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		<title>Why meditate, you ask? Here are 20 reasons!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of you may have seen my earlier post, 10 Science-Based Reasons to START MEDITATING TODAY!, with the infographic showing 10 benefits of meditation. That infographic was inspired by the great success of another article written by the same author, Emma Seppala Ph.D, listing 20 benefits! Here they are: 1 – Increases immune function 2 – Decreases pain 3 – Decreases inflammation at the cellular level 4 – Increases positive emotion 5 – Decreases depression 6 – Decreases anxiety 7 – Decreases stress 8 – Increases social connection &#38; emotional intelligence 9 – Makes you more compassionate 10 – Makes&#8230;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://purelypotent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/keep-calm-and-meditate.png"><img class="alignleft wp-image-177 size-full" src="http://purelypotent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/keep-calm-and-meditate.png" alt="keep calm and meditate" width="80" height="93" /></a>Some of you may have seen my earlier post, <a href="http://purelypotent.com/10-science-based-reasons-to-start-meditating-today/">10 Science-Based Reasons to START MEDITATING TODAY!</a>, with the infographic showing 10 benefits of meditation. That infographic was inspired by the great success of another <a href="http://www.emmaseppala.com/20-scientific-reasons-to-start-meditating-today/#.VUmVSmbWpFU" target="_blank">article</a> written by the same author, Emma Seppala Ph.D, listing 20 benefits! Here they are:<span id="more-173"></span></p>
<p>1 – Increases immune function<br />
2 – Decreases pain<br />
3 – Decreases inflammation at the cellular level<strong><br />
</strong>4 – Increases positive emotion<br />
5 – Decreases depression<br />
6 – Decreases anxiety<br />
7 – Decreases stress<br />
8 – Increases social connection &amp; emotional intelligence<br />
9 – Makes you more compassionate<br />
10 – Makes you feel less lonely<br />
11 – Improves your ability to regulate your emotions<br />
12 – Improves your ability to introspect<br />
13 – Increases grey matter<br />
14 – Increases volume in areas related to emotion regulation, positive emotions &amp; self-control<br />
15 – Increases cortical thickness in areas related to paying attention<br />
16 – Increases your focus &amp; attention<br />
17 – Improves your ability to multitask<br />
18 – Improves your memory<br />
19 – Improves your ability to be creative &amp; think outside the box<br />
20 – It makes you wise(r). How? By giving you perspective and keeping you real</p>
<p>Research studies seem to indicate that the more you meditate, the more you benefit. It really doesn&#8217;t need to take up a lot of your time &#8211; all you need to do is set aside a minimum of ten minutes a day, every day.</p>
<p>START MEDITATING TODAY!</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across a great article online about the benefits of meditation. Accompanying it was an infographic providing 10 science based reasons to start meditating &#8211; here it is:]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I came across a great <a href="http://www.emmaseppala.com/10-science-based-reasons-start-meditating-today-infographic/#.VUmOIGbWpFU" target="_blank">article</a> online about the benefits of meditation. Accompanying it was an infographic providing 10 science based reasons to start meditating &#8211; here it is:<span id="more-167"></span></p>
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