Meditation has been practiced in many forms, by many peoples throughout human history. Modern science is now beginning to uncover, describe and build on the felt benefits reported by meditators for thousands of years. A growing body of robust, high quality, controlled, scientific evidence is building that reports a range of health and well-being benefits associated with regular meditation.
I told him he had glitter on his cheek, between the stubble. ‘I don’t know where it has come from’ he said.
Meditation has been the subject of a wide range of robust scientific studies since it arrived in the West some fifty or so years ago. These studies have identified many benefits to human health and well-being that manifest throughout our outer and inner lives. Our physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual lives can be nurtured and enhanced through daily meditation.
Like beginning again every time light blinks back. Returning to the start of the next moment starting.
I began meditating at a time of intense stress and effort relating to my work as a consultant in the healthcare sector. I didn’t have any knowledge of what I was or wasn’t doing and went with what felt good. In 2023, building on my own practice, I studied with the British School Of Meditation to become a meditation guide and support others to develop a practice of their own.