“The Scientific Power of Meditation” by ASAPScience

Updated: October 11th, 2025
Author: Kate Nelson

As someone who practices meditation regularly, often using apps like Headspace or attending yoga classes to help me breathe, reflect, and calm my nervous system, I’ve definitely felt the effects in how I respond to stress and overwhelming situations. However, I have never fully understood the scientific benefits of meditation for everyone who practices it. This video, “The Scientific Power of Meditation” by ASAPScience, really helped me clarify that and ‘put a face to the name.’

I love how simple the explainer video is to understand, with clear visuals, a clear voice, and a touch of humour that keeps things engaging without losing focus. The animation style makes complicated ideas about the brain easy to follow and remember, which is something I hope to reflect in my own Challenge B project.

From the lens of Mayer’s Multimedia Learning Theory, the video does a great job balancing visual and auditory information. The narrator speaks as illustrations appear on screen, showing the modality principle in action. The coherence principle is present since every visual directly supports the narration, and the signalling principle appears through arrows and highlights that guide attentionto important details. The pacing uses the segmenting principle, dividing the science into small, understandable chunks. Finally, the casual and friendly narration shows the personalization principle, addressing potential audience emotions and helping viewers connect to the topic.

Overall, this is an amazing example of how simplicity, pacing, and a bit of humour can make learning something like meditation both enjoyable and meaningful.

References:

ASAPScience, (video), “The Scientific Power of Meditation”, on Youtube. Written by: Rachel Salt, Gregory Brown and Mitchell Moffit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw71zanwMnY

Headspace, meditation (webpage, app). https://www.headspace.com