Meditation Can Improve Quality Of Students’ Lives

When you hear the word meditation, you might picture a monk living in some sunless mountain cave, secluded from the world.

But meditation can be a great form of relaxation for a student who is stressed out about papers and midterms.


Most students have a clear picture of meditation in their minds. “[It’s] just closing your eyes and clearing your mind,” said Omar Merchant, a senior majoring in biology.

Meditation deals with your mind and its processes.

Adam Burke, a research psychologist and assistant professor at San Francisco State University says that “Meditation is the study of attention. Attention is a cognitive phenomenon. Meditation is the capacity of the brain to attend to something over a period of time.”

Some might think meditation is a form of worship or is linked to religion. (MORE)

Source: Daily Trojan