Meditation is a wellness practice that has been proven to reduce stress, improve focus and contribute to a range of mental and physical health benefits. Meditation originated in Eastern wellness traditions, such as Ayurvedic practices in India or traditional medicine therapies in China and Japan. However, it's now practiced across the world and is growing in popularity in Western cultures. For example, in the US, the use of meditation increased by more than three times from 2012 to 2017. Research has found that meditation can have many health benefits, such as: