Achieving the feats of yogis requires excruciating efforts from our end, but we can afford to invest 10 minutes of our precious time to practice meditation that can instigate profound benefits on our mind and body.

So, instead of killing time in contemplation whether we can afford to invest time for meditation, let's involve ourselves in this mindfulness practice for just 10 minutes every day to nurture health and experience amazing brain-related benefits. Beyond the brain, the act of meditating has a strong impact on subjective perceptions and emotional feelings.

Ok, now we know that meditation can help our brain but understanding what exactly are the benefits trigger our will power and motivate us to perform the art.

10 Benefits of a 10-Minute Meditation Practice

• Focusing on the present, concentrating on the matter at hand, and shedding away restlessness is a bliss that is possible if you insist on adding meditation to your daily planner
  
  
• A clear mind leads to clearer thinking skills, and research shows that just a 10-minute meditation session is good enough to handle stress and avoid anxiety panics
  
  
• We live in the present but mostly brood about the past or keep guessing about the future. Meditation helps shift attention to the present moment and stay away from internal battles 
  
  
• Engage in mindfulness meditation to keep depression at bay 
  
  
• Mankind has evolved from monkeys that makes us relatable to these creatures in many ways. All of us are well aware of our "Monkey Minds" that keep wandering everywhere! Meditation helps achieve better control over our lost minds, thereby minimizing the chances of being less happy and helps get it back on track (even if the mind wanders away) in a jiffy 
  
  
• Bestows mental agility
  
  
• Complete health is the right balance of mental and physical wellbeing. Meditation enhances psychological well-being by altering brain areas related to our mood —this is achieved by minimizing the release of cytokines, the inflammatory chemicals that cause mood imbalances
  
  
• Causes self-awareness, the foremost step that helps any human achieve betterment in life
  
  
• Achieve clarity of thoughts promoting better decision-making skills when we are at the crossroads of an impending life-altering choice
  
  
• Brings about improvement in important areas of the brain such as the hippocampus, best associated with memory and learning, and areas that are associated with emotions, such as the amygdala that regulates fear and stress