100 Benefits of Meditation

100 Benefits of Meditation      Physiological  benefits:  1.  It lowers oxygen  consumption. 2.  It decreases respiratory rate . 3.  It increases blood flow and  slows the  heart rate. 4.  Increases exercise tolerance. 5.  Leads to a deeper level of  physical relaxation. 6.  Good for people with high blood  pressure . 7.  Reduces anxiety attacks by  lowering the levels of blood lactate. 8.  Decreases muscle tension 9.  Helps in chronic diseases like  allergies, arthritis etc. 10.  Reduces Pre-menstrual  Syndrome symptoms. 11.  Helps in post-operative healing. 12.  Enhances the immune system. 13.  Reduces activity of viruses and  emotional distress 14.  Enhances energy, strength and  vigour. 15.  Helps with weight loss 16.  Reduction of free radicals ,  less tissue  damage 17.  Higher skin resistance 18.  Drop in cholesterol levels , lowers  risk of cardiovascular disease. 19.  Improved flow of air to the lungs  resulting in easier breathing. 20.  Decreases the aging process. 21.  Higher levels of DHEAS  ( Dehydroepiandrosterone ) 22.  Prevented, slowed or controlled  pain of chronic diseases 23.  Makes you sweat less 24.  Cure headaches & migraines 25.  Greater Orderliness of Brain  Functioning 26.  Reduced Need for Medical Care 27.  Less energy wasted 28.  More inclined to sports, activities 29.  Significant relief from asthma 30.  Improved performance in athletic  events 31.  Normalizes to your ideal weight 32.  Harmonizes our endocrine system 33.  Relaxes our nervous system 34.  Produce lasting beneficial changes  in brain electrical activity 35.  Helps cure infertility (the stresses  of infertility can interfere with the release  of hormones that regulate ovulation). Psychological benefits:  36.  Builds self-confidence. 37.  Increases serotonin level,  influences mood and behaviour. 38.  Resolve phobias & fears 39.  Helps control own thoughts 40.  Helps with focus & concentration 41.  Increase creativity 42.  Increased brain wave  coherence. 43.  Improved learning ability  and memory. 44.  Increased feelings of vitality  and rejuvenation. 45.  Increased emotional stability. 46.  improved relationships 47.  Mind ages at slower rate 48.  Easier to remove bad habits 49.  Develops intuition 50.  Increased Productivity 51.  Improved relations at home &  at work 52.  Able to see the larger picture  in a given situation 53.  Helps ignore petty issues 54.  Increased ability to solve  complex problems 55.  Purifies your character 56.  Develop will power 57.  Greater communication between  the two brain hemispheres 58.  Respond more quickly and more  effectively to a stressful event. 59.  increases ones perceptual ability  and motor performance 60.  Higher intelligence growth rate 61.  Increased job satisfaction 62.  Increase in the capacity for  intimate contact with loved ones 63.  Decrease in potential mental  illness 64.  Better, more sociable behaviour 65.  Less aggressiveness 66.  Helps in quitting smoking ,  alcohol addiction 67.  Reduces need and dependency  on drugs, pills & pharmaceuticals 68.  Need less sleep to recover  from sleep deprivation 69.  Require less time to fall  asleep, helps cure insomnia 70.  Increases sense of responsibility 71.  Reduces road rage 72.  Decrease in restless thinking 73.  Decreased tendency to worry 74.  Increases listening skills and  empathy 75.  Helps make more accurate  judgments 76.  Greater tolerance 77.  Gives composure to act in  considered &  constructive ways 78.  Grows a stable, more balanced  personality 79.  Develops emotional maturity Spiritual benefits:  80.  Helps keep things in perspective 81.  Provides peace of mind,  happiness 82.  Helps you discover your purpose  in life 83.  Increased self-actualization. 84.  Increased compassion 85.  Growing wisdom 86.  Deeper understanding of yourself  and others 87.  Brings body, mind, and spirit in  harmony 88.  Deeper Level of spiritual relaxation 89.  Increased acceptance of one self 90.  Helps learn forgiveness 91.  Changes attitude toward life 92.  Creates a deeper relationship with  your God 93.  Increases the synchronicity in your life 94.  Greater inner-directedness 95.  Helps living in the present moment 96.  Creates a widening, deepening  capacity for love 97.  Discovery of the power and  consciousness  beyond the ego 98.  Experience an inner sense of  Assurance or  knowingness 99.  Experience a sense of Oneness 100. Leads to enlightenment _____________________________________________ JAATH CHODH - DESH JODH!! SAB KA SAATH - SAB KA VIKASS!! QUALITY FIRST - QUANTITY LAST!!