1. SLOWER AGEING

As you age your body gets slower and you start to lose your edge but meditation can actually slow down the ageing process in your brain. Studies say, long-term mediator has healthier brains than non-mediator. You know the amazing thing is even the researchers were shocked by their findings. They expected small difference in the size of brains but instead the found significant changes in brain volume. By medicating regularly these people developed more gray matter and their brain volume stayed far more consistent. In other words meditation held back many of the most detrimental effects of ageing in the brain awarding them a healthier and more productive mind.

2. STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION

Meditation don't just make your brain bigger but it can also change the physical shape of your brain too. Medication transforms to specific structures in the brain, the hippocampus and the amygdala. 

Hippocampus is a tiny structure located in your temporal lobe and plays an important role in critical cognitive functions like memory and learning.Without  hippocampus you couldn't even remember your own name. After a long study, researchers found that people who meditate regular have larger and thicker hippocampus which means faster learning and much more efficient memory.

The second structure amygdala is the emotional center of your brain known for it's almond like shape. The amygdala processes fundamental emotions like fear and anxiety but according to research, meditation reduces the negativity and helps to relax and overcome our fears.

3. DEACTIVATING YOUR NETWORK

Your brain is full.of systems and networks like the default mode network or DMN. This large pack of neural structures spans across the majority of your brain and it handles all kinds of cognitive functions from creation of selfhood to episodic memory. In simple words, your DMN helps you to understand the past, the future and the present. But your DMN isn't always your friend. An overactive network leads to something called Mind-Wandering. Mind-Wandering is when your brain gets caught up in a cycle of worries, doubts, stress. These self-referntial ideas comes directly from your DMN and can really bring you down. Infact, in a lot studies, its said that too much wandering makes people unhappy and unfocused. Luckily medication can be a solution to it. People who meditate regularly have less activity in their DMN because  meditation help to slow down its neural network. It encourages you to live in the moment and and focus on the present and spend less time worrying about your past or future. Medication can really help you to lift your mood, live happy and always be in a good spirit.


4. PERCEPTION OF BRAIN

Medication is more than just a metal process. If you practice meditation on regular basis you can reduce both mental and physical pain. According to research, meditation directly impacts pain mechanisms in your brain because pain in many ways is a mental process while injury is something that you can't control, your experience of that injury takes place in your brain. So if you can control your mental state you maybe able to control your pain.

5. LASTING CONFIDENCE

Few people realize how much medication can effect your self confidence. Meditation has a neutralizing effect on social anxiety as little  as fifteen minutes a day can soothe your general nervousness and reduce self-inflicted which gives you more confidence in all kinds of nerve wracking situations but this burst of confidence is not just a one time thing but meditation can soothe  your nerves years after you stopped practicing. Even a short stent of meditation can have lasting effects on your attitude, your anxiety and most of all, your self confidence.

6. FINDING YOUR FLOW STATE

Have you ever been so absorbed into your work that you forget the outside world ? In this state of mind it goes by a few different names, some call it zone, others say absolute focus but most call it a flow state. Its a short period of time when you are 100% focused on one specific thing, most people just can't snap in and out of this flow state whenever they want but meditation makes that transaction alot more easier. By practicing mindfulness you can isolate yourself in any environment and you can focus the entirety of your attention on small tasks like breathing. Regular meditators are great at this kind of attentional isolation which can boost their performance, their concentration and their time in the state of flow.

7. UNEXPECTED HAPPINESS

Unexpected happiness is one of the major benefit of meditation that hits you when you least expected it. Many people how meditates experience a small boost in their mood. It's one the most reliable ways to increase well being and quality of life. Medication can also help you to find happiness around them. Medication gives them a new perspective of seeing life and to cherish every moment.