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Think You Can’t Meditate? 3 Styles of Meditation to Satisfy Any Skeptic

Think You Can't Meditate? 3 Styles of Meditation to Satisfy Any Skeptic by Lori Bloomfield. Photograph of a man's silhouette against a colorful sky by Islam Hassan
Photograph by Islam Hassan

Meditation is a great way to calm your mind, release tension and experience bliss consciousness — but there are more ways to practice than you may think

Every day it seems like there is more compelling research about why we should be meditating. According to the Mayo Clinic, meditation can reduce stress, increase our emotional and physical health, make us more creative, and help us be more patient and tolerant people. In other words, meditation may just be the fastest, most reliable route to your best self.

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