Two 15-minute meditation sessions each day--once at home, the other at school--helped teenage students lower their blood pressure over four months. Their blood pressure even continued to drop for four months after the meditation sessions ended. Besides reducing their blood pressure, students who meditated also had lower rates of absenteeism, school rule violations and suspensions than those who did not meditate. Meditation is a tool anyone can use for those things we all need--relaxation, stress reduction, even spiritual growth--and can have real, positive effects on health.
USA Today April 2, 2004