2) It Will Make You Live Longer
I’m quite sure most of us would like to live a long and happy life, that’s a given. OK, so some people reckon the way to live longer is to get wastey pants everyday. In a dream world yes, but in reality, alcoholics are miserable and die younger. Sorry guys.
On the complete other end of the spectrum, the effects mindfulness has on mental and concurrently physical health has been studied for decades, with some groundbreaking discoveries.
One study found that meditators have around 30% more activity of the enzyme telomerase than normal. Telomerase can ease and even stop cell aging. Others have found that it can boost your immune system, ease heart disease and even prevent cancer. Amazing no?
We all know that exercise also makes you live longer so why not combine the two and do a bit of the old yoga. You don’t have to do loads — just a bit of gentle stretching combined with mindfulness and you’re killing two birds with one stone. Although don’t get into Bikram yoga, that can fuck off.
