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Meditation is a practice in which individuals use techniques - such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity- to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state. Meditation is practiced in numerous regions, religions and traditions. Meditation and mindfulness induce a heightened state of awareness and focused attention. Various studies demonstrate the practice help relieve stress- anxiety, depression, reduce inflammation, and improve memory and attention, to boot.