Effect of Meditation on Elderly

Abstract

Meditation has been used to help people feel at peace and in recent years, meditation has increased in popularity due to its scientifically-proven benefits. As we know the senior citizens as they advance in age, the health also gradually deteriorating. It is proven through various research studies that the elders can revitalise through a simple practice of Meditation. Various journals and articles to explore this fact through PubMed, Google scholar and other studies. Total 30 studies were shortlisted, from which 20 of them with proper methodology were reviewed and reported. All these studies proved that simple meditation has varies benefits that can improve the physical, mental, social and spiritual health and thus the elders can improve the quality of their life. Keywords: Meditation, Elderly, quality of life