Benefits of Zen meditation practice

Neurology has scientifically confirmed in the last years that the brain is a plastic organ capable of to modify itself according to learning And training The practice of meditation slows down the effects of aging in the area of the brain involved in motor skills

Learning And memory There is an increase of neurons in this area and an improvement in nerve transmissions meditation decreases sensitivity to stress and anxiety improves endocrine balance which reduces cellular aging Increases the immune response of the organism Meditation is a supportive method that facilitates an improvement in physical health

and psychological health of people suffering from cancer or chronic illness

Meditation induces a decrease in sympathetic activity and an increase in sympathetic activity

Parasympathetic All this translates into a feeling of deep calm associated with the acute tension experienced during meditation It also reduces cardiovascular accidents in experienced people

Meditation reduces the need for sleep They have less insomnia and sleep gives them a better recovery Meditation reduces the decline of intellectual capacities as a consequence of aging

It counteracts age-related cognitive decline and may even increase the cognitive abilities of older adults Meditation demands attentive detachment and letting go What is necessary for the resolution of problems The perspective thus achieved Allows problems to be seen at their true value During zazen the brain remains attentive The attention is renewed from moment to moment and the subject maintains the capacity to react

Meditation reduces the effort to remain attentive

A thickening of the cortex in the areas involved in attention is observed

Meditation Reduces the painful sensation No decrease in pain sensitivity But reducing the dissatisfaction Zazen regulates the spontaneous flow of thoughts by improving the control of automatism

of associations and ideas which reduces depressive symptoms and suicidal tendency

Meditation improves the control of emotions at first consciously then later on with the experience automatically develops a better access to the unconscious information What favors creativity