The practice of meditation has gained credibility as a valid, go-to method for reducing mental stress. Those suffering with physical pain will be happy to know that meditation can help them live a better quality of life.

Studies are revealing that the alpha brain waves produced through meditation have the effect of suppressing the distracting sensory information that we are bombarded with, including pain sensations.

Christopher Moore, an MIT neuroscientist and published meditation researcher, states, “Our data indicate that meditation training makes you better at focusing, in part by allowing you to better regulate how things that arise will impact you.”

Meditation is proving to be a great way to invest in improving how effective we can be with others. As pointed to in the previous post, good relationships will be the greatest determinant of how long we live and the quality of our health as we age.