Numerous studies have found that meditation is beneficial for mental health, as well as good for relieving certain chronic diseases. But how long should you meditate?
The Longer, the Better
Naiwen Hu is an internationally renowned traditional Chinese medicine doctor, who is still seeing patients in his 70s. To him, mental recuperation is an important part of health preservation, and the most basic way to achieve mental recuperation is sitting in meditation.
“I meditate for a period of time every day, with my eyes closed and my legs crossed in the full lotus position,” he said. “At this moment, I become single-minded, and my mind becomes pure.”…