Meditation involves taking responsibility for our own mental states, and training ourselves to alter how we respond to experiences so that we produce outcomes that are more conducive to well being and happiness. A study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison indicates that the practice of “Open Monitoring Meditation” (such as Vipassana), reduces the grey-matter density in areas of the brain related with anxiety and stress. Meditators were more able to “attend moment-to-moment to the stream of stimuli to which they are exposed and less likely to ‘get stuck’ on any one stimulus. There is therefore a lot that meditation can help us to achieve in dealing with stress, although it is not the only tool we can use. In my opinion that meditation is the best way to get rid of stress, I always used to meditate on my daily life, such as learning, sports, and I also use meditation reduces stress and sadness.