Meditation is Good and Helpful and Doesn’t Require All That Woo-Woo Mysticism

When we asked Dr. Darshan Mehta, Medical Director of the
Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine in Boston and an
Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, about
the image problem that meditation had, he knew exactly what we
were talking about. As he points out, when media outlets write
about meditation, it tends to be accompanied by a photo or
illustration of a glowing, athletic white woman in a particular
yoga pose. This tendency is kind of funny, sure, but it also
conveys that unless you look like that, you can’t meditate.


Not so. Laura House, a comedian, writer, podcaster, and
meditation instructor, explains that anyone can learn to
meditate, reduce stress, and find more calm in their lives. It
doesn’t necessitate any religious beliefs or New Age philosophy.


Dr. Mehta walks us through the medical side of it and how it
helps blood pressure levels and recurrence of depression. It can
also give your immune system help as it broadly reduces
inflammation of cells and tissue.


Listen to Tiny Victories here or on the podcatcher of your
choice. Visit Laura House's website and follow her on Twitter
@imlaurahouse. Find out more about the Benson-Henry Institute for
Mind Body Medicine at their website here.


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