Does meditation Improve your health? People have been meditating for centuries as a form of spiritual and religious practice. One of the most significant contributors to our health issues is stress. Meditation and mindfulness have been known to be helpful with stress anxiety but does that have a relationship with our long-term health? In our current society, we have many different forms of coping mechanisms. Some of these may not be the best for our health and may even be considered harmful. A recent meta-analysis in rodents shows that depression and stress are among the five leading causes of disease (Antoniuk et al., 2018). This article is fascinating because of where we currently are in the world today. We all have stress to some degree; however, after covid, the social-political divide, and inflation, this is a new level of stress for all to manage. While connecting with clients, I hear and feel it. Self-love can feel uncomfortable and challenging to practice da