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    Think You Can’t Meditate? 3 Styles of Meditation to Satisfy Any Skeptic

    by Lori Bloomfield Feb 12, 2020 3 minutes
    Think You Can't Meditate? 3 Styles of Meditation to Satisfy Any Skeptic by Lori Bloomfield. Photograph of a man's silhouette against a colorful sky by Islam Hassan
    Photograph by Islam Hassan

    Meditation is a great way to calm your mind, release tension and experience bliss consciousness — but there are more ways to practice than you may think

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    Every day it seems like there is more compelling research about why we should be meditating. According to the Mayo Clinic, meditation can reduce stress, increase our emotional and physical health, make us more creative, and help us be more patient and tolerant people. In other words, meditation may just be the fastest, most reliable route to your best self.

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