Meditation is a practice in which an individual uses a technique such as
mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or
activity to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear
and emotionally calm and stable state. Meditation may significantly
reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and pain, and enhance peace,
perception, self-concept, and well-being. Research is ongoing to better
understand the effects of meditation on health (psychological,
neurological, and cardiovascular) and other areas.
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