Check out this exciting article about research that has found mindfulness meditation training can change your brain structures in just 8 weeks.
Mindfulness meditation training changes brain structure in 8 weeks Continue reading “8 Weeks of Meditation Can Change Your Brain”
Category: Mindfulness and Meditation
The most simple yet important habit to create….
“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.”
-Chinese Proverb Continue reading “The most simple yet important habit to create….”
How Meditation May Change the Brain
Multiple JasminBalance viewers sent me this NY Times Article after my post last week. The article has more personality than you’d expect, given that there is scientific data involved. Enjoy!
How Meditation May Change the Brain
Here are some highlights:
- “The researchers report that those who meditated for about 30 minutes a day for eight weeks had measurable changes in gray-matter density in parts of the brain associated with memory, sense of self, empathy and stress.”
- “M.R.I. brain scans taken before and after the participants’ meditation regimen found increased gray matter in the hippocampus, an area important for learning and memory. The images also showed a reduction of gray matter in the amygdala, a region connected to anxiety and stress. A control group that did not practice meditation showed no such changes.”
- “…Mindfulness Meditation… it’s about bringing the mind back to the here and now, as opposed to letting the mind drift.”
- “2009 study suggests that meditation may reduce blood pressure in patients with coronary heart disease. And a 2007 study found that meditators have longer attention spans.”
The Wisdom of a Snapple Cap
According to a Snapple cap…..
“Six-year olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day.” Continue reading “The Wisdom of a Snapple Cap”