What is the goal of meditation?
The goal of meditation is different for everyone. Some people us meditation as a tool to connect more deeply with their spirituality, to connect to a deity or spirit guide. Others find the practice helps them to reground, recenter, and focus more, while still others just enjoy it as a practice for relaxation.
In any event, meditation has been proven to have a multitude of health benefits, including easing anxiety and depression, boosts self-confidence, reduces stress, reduces inflammation, improves quality of sleep, improves brain function, can help curb addiction, eases pain, can help with food cravings, and decreases blood pressure. Studies have shown that a daily practice of meditating for just 20 minutes can make a huge difference in a person's health and well-being.