Studies Show Benefits of Meditation Not All in Your Head

Meredith Rose had just moved to Los Angeles when the advertising saleswoman decided to give meditation a try. The reason?

"I. Was. Stressed," she says matter-of-factly.

But a few years later, that's no longer the case for the 27-year-old New York City transplant, thanks to her 20-minute, twice-daily Transcendental Meditation sessions.

Rose's experience with meditation — offering the mind something to focus on, such as her breathing, an object or a word — is hardly a unique one. Forty years after the Beatles caused a sensation with TM and their involvement with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, experts say a growing number of Westerners are turning to the technique as a means of relieving stress and illness. (More)

Source: TampaBay.com