The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
the idea is that the stress reduction, which is clear and not debated, brought about by that type of meditation practice is good at offsetting some of the cortisol increases associated with reduced sleep and leading people to be able to function cognitively and physically better on reduced sleep than they would had they not been doing the meditation practice.
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Well, the idea is that the stress reduction, which is clear and not debated, brought about by that type of meditation practice is good at offsetting some of the cortisol increases associated with reduced sleep and leading people to be able to function cognitively and physically better on reduced sleep than they would had they not been doing the meditation practice.
Some groups find that indeed that is the case, and the interpretation is that the stress reduction that's brought about by regular meditative practice, and in this case, very regular, it tends to be one or, more typically, two 20-minute-per-day meditation sessions.
So if you meditate, your immune system is different. If you meditate, your stress response is different.