Video Essay: The Importance of Meditation

I thought the video of meditation was very good. It was about how biologically meditation helps us to be healthy, and in general that information is not given.

In fact, I didn't know those scientifically proven benefits.

However, I have meditated many times. 

I started meditating in March, when the pandemic started. I had a lot of anxiety and a friend who always does yoga recommended it to me.

 I feel that meditation serves a lot to calm anxiety, be calm, think things through in a positive way and relax in general. Also, in the case of yoga, it is also a good exercise. It helps to stretch the body and strengthen muscles.

Until May I was able to meditate a lot, about twice a day. When the classes started again, my time was greatly reduced. Now I meditate and do yoga once a week if I am lucky. That makes me sad.

Now I feel tired, anxious because the pandemic is not over, and sad because I miss my friends. 

Also, I've had two weeks of heavy academic workload, so I've had little sleep.

I miss being able to meditate more, it was doing me a lot of good, now I understand scientifically why.

As for the English classes, in general I feel good when they start. But the last month they gave me additional stress, so I hope that feeling will end soon.

I think it's difficult to make a normal academic life under these conditions. We're all under a lot of pressure and stress. 

There are responsibilities at home and university, and it's hard to balance the two these days.

In this sense, I hope we can all take time to reflect, take a deep breath, feel better. I also hope that the health crisis will end later, that we can share and accompany each other.