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I believe meditation can be effective with practice. I haven't necessarily tried meditating, but have done similar things in yoga at school. l haven't tried to meditate on my own, because I feel like I don't have enough time for it. I would like to start getting into the habit of meditating in the mornings or gradually working it into my routine. I read more about mediating on headspace, which states meditating is a skill. Like any other skill meditating takes time and practice to become successful, and for you to feel comfortable with it. Not only is meditation relaxing, but meditation helps you to better understand and observe your thoughts and feelings.

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In my opinion meditation has a placebo effect. If you believe it will do something then it will be effective but if you think that it does nothing then it will not be effective. I personally don't like meditation because I don't like sitting in silence for an extended period of time, If I want to relax I would rather listen to music or just go to sleep. But because of this and my perception that mediation does not work if I were to attempt to meditate it would not work and I would just get bored and quit.

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I believe that meditation to be quite effective but it really depends on what type of person you are and what type of meditation you use. I use meditations before I go to sleep every night but depending on how I am feeling or how my day went will determine what type of meditation I will use. I have a hard time focusing on words and guided meditations often just frustrate me so I stick to music meditations. The meditations are helpful and effective for me because I have trouble sleeping.

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I do believe that meditation is an effective way to relax. I have tried meditating myself and I quite like it. I often have trouble falling asleep, especially if there’s something on my mind that I’m worried about. I’ve found that meditating before going to bed does help me to relax and distance myself from any thoughts that would otherwise keep me up. Additionally, if I ever feel overwhelmed I find that meditating is also an effective way to help me calm down. Focusing on a single object, or even just my own breathing, is very soothing and greatly helps me control all the swirling thoughts that sometimes overwhelm me if I’m feeling particularly stressed or anxious.

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I do believe that meditation is effective. I do it quite frequently and it is almost like an outer body experience. My step mom leads yoga classes and she has taught me how to slow down your breathing, and put your body in a state of relaxed nature, and it is very enjoyable. I mediate whenever I feel stressed or anxious and it helps me bring myself back a step.

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I've tried to meditate but I honestly don't believe it's for me. I might try to do it more but I just don't have the time or control for it. I think meditating is such a strong skill to have, being able to control your body and go into a relaxed state. I learned about Thich Quang Due, a Mahayana Buddhist Monk who lit himself on fire and sat their mediating while he was burning. To protest against their government. I think this is so crazy, he was able to sit there like he was totally fine. All because he was able to put his body into a state of relaxation.

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I do meditate from time to time. At first, I was thinking it would give me supernatural powers, surreal awareness,  make me exponentially wiser, or something like that, but it didn't. Instead, meditation gave me a break. It's not too spiritual but for me the fact is my head thinks way too much. People, media, school, and just random worries fill my head up and some weeks persist to give me constant headaches. Sometimes, not often, I just close my eyes, feel the surrounding air and play with the muscles in my brain for 15 minutes. I don't know if it makes me more productive, but sometimes I feel like I should do it.

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Granted my knowledge on the many physical effects of meditation is limited, I do think meditation can be effective. The practice often requires a focus on breathing and physical sensation. This create a greater awareness, and level on control when it comes to breathing. Having control and being alert about this can aid in coping with anxiety, depending on the situation. It could also help with focus, as it demands a rather high level, as well as patience. As a result, some people who meditate claim to be much happier and productive throughout their day.

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meditation can be useful if you want to calm down, go to sleep, or think deeply about something. it is helpful for the sort of person who's mind works with this sort of thing.

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I believe meditation is effective and beneficial to feel more in tune with your stream of consciousness. I don't meditate because I can never seem to sit still for a period of time and simply not think. However, I want to adapt the habit and incorporate it into my day to day life. My mother meditates and she always recommends I do the same. Meditation seems to provide a peace of mind to individuals that execute it properly. It seems to benefit not only spiritually but also physically. Stress relief is a result of executing meditation properly which in turn can result in a more stable mind. The benefits of meditation definitely tempt me to try and adapt it as a habit thus it has led me to currently trying to do so everyday in order to better my life.

I have tried meditation in the past but I was never able to make it a habit nor did I truly know the health benefits it could provide me. Unfortunately, I gave up trying eventually because I just didn’t understand how it could possibly impact my life on a large scale. Now, I know how wrong Iam. I know if I continue to incorporate meditation into my life, it will not only provide me a routine but also a more stable state of mind. I will be more emotionally intelligent not only for myself but also for the people around me. Meditation will both improve my individual life as well as my social life.

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I do believe that meditation is an effective method of dealing with many mental problems. It can be calming, soothing, and very helpful if you practice it consistently. I have tried meditation, it has proven very useful to me in times of stress, and distraught. Ill try any means if it could potentially prove useful.

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I think meditation can be effective depending on the person. If the person can stay focused long enough and sit still then it would be effective for them but if you can't sit there for long and if your brain is always on the go then it wouldn't be as effective. the more someone practices the easier it will get for them. I've done it before when I used to dance and it was effective but sometimes I just couldn't stay focused.

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I'm not too sure if meditation is effective. I have never tried it because I don't really think it works and nobody has ever encouraged me to try meditating. I also don't think I have the patience to meditate, I like doing things.

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I think meditation is somewhat effective. Whenever I am needing to calm down or feel non relaxed, I try to meditate. I think it works decently well like if you're super angry or simply just not having a good day and are upset about something, but for me I get distracted and bored easily so it doesn't really stick. I try though to use it to move my focus onto something more positive and to try to stop thinking about the negatives and what is bothering me. I do think, if you are skeptical about meditation, you need to have an open mind about it. I used to be super unsure and didn't believe it worked but it sometimes actually calms me down, but only for a short period of time.

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I personally believe that meditation is very effective. Meditation, if done for a short amount of time every day, can actually show incredible results. Meditating daily can help with attention, memory and can also build your ability to redirect and maintain focus. I tried meditation a few times and it was nice to just sit and breathe. When I was meditating I tried to have a blank mind and focused on my breathing. It is a nice way to start your day because then you go into the day with a calm and attentive outlook.

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I believe that meditation is effective. In this day and age our lives progress very fast. There are always something to do. Life can become hectic. Meditation is a good way to take a break from the distractions of our lives and to reflect on whats important to us. I have use meditation in my life through sports. At the top 40 players in BC camp for basketball they talked about how we can use meditation to relax after a workout or to figure out goals and to become in the right head space before games or in any aspect in life.I  Believe that meditation is a great too land that it can be used to help people.

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I strongly believe that meditation is effective. I have always held myself to really high standards and put a lot of pressure on myself by doing that. Yoga and meditation have undoubtedly helped me to manage with this pressure. I, along with other people I know use meditation as a form of release in their everyday life to help them find a restoration of balance to continue on. It is calming and good for your physical, along with your mental health to do some meditation every once in a while. Meditation could be a part of your everyday schedule, or a few times a week, month, or year. It all depends on when you decide you want to do it. I started using meditation in probably around the 6th grade and have grown more, and more fond of it over time. It started out as a way to calm myself the night before a dance competition. It was suggested by a couple of my teachers who found it genuinely effective for them. I now do it while I'm holding yoga poses/stretching a couple times a week. I find it effective in the way that it gets me in a positive and clear mind space, where I can reflect on myself and the world going on around me. It also allows me to find my cool so I can stop thinking about stressful ideas that are overtaking my thoughts, or anything else I need a break from. Meditation is a skill that may come with time and consideration into perspective. I think many dismay meditation as being effective because of their unwillingness to let go and just stop for a minute, which in some cases means the maturity growth.

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I think meditation is more effective the more it is practiced. From what I've noticed from people who talk about meditation and my own experiences, it takes a certain headspace to enter an altered state of consciousness. Which is something someone with a busy brain would struggle to obtain without throrough research and practice. The few times I have tried meditation, I found it to be very helpful with calming down and clearing my head. So if someone were to use meditation as a strategy to calm their mind I would say it's highly effective.

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I've only tried meditation once, and it was somewhat effective. I found it was a good way to relax and calm down for a small amount of time, but It doesn't really work for me because I get distracted and start focusing on other things rather than meditation and calming down.

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First off, I would like to say that I've only ever tried meditation once and It did Calm me in a way but it wasn't fully effective in the way I was told it would be. I'll admit I'm kinda stuck on this because I've seen mediation and how it helps people for example my grandma meditates every day and it helps with her high blood pressure but from my experiences with meditation it didn't really effect me in any way... Good or bad, I was kinda just the same afterwards. Maybe it was Because I was too impatient or not relaxed enough. However, I would gladly try it again with someone else maybe a professional until I make a final opinion.

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I think meditation can be useful for people as well as breathing exercises because it can help someone clear their mind/ not think about issues that their having in life and it can help relax people, I have tried meditating and It has been useful sometimes and other times hasn't. I've tried to meditate when i'm stressed or something but I think just working out the issues your having instead of ignoring it is better sometimes, for example if your stressed about your grades its probably better for you to study and just get your stress of your shoulders instead of meditating and leaving issues unresolved.

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I think meditation is very effective, I have incredibly bad insomnia and sometimes I will meditate to help calm me down so I can go to sleep. If I'm in a rough situation and I need to relax I meditate. But that's just what works for me and it definitely doesn't work for everybody.

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I do not think meditation is effective. In the past I have tried it. I didn't enjoy it. I've also had severe sleep issues, and would not be able to get more than two hours of sleep a night. I went and spoke to my doctor, and she advised meditation. She wouldn't let me explain that I already tried that, and had no effect. So in my opinion meditation is a hoax. Or an excuse to avoid actual issues.

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I think mediation is very effective for people who are good at it. I personally have very limited experience with meditation but I know that those who do it get a lot from it. I see it as another skill that you develop over time. Meditation is definitely something you can get better at with experience. I've never gotten really into it because I've haven't really had the need to. I've never struggled with mental health problems or managing my emotions. I've always been able to clear my head just enough so that I don't feel stressed and can finish my day. When I sleep I fully reset and usually don't need any more than that to stay grounded throughout the day.

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I've used meditation for stress and sleep but in my experience it only works a few times. I can't use it more than twice the effects are more subdued or barely felt. I think meditation can be beneficial for many people if done properly but some see it as a joke and unless they learn the basis for meditation people see it more of a joke.

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The only experience I have with meditation is roughly from around five years ago in elementary school, when my grade seven class decided to experiment with daily meditation to help us focus in class. At the time meditation never really worked for me, I was either too busy thinking about out of school activities, or just looking around waiting until the meditation time was over. However now that I’m a little older, I can recognize that meditating can potentially improve things for me in my daily life if I were to pick it up again and take it seriously. Again, I have not meditated in years, but from my understanding, meditation can either remove any stress or anxiety you were feeling, clear your mind, relax your brain and body, and just help you focus on anything in general. I think I’m definitely going to try to pick up meditating again in my day to day schedule to help me focus on school.

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Meditation may work for some people, but it doesn't work that well for me. I have ADHD and cant stop moving even if I want to. if I don't stop moving my anxiety ramps up and its not a nice situation. I highly prefer yoga over meditation.

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Meditation is extremely important to me, I use it a lot in my everyday life. I usually use meditation to help distract myself from stress or anxiety. Using meditation is effective in many ways, it helps relax your body and brain as well as helping you gain better focus. I overthink a lot and my mind is always buzzing with thoughts so using meditation is a great tool and I think everyone should try it once.

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Meditation can be very beneficial because of how it can make you focus on thoughts that you may otherwise avoid. This is a great skill to learn, because it can help you come face to face with certain problems, and help you understand them. It can be nice to use meditation in a way to just relax and let thoughts come and go. This can be difficult for some, but i believe that anybody can do it; it can be very fulfilling.

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I do think meditation is effective to put your mind at ease and clear your head. I have briefly meditated before in some classes and it definitely puts me at peace and makes me feel light and like weight gets lifted off my shoulders for that brief amount of time. I don’t o it on my own time because I just never get around to it so I don’t know the long term effects of meditation but I can imagine that it is probably really good for your mental health and mindfulness to take a few minutes to just breathe and clear out all of your thoughts and just be.

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I believe that meditation is effective because it is an amazing way to relax and slow things down for a little while. It is a nice way to just calm down and breathe. I have tried meditating and it is deemed effective because I felt refreshed and it felt good to just breathe and take everything in.

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i believe that meditation can be really useful to help with lots of different problems especially helping to calm down and can even help you fall a sleep it can also help people control anxiety. i have never tried meditation but my friend keeps telling me i should .

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I've tried meditation in the past many times. While I understand and recognize the importance of winding down and taking things slow for a few minutes meditation has always been, at least to me. The least effective way. I find it's much more beneficial for me to do something else like go dance around my room or sit and listen to music, then to meditate. I will still do it from time to time if it's at some sort of event but on my personal time I just try to make a schedule that revolves around my life in a way that negates such a need. I do this by going to sleep on time, keeping myself busy but not too busy and by changing up my life in small ways every few months so that things do not get too stale.

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I believe that meditation is very beneficial because it decreases metabolism, lowers blood pressure, and improves breathing. All of these benefits will help control anxiety and stress. Meditation also enhances self-awareness because it helps you understand a stronger version of yourself. Overall, meditation helps people remain calm and collected in troublesome times causing them to have a gentler approach to any problems they might face. I meditate at least once a day, in the morning or the evening. I meditate because I get anxious really fast, and by taking 10-30 minutes out of my day to just breathe, I find it refreshing and calming. I highly recommend trying meditation because I have found that after I meditate I have a better mindset for reaching my goals.

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I think that meditation is very effective. It is a healthy way to calm down, focus, and unwind. Most people live very busy, fast paced lives. It is not good for your mental health to have your head spinning and being stressed out all the time. I enjoy meditating, usually at the end of the day. It can be difficult, I overthink a lot and I have intrusive thoughts, so it takes awhile to get into it. But, it really helps me calm down and forget my anxieties for a little bit.

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I believe that when done right, meditation can be very effective. It gives people some time to take a breath and relax, when they might have had a stressful or busy day. Meditation has benefits such as reducing blood pressure, stress, anxiety, and helping with sleep problems. For me I find it hard to clear my thoughts easily. Though when I can actually get focused, I find that meditation is very effective. It helps me feel calm and less frantic. I have done more yoga then actually sit down and meditate, and it's really enjoyable. After a long, busy day at school I find it really nice to clear my head and just be mindful of my body and surroundings by doing some sort of meditation. I think that meditation can take some patience and practice, but I know it can be really rewarding.

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I believe that meditation can be very effective especially for people who live a fast paced life. This time allows them to take a step back and ground themselves for a few minutes, it helps them reduce the stress and tension of their day and can be very beneficial. Whenever I try meditating it really does help ground me and relax from my day and the stress I went through on that day.

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In my opinion, meditation is effective most of the time. It helps you to calm down, maybe after a long day or possibly before your day has began. Though I do occasionally find meditation very difficult, because I find it very hard to shut my mind off, and concentrate on one thing. It is because of this that I think many people do not enjoy meditation. They find it boring, and depending on the day I might agree. Most of the time I do enjoy meditation though, because it helps me to calm myself.

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I've found that many people find meditation effective, but I've never felt the need to try it so I've never done it. I believe it can definitely help some people calm down as I've talked to others that have tried it and they seem to find it calming.

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I do believe that meditation is effective and helps you to be calm, relaxed and focused. If done the right way, I think it can help with all these things. I believe that by focusing on what’s going on around you or in your mind in a calming way, will help with coming to terms with any stress that may be happening in your life. I have not tried proper meditation, but I find that just by taking a few minutes to be calm and relaxed helps me to deal with stress or other problems I may be having.

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I beleive that medidtation works. I think it is an effective way of relaxing and keeping calm throughout life. It is a postitive opportunity to reflect on things that happen in life and to be at peace with issues that cause stress. I have tried meditating but you really have to focus on it and sit still for a while which i found too difficult.

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I believe meditation is effective depending if you know how to and understand the proper way to do so. It can provide a way to relax and just decompress all your built up emotions and anxiety. I myself have not tried meditating the formal way but I often will listen to music and relax which I guess is a form of meditation and I find it be effective.

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I believe that meditation can work but its not for everyone. It can be useful in the sense that it will be relaxing and can help with stress. I have tried it but it didn't really work for me. I couldn't concentrate and focus that well because of my low attention span, although I am willing to give it another shot.

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I think meditation can be a really good and useful thing for some people. it can be really relaxing for people and help them process thoughts and memories. I have tried it before and it doesn't work for me so far because I have trouble focusing but I am willing to try it again because I think it can be a really useful tool.

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I believe that meditation works for some people and doesn't for others. The process can definitely be calming or relaxing to certain people. I personally have never tried to meditate but that doesn't mean I'm not open to the idea. I suppose I never tried to meditate because I always had something else to do.

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I firmly believe that meditation works. Meditation is perhaps the essential instrument to harness the power of thought, cultivate more peace, simplicity and happiness. Learning to train the brain and concentrate our attention is vital to thriving and developing peak performance in any endeavour. By daily practicing meditation, you will become a calmer person. There will be a mental serenity in every task you perform. Each day you will have a different experience so never think about the day gone. Today’s life is full of stress, which further affects our day to day activities. Meditation aids in reducing weight by affecting your nervous system. Meditation decreases the production of importance related to hormones like cortisol and increases the production of useful chemicals like serotonin. Meditation provides emotional stability. For me, meditation works as it calms me down from anxiety and depression and this practice offers more emotional stability.

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Sure, I think that it may bring the opportunity yo help people. as they desire the and seek for their help, and if meditation helps them relax and calm their mind, then yes. For everybody, I believe they may have their own experience, so they may be attributed to the senses. For me, it helps, yes, as I have some anxiety and it helps me keep a calm head, though for others, such as my mum, it does not work as well.

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I think that meditation can be effective in reducing stress and making you more relaxed. It is very useful for someone that has a super fast paced life and it is a great way for people to take a moment to relax and step away from their busy lives. I have tried meditating through yoga and I find it to be very effective and enjoyable especially after a long busy day. Although I think it is defiantly a skill that takes practice and patience for it to really be effective

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I believe that meditation is very effective if done consistently. I try to meditate daily and have for the past couple years. I think a lot of people who say they can't meditate just haven't tried consistently! its like a skill that can be improved over time.

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I believe meditation can be helpful and effective if it is done with focus and drive. I have tried meditation several times in the past and if I noticed it was much less effective when I was too anxious to be fully focused. When I was able to think clearly and keep my mind in a meditated state, I found that it had resulted in strong feelings of relaxation and calmness. I would definitely recommend meditation to everyone. It's great for some people but difficult for others but you never know until you try!

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I believe meditation is very effective for some people. I have personally tried it for anxiety and I did not find it helped me. I have very high anxiety to a point where I could not enter the necessary state of consciousness for meditation. I heard it to be very effective for those who can and have entered that state of consciousness.

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i believe meditation works it help calm people and put them in to slow calm state where your heart rate slows and you can be alone with your thought i have tried meditating and i believe everyone should do it but some people just don't have the patience 

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i believe meditation works it help calm people and put them in to slow calm state where your heart rate slows and you can be alone with your thought i have tried meditating and i believe everyone should do it but some people just don't have the patience 

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I do believe that meditation is effective. It helps to ease the mind when it’s under stress or anxiety and help you focus and is extremely effective in doing so. I have tried meditating for a race in track and field under the orders of my coach, who said it would be helpful, and it was. Meditation and visualization helped me do well in my race.

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In my opinion, being able to meditate depends on the person. For me, ive tried once and it didn't go as well as i wanted it to. I find myself to be the type of person to get distracted very easily and lose track of what im doing. My friend is a very open minded guy and i know that whenever he gets frustrated or is just in a bad mood, he can sit down and meditate and then after be much calmer than before. From what ive seen from other people, meditating can be an extremely relieving art.

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I do believe meditation works for some people. It brings the mind and body to a calm state and can be extremely beneficial. Ive never tried it as I get esily distracted and cant be still for long. However I think its a great way to connect with yourself and to calm yourself down.

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I do believe that meditation is effective because it lowers the heart rate and allows someone to become more relaxed. I personally have tried meditating but i always get distracted by small noises around me or am just enable to concentrate but many of my friends do it and say that it's a great way to start the day by being in a calm and relaxed state before a stressful day.

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I believe that meditation is effective. I have tried meditation before through guided imagery, as well as yoga. I believe that meditation on one hand gives you an excuse to take time to relax and be at peace with yourself. Meditation in the form of yoga on the other hand is even better because it is physical activity but in such a way that is calming, and relaxing even though you're exerting yourself.