Meditating is one of the best things you can do for your health and mental well-being. It can help reduce stress, anxiety and depression while promoting happiness and positivity. And it’s not just a fad or trend—meditation has been around for thousands of years, likely because it works. If you’re new to meditation or want to learn more about how to start a regular practice, here are some tips from experts on how to build a meditation habit:

Meditation has many mental, emotional and physical health benefits.

Meditation can help you get to sleep, reduce stress and anxiety, increase focus and attention span, manage pain more effectively and improve overall mental health.

Meditation has also been shown to help with depression. In fact, one study published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry found that meditation was just as effective as antidepressants at treating major depressive disorder (MDD).

The benefits of …