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Meditation Lengthens Life Expectancy

The quest for eternal life and the fountain of youth is an age old myth, but imagine enjoying your life — family, friends, food, the outdoors — longer. Not living forever, but doing something that could actually help you live longer and happier? Good news, you can. Mindfulness meditation can lengthen your life expectancy, according […]

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Meditation in Higher Education

The education system has rapidly changed over the past few decades. Students entering colleges must excel and compete for dwindling scholarships amongst their newfound freedoms and struggles with individual identities. From the classrooms to their home lives, many students find themselves under immense pressure, stress and an increasing number battle attention deficit disorder and depression. […]

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Meditation in the Workplace

Believe it or not, a growing number of employers have introduced and offered meditation at the office to lower stress and aid the wellbeing of their employees. The bottom line is to promote health through meditation, and alleviate the adverse effects of stress and its associated rising health care costs. (more…)

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Meditation Benefits on the Immune System

Staying well means being well, and being well takes a lot of key ingredients including diet, exercise, low stress and positive mental health. It’s not always easy to balance these, as stress can wreak havoc on our bodies, making it harder to maintain a sense of wellness.  Stress lowers the immune system’s ability to function, […]