In a nutshell, the benefits to your body are immeasurable, in that meditation reduces your blood pressure, lowers your risk of heart disease, increases your serotonin levels, decreases your muscle tension, relaxes your nervous system, enhances your brain electrical energy, increases your energy, stamina, strength and vigor, lowers your risk of heart disease, and improves your immune system, thus helping with your healing, and on and on...

The benefits to your mind are almost magical in that meditation reduces your stress, your feelings of overwhelm, anxiety, and restless thinking, while increasing your creativity, focus, concentration, learning, memory, productivity, sleeping patterns, and self-confidence.

And of course, meditation gifts your spirit - your essence - by providing you with peace of mind, increased feelings of happiness, joy, wisdom, awareness, mindfulness, abilities, compassion for yourself and others, and higher tolerance for difficult feelings in everyday life.

That's a start. :)