Is meditation a sham? Can meditation do anything besides making you into a more spiritual-seeming human being? Does meditation actually work? Can it make you better, smarter, and more productive? Here's the science behind what meditation can do for you.

1. CAN
MeditationMAKEYOUBETTER?

2. SCIENCESAYS YES!

3. MEDITATION1.
Stress
REDUCES

4. Studies show…

5. reduces stress
Sittinginmeditation
throughouttheday.
1

6. handling
makesyoubetterat
stressfulsituations.
Meditation
2

7. 2.
Healthier
MEDITATION
MAKESYOU

8. brain & immune
producesdemonstrableeffectson
function.”
“Ashortprogramin
mindfulnessmeditation
3

9. 3.
Happier
MEDITATIONMAKESYOU

11. positive emotions.”
dailyexperiencesof
“Meditationpracticeproduced
increasesovertimein
4

12. 4.
Creativity
MEDITATION
ENHANCES

13. solve insight problems
shiftinperception.
whichrequirea
Mindfulnesstraining
improvesourabilityto
5

14. divergent thinking,
manynewideastobecreated.
astyleofthinkingthatallows
Meditationpromotes
6

15. 5.
Focus
MEDITATION
HELPSYOU

16. remain focused
ontaskslonger.”
Meditators
“switchtaskslessoftenand
7

17. BOOM.

18. enhanced
focussedattentionmeditation.”
“Attentioncanbe
throughthementalpracticeof
8

19. 6.
Smarter
MEDITATIONMAKESYOU

20. memory & reading
comprehensionscores.
Meditationcanimproveyour
9

22. cognitive function.
aneffectivetechniqueforimproving
Mindfulnessis
10

23. 7.
Self-Aware
MEDITATIONMAKESYOUMORE

24. more aware
ofourphysicalbodies
canmakeus
Focusingonourinwardstate
aswellasouremotionalstate.
11

25. 8.
Decisions
MEDITATIONHELPSYOUMAKEBETTER

26. irrelevant
pastexperiencesandefforts.
tomakedecisionsbasedon
Meditatorsarelesslikely
12

27. Better?
DOYOUWANTTOBE
Thengetinonthefree
7-DAYMEDITATIONKICKSTART
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28. Wehelpyoudiscoverthe
courage and clarity
toliveyourownadventures.
Startyouradventureatmyfiveacres.com
Adventure Begins at OM

29. All incredible images CCO Public Domain except:
• Lego happy face by Michael Pardo
• Scientist icon by Luis Prado from the Noun Project
Image Credits
Footnotes
Here are the sciency bits for your perusal:
1. http://www.psyneuen-journal.com/article/S0306-4530(14)00058-4/abstract
2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3495556/
3. http://journals.lww.com/psychosomaticmedicine/Abstract/2003/07000/
Alterations_in_Brain_and_Immune_Function_Produced.14.aspx
4. http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2008-14857-004
5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22483682
6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22615758
7. http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1979862
8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2944261/
9. http://minimeyoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/SPATIAL_AND_VERBAL_MEMORY.pdf
10. http://pss.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/03/27/0956797612459659
11. http://cercor.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/01/19/cercor.bhr385.short?rss=1
12. http://pss.sagepub.com/content/25/2/369

30. Thanks!