Lil Jon performs during halftime of Super Bowl III between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images)
Lil Jon has released a new meditation album to help you find inner peace.
“Hello, I’m Lil Jon,” the rapper quietly says in his welcome message to “Total Meditation.” He describes the album as “10 guided meditations to relieve anxiety, improve focus, and find peace.” The song is 180 degrees similar to the rapper’s other hits, including “Turn Down for What” and “Yeah!”
said the rapper (who was also the halftime show’s musical director), fresh off a Super Bowl halftime performance with Usher, Alicia Keys, Ludacris and others. XXL Magazine The album was inspired by his personal struggles, primarily his divorce.
“I’ve always meditated a little bit,” John said, “but when I turned 50, I started going through a lot. I started going through a divorce, and now we’re separated, and I’m going through a divorce. All the emotions from and that whole process really got to me, so I realized I had to start going inside myself to calm myself down.”
Meditation, the practice of mental and physical techniques to improve well-being, has several health benefits, including improved mood, reduced anxiety, and even improved sleep patterns, according to experts. It is said that there is.
In the first head-to-head comparison, mindfulness meditation was just as effective as standard medications for treating anxiety, according to a 2022 study published in JAMA Psychiatry.
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The study tested a widely used mindfulness program that includes 2.5 hours of weekly classes and 45 minutes of daily at-home practice. Participants were randomly assigned to either participate in the program or use daily generic drugs sold under the brand name Lexapro for depression and anxiety.
After two months, anxiety, as measured by a severity scale, decreased by about 30% in both groups and continued to decrease over the next four months.
Sheehan Fisher, an associate professor and psychologist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine who was not involved in the study, said the study “reaffirms how useful mindfulness can be when practiced effectively. We are confirming it.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
