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Nia you are very right. According to a study in the American journal of Human biology, an anthropologist,Christopher Lynn, I copied from the site, “Lynn’s study of 52 Pentecostals in New York’s Hudson Valley found that the experience of glossolalia dampened reactions to normal daily stressors. “I was comparing both biomarkers on Sunday and Monday because I wanted to see if people with more glossolalia experience would have less reactive nervous systems, as though their experience had caused them to be less anxious people in the face of stress, as meditation is reputed to do,” Lynn said. On Sunday, Lynn found that cortisol levels were high for all churchgoers in the study, as expected. “On Monday,” Lynn said, “I predicted people with more glossolalia experience would have lower cortisol, which they generally did. Amylase is a little more difficult to interpret, but the higher rate of amylase among those with more glossolalia experience on Monday is interpreted as greater stability.” To clarify it simply, glossolalia here refers to speaking in tongues. It was found to have a calming effect on the mind and relieved stress than those who don’t. Here is the link to the article, https://www.dana.org/article/speaking-in-tongues-glossolalia-and-stress-reduction/