7 Ways Meditation Affects the Body (Infographic)
JAMES COLQUHOUN
You spend all day in the company of your own mind, so why aren't we spending more time making it our favorite place to be?
In a world filled with numbers, alerts, to-do lists and distractions, it's no wonder that stress and anxiety is a daily battle for most of us. Stress that’s left unchecked can lead to many health problems such as high blood pressure, heart disease, insomnia, depression, and more!
Over 6,000 research papers are showing that the ancient practice of meditation holds the key to helping with these ailments, and we’re only just beginning to scratch the surface. The infographic below will show you 7 ways meditation affects the body!
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James Colquhoun is the filmmaker behind Food Matters, Hungry For Change, and Transcendence Seasons 1 & 2 and founder of Food Matters and FMTV. Along with Laurentine ten Bosch, James founded the Food Matters community following the release of the 2008 documentary, giving people the tools (films, books, articles, and guided programs) to take charge of their own health. From here, FMTV was born! It was designed as a place where you can access vital information by watching all of your favorite inspiring documentaries, expert interviews, & recipe videos in one place, and in early 2020 FMTV found it's new home on Gaia.