Meditation: Improve Your Health in 20 Minutes a Day

Find your way back to equilibrium with a simple practice that requires you do nothing at all

Meditation is an ancient practice that can give you better self control and a peaceful mind that contributes to a balanced life. New Africa/Shutterstock

The whole idea of meditation can be intimidating.

If you’ve never done it before, you may think you need to “learn how” or “do it properly” to experience the benefit. This very thinking stops innumerable people from even beginning, and it just isn’t true.