Meditation
The Brain + Benefits
Meditation + The Brain
Benefits of Meditation
Gaining a new perspective on
stressful situations
Building skills to manage
your stress
Increasing self-awareness
Focusing on the present
Reducing
negative emotions
Increasing imagination and
creativity
Lowering resting
blood pressure
Improving sleep quality
Lowering resting heart rate
Increasing patience
and tolerance
The anterior cingulate
cortex: Mindfulness
meditation enhances attention
Fronto-limbic network: Mindfulness
meditation improves emotion
regulation and reduces stress
The midline prefrontal cortex and
posterior cingulate
cortex: Mindfulness meditation
support self-awareness and present
moment awareness
(Tang et al., 2015)
Meditation
The Brain + Benefits
Types of
Meditation
Transcendental
“You should sit in
meditation for 20 minutes
every day — unless you’re
too busy. Then you should
sit for an hour.”
—Zen proverb
Vipassana
Metta
Mindfulness
Guided
Meditation
Yoga
Meditation
Where to Start?
Mindful.org