My love,
The M word! Meditation, it seems like the most fashionable thing to do these days, but Meditation in all its shapes and forms goes way beyond what most of us think it’s actually capable of impacting us.
Meditation is, in my experience, life-transforming.
To go from stressed, overwhelmed and irritated to calm, centred, connected and peaceful, is and was nothing short of a miracle.
A lot of people think meditation is “woo-woo”, that you have to be all zen-like, wear a kaftan and burn incense.
I’m here to tell you that there are literally countless benefits of cultivating a meditation practice, rooted in science and firsthand experience of not only myself but also working with hundreds of women over the years and watching women transform through practising meditation.
To be able to respond rather than react.
To feel heartfelt peace.
To feel connected to something bigger than yourself.
Amongst the many benefits, today we’re going to go over my top 20 reasons to meditate, and at the end, I’ll share with you how you can begin a meditation practice with ease so that you can begin reaping the wondrous benefits of the sacred capabilities you have within you right this second, waiting to be realised.
Let’s begin.
What Is Meditation?
Meditation is more than a practice—it is a remembering. Rooted in the Latin meditatio, meaning to reflect, to ponder, to turn inward, it gently calls you back home to yourself.
Within the word itself lies a quiet truth: a return to centre, a sacred pause amidst the noise of the world.
It is not about silencing your thoughts, but about sitting with them in stillness, allowing the layers of who you are to show themselves.
In this space, you reconnect with your essence—with the whisper of your intuition, the rhythm of your breath, and the infinite presence within you.
Meditation becomes a doorway, a soft unfolding, where the mind quiets, the soul speaks, and you remember the peace that has always lived within you.
Meditation is like oxygen for me. If I didn’t do it, it would be like stepping outside naked!
I had an amazing Therapist a few years back, and she once described morning meditation like this: “it’s like a swimmer standing on blocks at the edge of the pool about to jump in. Before they jump, they’ve done so many things in the lead-up to prepare for that race, for that day. Before you jump into your day, Sam, take the time to prepare yourself, energetically, emotionally and nourish your soul”.
This has always stayed with me. Because in the old days, I used to jump out of bed, having hit snooze a few times, I’d feel rushed, unprepared, tired and stressed.
Life is very different for me today. When we actively carve out the time to take care of ourselves, mind, energy, and body, the fruits of this love we show ourselves on a daily basis are so sweet.
Different Types of Meditation
There are many different types of meditation for different purposes, but essentially they all require inward, focused attention.
Meta – Offering love and kindness
Meditation of Breath
Kundalini
Visualisation for manifestation (health/wealth/relationships)
Gratitude
Silent and self-led or guided meditation with a teacher (my favorite app below)
Many different spiritual traditions have different pathways and structures of meditation, but they are all, at their roots, focusing on your inner world, connecting to the divine within.
The Meaning & Origin of “Meditation”
The word meditation comes from the Latin word meditatio, which means “to think, reflect, or contemplate.” It is also rooted in the verb meditari, meaning “to practice,” “to ponder,” or “to engage deeply with.”
At its core, meditation isn’t about emptying your mind—it’s about turning your attention inward and becoming present with your thoughts, your breath, and your inner world, the true essence of you.
- “Medi” – often associated with middle or centre
→ representing coming back to your inner centre, your balance point - “Tation” – linked to action or process
→ suggesting that meditation is a practice, something you return to regularly
So in a deeper sense, meditation can be seen as:
“the practice of returning to your centre”
What meditation is not: trying to control your thinking or to stop thinking
What meditation is: a sacred practice to honour the divinity of you, to cultivate a deeper connection to self.
20 Reasons To Meditate
Emotional Benefits
- Improves emotional regulation – helps you respond calmly rather than react impulsively
2. Reduces stress and anxiety – lowers mental overwhelm and promotes relaxation
3. Increases self-awareness – brings clarity to thoughts, habits, and emotional patterns
4. Enhances mood – supports greater feelings of peace, balance, and contentment
5. Builds resilience – strengthens your ability to navigate life’s challenges with more ease, clarity and grace.
Spiritual Benefits
6. Deepens inner connection – creates space to connect with your higher self and divine inner truth
7. Cultivates presence – anchors you in the present moment, where awareness expands
8. Awakens Inner Knowing & Sacred Awareness Through regular meditation, you create space to hear the subtle voice of your intuition. This strengthens your connection to your higher self, guiding you with clarity, trust, and a sense of inner peace that comes from within rather than the outside world. It’s the voice that you once didn’t have the courage to take action on or didn’t really listen to, the voice that whispers “write that book, start your blog, take that job”. It’s these whispers from the divine that become audible, and feel right in our bodies, we trust.
9. Deepens Connection to Your Divine Essence Meditation gently quiets the noise of the external world, allowing you to reconnect with the truth of who you are beneath the mind. In this stillness, you begin to feel a deeper connection to your divine essence—the part of you that is calm, whole, and infinitely wise.
10. Strengthens intuition – enhances your ability to trust your inner guidance. Your soul has all the answers already, and it knows way more than our logical thinking brain.
11. Encourages mindful living – supports conscious, intentional choices and decisions
12. Fosters purpose and alignment – helps you feel more connected to your life path and daily actions to be in continual alignment with your higher purpose. You are here for a specific purpose, on purpose. If you have deep desires to do, be or have something, desires that are rooted in your heart, these aren’t just your desires; they have been given to you to express in this time-space reality. The vision that you hold for yourself is divine instruction. Not fantasy.
Physical & Science-Backed Benefits
13. Lowers cortisol levels – reduces the body’s primary stress hormone
14. Decreases blood pressure – supports heart health and circulation
15. Improves sleep quality – calms the nervous system for deeper, more restorative rest
16. Enhances brain function – studies show improved focus, memory, and cognitive flexibility
17. Supports neuroplasticity – can physically change brain structure (e.g., increased grey matter in areas linked to learning and emotional control)
18. Boosts immune function – linked to stronger immune response and reduced inflammation
19. Activates the parasympathetic nervous system – shifts the body into “rest and digest” mode
20. Reduces symptoms of chronic pain – helps change how the brain perceives pain
There are so many studies done on the transformation of meditation on the grey matter in the brain and how meditation physically changes the landscape of the brain. Dr Joe Dispenza is one of my most favourite teachers, and he writes:
“She enrolled participants who had never meditated and put them in an eight-week mindfulness program. Her question was: could it be that people who were long-term meditators had more grey matter to begin with?
What she found was that in just eight weeks of meditation, participants experienced a thickening in several regions of the brain, including the left hippocampus (involved in learning, memory, and emotional regulation); the TPJ (involved in empathy and the ability to take multiple perspectives); and a part of the brainstem called the pons (where regulatory neurotransmitters are generated).
The amygdala of the new meditators also shrank, which is the brain’s survival center and the area that is correlated to a reduction of stress. The amygdala is a region of the brain associated with fear, anxiety, pain, and aggression.”
You can read the full article here.
How To Cultivate a Meditation Practice
Create Your Space
Find a quiet space where you won’t be disturbed. I find the best time to meditate is when the house is still quiet, and everyone is still asleep. This is such a sacred time for me to focus, connect and nourish myself.
What You Need
You don’t really need anything but yourself and your breath. If you have those two things, you can meditate.
But, as a daily practice, I love to create the space in a way that honours the deepest part of me. The part that can’t be seen, only felt and experienced. The divinity of me.
I have some nice non toxic tea light candles, a plant or flowers, cushions and my favourite incense. I’ll also keep my journal close by as there are sometimes messages, intuitive hits and ideas that come through.
Every time I sit in this space, it’s a place of remembering who I am.
The space we create also acts as a signal to your subconscious: “it’s time to connect, calm, relax, be”.
If you’re new to meditation and don’t have much of a morning routine, set your alarm 15 mins earlier than usual and dedicate 10 minutes to sit with yourself.
Select the same time of day and make it sacred ‘me time’. So for me, 6am is my sacred time, it’s so still and quiet. I don’t do anything before I’ve sat with myself. No emails, phone, talking, literally nothing. Once I have nourished myself, then I begin the ‘doing’ part of my day, but always me first.
How To Meditate
If you’re new to meditation, I find practising guided meditations so beautiful. My favourite app of all time is the Insight Timer App. It’s free and has thousands of meditations to choose from.
Just pop in the search bar what you are intuitively called to do;
Meditation to calm the nervous system
Meditation for stress relief
Morning meditation
Gratitude
Self-love & compassion
Healing
Grief
Forgiveness
You can type anything, and you’ll find many to choose from.
Be playful with it, have fun, be curious. You can choose a different meditation to try every day. You’ll find ones that you fall in love with and will keep returning to over and over again.
Things to be mindful of:
It can sometimes feel uncomfortable in the beginning if it feels like thoughts are just avalanching through your mind. It’s ok, the goal is not to stop or force them to stop.
Coming back to the breath, focus on the teacher’s voice, back to the present moment, over and over again.
Over time, the gap between thoughts becomes wider, the space between thoughts, where there’s nothing (the gap), is delicious. To be in that space is weightless, bathing in the nothingness and peaceful nature of you, where there are no worries, no stresses, nothing to do, is an incredible feeling.
I genuinely look forward to meeting my true self daily and bathing in presence.
It isn’t always easy, but thats why it’s called a ‘medittion prctice’ and not meditation perfection!
Final Thoughts
Be kind and gentle with yourself. Imagine if you could wake up and spend a little time looking after your heart, mind and soul, can you feel how loving that would be toward yourself? Imagine if after a few mornings you started to feel calmer and more centred?
Are you willing to give yourself 10 minutes in the morning before the world starts asking things of you? Mybe even 5 minutes? It’s still impactful, I promise.
Let me know how you get on, I’d love to hear from you,
In Love & Peace,
p.s. If you feel called to go deeper, these are some of my favourite books on meditation. I personally love an audiobook, but you can get the hardbacks of these too.
How to Meditate with Pema Chödrön: A Practical Guide to Making Friends with Your Mind
The Miracle Of Mindfulness: The Classic Guide to Meditation by the World’s Most Revered Master
Miracles Now: 108 Life-Changing Tools for Less Stress, More Flow, and Finding Your True Purpose
Autobiography of a Yogi: Paramahansa Yogananda
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