Many of us do many things to keep our bodies healthy. Some walk in the morning, exercise, eat healthy food and so on. But in order to improve student life, we need to keep our body healthy as well as our mind healthy; That work we can do very easily through meditation.
Meditation is a state in which our brain separates itself from everything unnecessary and immerses itself in a specific subject and learns to use the power of the brain to the maximum extent and perfectly. Meditation is a very common practice among many of the world's most powerful people, from Nobel laureates to scientists or writers.
In addition to studying, daily 10-15 minutes of meditation can have a very positive effect on your mental health and intelligence development in student life. There are 6 important effects of meditation in student life:
1. Increase IQ level
We all like to think of ourselves as a little bit smarter. Now if I say there is one thing that can really raise our IQ level then surely I would be surprised!
According to researchers, meditation can actually increase our IQ level. A 2011 study at Harvard University found that meditation for 6 weeks or more increased the volume of our brain's "LEFT HIPPOCAMPUS," POSTERIOR CINGULATE CORTEX, and "TEMPORO PARIETAL JUNCTION." It greatly enhances our memory, thinking ability and ability to learn new things.
2. Freedom from academic stress
Many of us get lost in the pressure of class, private and homework all day long. Meditation is a very good way to overcome this disturbance of academic studies. Meditation reduces the cell volume of the "AMYGDALA" part of our brain, which in turn reduces our fear, anxiety and stress. Meditation also increases the emission of alpha waves in our brain which helps to reduce feelings like anxiety, sadness and anger.
3. Increased attention
It is a bit difficult for all of us to stay focused on the reading table. In particular, it is really difficult to concentrate on a subject for a long time on exam days. But meditation can make this difficult thing a little easier for you. Daily meditation on exam days can increase your concentration by up to 50%.
Meditation will teach you to focus on one subject, which will increase your ability to think deeply about any one subject and keep all other thoughts away from the brain while reading.
4. It helps to give up bad habits
There are some habits in student life that we can't give up easily even if we know it's bad. This is due to lack of sufficient willpower and self-control; Which is responsible for the "DORSOLATERAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX (dlPFC)" of the anterior part of the brain. Meditation affects dlPFC which increases our self-control and we can easily give up bad habits.
5. Physical fitness
Physical fitness is one of the prerequisites for gaining good knowledge and good results in exams. No matter how well prepared you are, if you are not physically healthy, you will never be able to pass 100% of your exams. Meditation not only keeps us mentally healthy but also helps us to stay physically healthy. Meditation regulates the levels of C-Reactive Protein in our body which greatly reduces our risk of heart disease.
6. It helps to give up bad habits
There are some habits in student life that we can't give up easily even if we know it's bad. This is due to lack of sufficient willpower and self-control; Which is responsible for the "DORSOLATERAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX (dlPFC)" of the anterior part of the brain. Meditation affects dlPFC which increases our self-control and we can easily give up bad habits.
7. Physical fitness
Physical fitness is one of the prerequisites for gaining good knowledge and good results in exams. No matter how well prepared you are, if you are not physically healthy, you will never be able to pass 100% of your exams. Meditation not only keeps us mentally healthy but also helps us to stay physically healthy. Meditation regulates the levels of C-Reactive Protein in our body which greatly reduces our risk of heart disease.
Now many may be wondering how to meditate! No worries, you will find thousands of videos and articles on meditation on Google and YouTube in both Bengali and English. So, you can start meditating to make your student life more beautiful and fulfilling, the benefits of which will take you one step further towards the success of your studies.
Good advice