Meditation can help most people feel less anxious and more in control. The awareness that meditation brings can also be a source of personal insight and self-understanding. We live life in a state of insufficiency, waiting for a mother to love us, for a father to be kind to us, for the perfect job or home, for Prince Charming to come along or to become a perfect person. It's a mythology that keeps us from being whole. We realize that the only thing missing is mindfulness, and that's what we practice.
Meditation increases self-confidence and feelings of connection to others.
Many studies have shown that depressed people feel much better after eliciting the relaxation response.