Research has demonstrated the benefits of meditation for the following conditions:
- Anxiety
- Blood pressure
- Cancer
- Carotid atherosclerosis
- Chronic pain
- Cognitive function in the elderly
- Coronary artery disease
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Fibromyalgia
- Longevity
- Obesity
- Psoriasis
- Psychiatric disorders
- Serum cholesterol
- Smoking cessation
- Tension headaches
Practitioners of meditation may experience the following effects:
- Increased sense of self-determination and freedom, instead of feeling like a passive victim
- Less focus on self (own desires and needs) in exchange for enhanced love and compassion for others
- Deepening of spiritual life and religious experience
- With time and persistent practice, release of negative habits of grasping, desire, aversion, anger, and fear
- Feeling of oneness and connection increasing in frequency and duration
Please see the downloads section for more detailed clinician and patient information.
Disclaimer: This information is for general education. Please work with your health care practitioner to use it in the best way possible to promote your health and happiness.
Downloads:
For Clinicians
Handouts for patients:
- Seated Meditation
- Mantram Meditation
- Loving Kindness Meditation
- Breathing Exercise
- UW Health’s Guided Meditations
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