While the benefits of meditating have been tirelessly proven in recent research, few talk, or even know, about the downsides of the practice.
Meditation has been proven to reduce inflammation and your risk of heart disease while boosting your immune system.
However, researchers at Brown University are now speaking out about the negative affects that meditation sessions can have on people who have experienced trauma in the past, among others.
They are emphasizing the fact that meditation instructors need to be aware of the fact that their methods could cause certain people distress – achieving the exact opposite of the desired effect.
