<p>I highly encourage meditation.</p><p>Meditation is the habit of trying to gain control over one's mind and to give thoughts a direction. </p><p> It makes for proper relaxation and reduces stress. When an individual is stressed, an increased amount of cortisol gets released and this could lead to depression and anxiety. Meditation can take care of this as research have indicated. </p><p>Meditation can also reduce anxiety by its relaxing effect. Anxiety comes in different forms such as those with related to work, fear and in anticipation of danger. Some bit of meditation will help. </p><p>Meditation also helps one to have good self esteem. It makes one to have good self-image. People who practise meditation are less likely likely to suffer from inferiority complex. </p><p>Meditation also helps to sharpen one's attention span. This works by blocking out other thoughts while we keep our mind focused on one thing, one idea. </p><p>Meditation also improves retention and the ability to remember. </p><p>Those are the benefits of meditation. It's highly recommended that everyone tries meditation. </p>