Guided meditation has been associated with lower levels of stress and an increased sense of well-being. Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, studied the brain waves of people in high-stress jobs. Those who meditated showed increased activity in the left frontal lobe, an area of the brain linked with feelings of happiness and tranquillity.

Extensive scientific research has proven that Mindfulness can have positive physical and psychological benefits, such as:

• Enhancing sense of overall well-being.
• Improved self-esteem
• An ability to cope more effectively with both short and long-term stressful situations.
• Ability to more effectively manage chronic illness
• Reductions in pain levels and an enhanced ability to cope with chronic pain
• Reduced re-occurrence of acute depressive episodes
• Reduction in feelings of anxiety and panic
• Decreased frequency/intensity of GI distress
• Decreased frequency/intensity of sleep disturbances
• Reduction of feelings of fatigue
• Reduction in frequency/intensity of headaches
• Decreased blood pressure and cholesterol readings
• Improved effectiveness of the immune system
• Improved air flow to the lungs
• Greater creativity
• Increased emotional stability
• Improved memory
• An increased ability to relax
• Greater energy and enthusiasm for life