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Work Cited:
Oaklander, M. (2016, June 10). SEVEN REASONS TO BE MINDFUL. TIME The Science of Happiness, 98–101.

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- By regularly  participating in meditation, it helps with the overall diet as well.
- Research has shown that people with low level of mindfulness had 34% higher prevalence of obesity.
- Likely due to lower stress, causing better weight loss and better food choices.

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- By doing meditation when you're sick, it is far less likely to develop serious condition.
- In a randomized controlled trial, people who meditated while they got sick were 33% less likely to develop a respiratory infection.
- Meditation help reduce stress, and thus contribute to better recovery.

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-Make kids calmer, sharper, and kinder
-proven to lower ADHD symptoms and less hyper behavior
-Higher academic performance, positive social behavior with classmates

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- Slowing down and practice deep breathing
- Proven to help regulate blood pressure, improve heart rate, make arteries more flexible, and stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system (the fight or flight to stress)
-In a small study, slow breathing practice for 30 min lowered blood pressure in people with hypertension, and lasted

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Group Video Reflection About Mindfulness

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Group Video Reflection About Mindfulness

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- Mindfulness activates higher-order brain regions associated with emotional regulation
- A study showed that people who practiced mindfulness after experiencing physical pain had a 27% reduction in pain intensity and a reduction of emotional pain by 44%more_vert

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- Increases the relaxation response
- Some studies have shown that meditation before bed for just 20 minutes helps people with insomnia wake up fewer times throughout the night

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- It reduces psychological stress
- Utilizing mindfulness meditation while exercising reduces stress, anxiety, depression, and improves quality of sleep and well-being.

Work Cited:
Happify. (2015). Why Mindfulness Is a Superpower: An Animation [YouTube Video]. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6T02g5hnT4

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