http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/01/12/meditation-benefits.aspx ********************************
- Military cadets practicing transcendental meditation (TM) twice daily significantly reduced levels of stress, anxiety and depression. - Positive changes, including improvements in critical thinking, mental resilience, and behavioral coping, were also noted among the meditating cadets - Meditation acts as a form of “mental exercise” that can help regulate your attention and emotions, while improving well-being. - New research suggests the beneficial brain changes from meditation persist even after the meditation session is over, resulting in enduring beneficial changes in mental function