WHY MEDITATE?

You have probably been hearing and reading for the past couple of years how meditation is being recommended to patients by health care practitioners as a way to reduce stress and the effects of stress: high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, insomnia, over weight, fatigue, moodiness, angry outbursts, depression, anxiety, mental fogginess, muscle and joint pain, immune system weakness, addictions to food, alcohol, cigarettes, caffeine, and recreational drugs.