Benefits of meditation
A regular meditation practice can have a number of health benefits. These include reducing stress and anxiety, experiencing greater happiness and wellbeing, increasing your energy and vitality, being more self-aware and present and having greater focus and clarity.
Over 6000 people practising the 1 Giant Mind Being Meditation technique participated in a Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) survey — a widely used psychological instrument for measuring the perception of stress. The findings show:
RESILIENT
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22% of people felt an improvement in their ability to handle personal problems and not feel overwhelmed by difficulties piling up. 8.7% felt they could better cope with life’s demands and duties.
CALM
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17% reported a reduction in stress and nervousness after one month of practice. 16.6% reported reduced angry reactions to things out of their control.
IN CONTROL
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22% said they were better able to handle personal problems. 16.6% reported improvement in their ability to control the important things in life. 15% felt more on top of things.