What is Meditation?
Have you ever looked for a quick and easy way to relax and calm your nerves? Meditation might be the answer for you! What are the benefits? Well, studies suggest that meditation can help children develop a range of pro social behaviours. Things like improved empathy, better self control, less aggression and improved attention. It’s also been found to help with difficulties such as anxiety, depression, stress, ADHD, and low self esteem. Sounds like the perfect antidote doesn’t it?! But how does meditation work? Click on any of the below images to learn more about meditation!
Studies show that meditation increases the density of grey matter in the brain and strengthens the prefrontal cortex. The prefrontal cortex is responsible for reasoning, planning, problem solving and other important executive functions. At the same time, meditation also shrinks the amygdala, which is the part of the brain responsible for the stress response. This part of the brain is responsible for triggering our “fight or flight” response. So when we strengthen the prefrontal cortex, or the “thinking brain”, we are better able to regulate our emotions, feel empathy, and are not as easily triggered by fears or stressors. A well developed prefrontal cortex helps us to be less emotionally reactive by physically making the emotional control centre of the brain smaller.
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