It has often been said that if you learn habits especially good habits at a young age or before puberty then those habits stay with you for life. In Buddhist country’s mindfulness meditation is taught to children of primary school age and there is growing evidence that it enhances children’s learning in other subjects.

Below are two articles from the BBC on mindfulness meditation which I hope you find interesting.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35688048 – can mindfulness improve children’s concentration?

and another BBC article, about how meditation can, or may be able to slow down the effects of ageing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35688048 – slowing down ageing with mindfulness meditation