Not sleeping pills, but meditation is a topic science increasingly focuses on. There are various techniques of meditation, e.g. those that include movement (e.g. yoga). Depending on the person and the meditation technique, it can lower blood pressure, alleviate anxiety, depression and insomnia, and even weaken severe forms of ulcerative colitis (a chronic inflammatory bowel disease; 1).

In 2018, a research group investigated meditation techniques as the subject of scientific research and focused on the meditation type yoga. 72 college students aged 18-25 completed the so-called MEMT (Mastering Emotions Technique), which is an important part of yoga and is about emotion control. This technique was performed every day for 45 minutes for two weeks. The results are clear: significant increases in cognitive reassessment, personal positive impressions and significant improvement in one's own mindfulness and emotion regulation [2].

At this point we want to introduce you to the programs of the university institute UCLA Health. Their Mindful Awareness Research Center is one of the many institutes that has focused on the therapeutic benefits of meditation [3].

Many of their offers are free of charge and so that you don't get lost on the World Wide Web, here is the link for you:  https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/free-programming