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Phoenix666 [soylentnews.org] writes:

As mindfulness meditation and yoga have become mainstream and more extensively studied, growing evidence suggests multiple psychological and physical benefits of these mindfulness exercises [harvard.edu], as well as for similar practices like tai chi and qi gong.

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses analyzing hundreds of research studies suggest that mindfulness-based interventions help decrease anxiety [nih.gov], depression, stress, and pain, and help improve general health, mental health [sciencedirect.com], and quality of life [annfammed.org]. These practices also appear to reduce inflammation [nih.gov] and increase immune response [nih.gov].

Trade in your luggage for yoga pants.

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