MEDITATION AND THE BODY

Meditation has a big impact on the body. It does a great job of balancing your body and its functions. The reason for this is that meditation activates the body's relaxation response, which has a number of positive ramifications.

During the relaxation response, your body begins to become physiologically relaxed. This means that your blood pressure, heart rate, digestive functioning, and hormone levels return to normal after a state of stress.

Part of the reason that all your functions return to normal is that harmful hormones are reduced whenever you start relaxing. When your body detects stress, it produces cortisol. Cortisol is helpful in short-bursts but can disrupt sleep-cycles, create a negative mood, and make you feel tired over time. Relaxation reduces the chances of high-cortisol levels.

Additionally, your body's relaxation response allows you to turn off the autopilot induced by stress. With your autopilot turned off, you can use your conscious mind and somatic nervous system to make changes in the automatic nervous system, which controls your heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure, and hormones.

Imagine that your body is like car brakes. If you constantly slam on the brake pedal or ride with the emergency brake on, the brakes and brake pad will be worn out quickly. Your body is the same way.

If your body never experiences physiological relaxation, it will wear out much quicker. Meditation incites physiological relaxation, which allows your body to be healthier for a longer period of time.

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