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Many of the world's religions have meditation as a part pf their religious rituals but it is with Buddhism that the practice is most closely associated and linked. Among Buddhists, it is used as a means to get to the highest mental state - the state of enlightenment. While it can be done anywhere, anytime and in any position, what you will find is that the best way to do it is in the sitting position which is known as 'zazen'.

The benefits you can expect when you learn meditation have been researched and put down in a study by Harvard professor, Herbert Benson. All you need is as little as twenty minutes a day in order to feel the difference in your health - including your blood pressure, tension, breathing and heart performance. On attaining a deep state, mental pictures, swirls of color or a voice speaking internally may arise. Studies have demonstrated that meditation can aid in relieving stress, anxiety, migraine and headaches, depression, insomnia, fatigue and chronic pain.

With better awareness comes a better state of health and you will find that your functioning - whether physical, mental, emotional or psychological - is so much more enhanced and healthy. Though traditional use of meditation was to be seen in spiritual well being, recent popularity is due to its ability to relieve stress and achieve relaxed tranquil state of mind in the midst of the rat-race. By combining daily meditation and yoga, one can indeed achieve a stress free life.