STORY AT-A-GLANCE
- Meditation benefits include improved attention, memory, processing speed and creativity. It may also help counteract age-related loss of brain volume
- Meditation can give you an energizing boost similar to caffeine, but meditation accomplishes this without the adverse effects associated with caffeine
- Meditation provides your body with rest that is two to five times deeper than sleep. Meditating for 20 minutes equates to a 1.5-hour nap, but you won’t have that “sleep hangover” afterward. Instead, you’ll feel awake and refreshed