxiety, depressive symptoms, and relapses (Coelho, Canter, & Ernst, 2007; Kim et al., 2009)