Why do I want to meditate?

Outside of spiritual motivations, meditation has numerous benefits recognized by Western scientific perspectives.

Many of life's problems can be relieved through meditative practice. It's important to note, however, that we do not encourage you to sit idly by or to go inward as an escape, making meditation a place where you can retreat from stresses. Life can be difficult to bear and we encourage you to approach peace from all angles. If you think that you need help but don't know where to begin, please feel free to ask us -- we will help.

Meditation has been shown to address a wide variety of complications, like:

• ADHD
• Anger
• Anxiety
• Blood pressure
• Cholesterol
• Depression
• IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
• Pain
• Self-esteem issues
• Stress

Beyond relief, there are many benefits to meditation. Some key areas to meditation has been shown to improve:

• Circulation
• Confidence
• Disposition
• Health
• Inner peace
• Oxygenation
• Relaxation
• Restedness

Wikipedia's page on meditation research:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_on_meditation