6 Benefits Of Meditation And Mindfulness Practice For Life Welfare

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JAKARTA - Meditation and mindfulness are techniques that can be done to make the mind focus on the events that are currently taking place. This technique can be done to support mental health, including reducing stress and depression. To better understand it, identify the benefits of meditation and mindfulness for mental health below.

According to the National Sleep Foundation, reported by Psych Central, Wednesday, September 11, adults aged 18'64 years need about 7'9 hours of sleep every night. While the sleep time is 65 years and over less than an hour from the recommended sleep time.

Lack of sleep can damage the body and mind. And mindfulness meditation has proven to help overcome insomnia and improve sleep disorders.

According to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, which examines 49 elderly adults who experience sleep disorders, mindfulness meditation helps participants experience fewer symptoms of insomnia and less fatigue during the day.

If you find it difficult to control weight, try practicing mindfulness. According to a 2017 study review, mindfulness meditation can help lose weight and follow positive changes in eating habits. In addition, those who practice mindfulness meditation tend to be able to maintain weight.

APA defines a reduction in awareness-based stress (MBSR) as the therapeutic intervention carried out by forming weekly group classes and daily awareness training at home for a period of 8 weeks.

A review of 23 articles on MBSR and workers found that the therapy increases psychological function in employees and reduces levels of emotional fatigue (burnout), stress, psychological stress, depression, anxiety, and stress from work.

The impact of loneliness on physical and mental health has surfaced in recent years. Research by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) reports that many adults 50 years of age or older who feel lonely have a higher risk of experiencing health complications, such as heart disease, stroke, dementia, depression, anxiety, and suicide.

If you are among 61 percent of adults feeling lonely, according to the Cigna Lonely Index in 2020, meditation can help relieve your feelings. Research published in BMC Psychology reviews 13 studies that observe meditation and its effects on loneliness. This brings together that the influence of meditation in reducing loneliness is quite promising.

Training awareness when you do movement-based behavior, such as walking, standing, and sitting, can reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. According to a 14-day study conducted by students using smartphones, awareness during movement-based behavior is associated with reduced negative conditions. Meditation is very good for your mental health. Meditation can also increase positive thinking.

According to a 2018 study, reduced anxiety was seen in people who participated in the introductory session of mindfulness meditation. The researchers reported a reduction in anxiety in the first hour after meditation sessions and a much lower level of anxiety 1 week after the session.

In addition, the researchers found that one mindfulness session could help reduce cardiovascular risk in those with moderate anxiety due to reduced pressure on the arteries seen an hour after the session. The researchers also reported that this could help reduce pressure on organs, such as the brain and kidneys, as well as help prevent high blood pressure.