Representative Tim Ryan, of Ohio, engages in a practice that helps him get through the tougher congressional sessions: meditation.
According to Rep. Ryan:
Properly used, he said, it could lower blood pressure, improve children’s test scores and help veterans returning from the war cope with post-traumatic stress disorder. He even cites studies indicating that it can help people speed recovery from psoriasis, a common and sometimes debilitating skin condition.
The Representative sees meditation as the key to helping out Americans. He’s since published a book on the subject, and hopes to encourage more to pick up the practice of meditation and find ways to infuse it into their daily lives.
So, whether on the floor of Congress or on the floor of a yoga studio—there are places across the country where meditation is being embraced.
