Meditation can be a helpful aid in improving physical health.

Studies have shown that meditation can be effective in reducing stress and heart related diseases.

Meditation helps improve health for a number of reasons

• Proper Breathing. Wrong breathing can contribute to and exacerbate many related health problems. The way we breathe can have a big effect on our health One very useful meditation technique is the one four two breathing exercise. This helps to regulate breathing between our left and right nostril. This balance of alternative breathing is very helpful for improving medical conditions such as high blood pressure.
• Detach from Worries. Meditation teaches us detachment from our worries and anxieties. Through meditation we can detach from various thoughts that flit through our mind. Therefore this reduces the stress we are likely to feel. If we can reduce stress we are able to reduce the impact of many diseases and conditions such as back pain. The spiritual teacher Sri Aurobindo said that many diseases are often caused by feelings of self importance that encourage people to over tax and over work themselves. Meditation enables us to step back and gain a more peaceful perspective.

The real goal of meditation is not just to improve our health. Good health is perhaps a side effect of meditation