Psychologists finally know why meditation helps our mental health
For a long time, however, the reason why meditation is so beneficial for our wellbeing has remained a mystery. Little has been known about what really happens when we sit down and meditate – and why that practice is so beneficial for our mental health.published in theresearchers have identified why consistent meditation practice tends to have a positive impact on our mental health – and it’s all to do with the development of one essential skill: self-compassion.
To do this, the participants filled in questionnaires which measured self-compassion. As is to be expected, they found that meditation was positively associated withMeditation could help us to develop our self-compassion, an essential skill for dealing with difficult periods. “After reviewing some of the contributions of previous research on this subject, we proposed that three variables could play an important role,” the study’s lead author“[These include] the capacity for self-compassion; experiencing that life has meaning – that is, that there are valuable and important things in life and valuable objectives to pursue; and finally, reducing the extent to which a person avoids thoughts, emotions or experiences that may be unpleasant but are part of his or her life.
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