Weekly Guided Meditation Groups
Detach from thoughts and impulses, which can help reduce cravings and prevent relapse.
Meditation can provide a person in recovery with numerous psychological and physical benefits, such as:
-Decreased blood pressure: Studies suggest meditating can lower the blood pressure of those at risk for hypertension.
-Immune system enhancement: A mindful program may improve immune system functioning.
-Pain relief: Meditation can decrease subjective pain ratings in practicing individuals.
-Anxiety relief: Meditative techniques can help individuals control anxiety.
-Stress management: Meditation can produce small to moderate improvements in stress levels.
-Reduction in depressive symptoms: Some evidence suggests improvement of depression in those practicing meditation.
-Better sleep: Studies suggest it may enhance sleep in insomniacs.
Additionally, some studies suggest that long-term meditation can have positive changes in brain structure and functioning:
-Increased gyrification, or the forming of folds on the cerebral cortex. This can speed up information processing, improve decision-making, and enhance memory formation.
-Slowed or reversed age-related changes in the brain.
-Decreased gray matter in the amygdala, which plays a role in anxiety and stress.
