I want to meditate. I do. I want to be calm and happy and live in the now. I want to try to deactivate genes associated with stress and inflammation and turn on those associated with mitochondrial function and telomere maintenance. I want to be mindful, darn it. And yet, like George Costanza, who wanted… Continue reading The stress of not meditating, when you know you should – Lifestyle – The Boston Globe
Category: Meditation Research
Meditation’s Antianxiety Effects Visible on Brain Imaging
Individuals with no experience in meditation who participate in mindful meditation training sessions for as little as 4 days show changes in specific brain mechanisms that correlate with a reduction in anxiety, a new imaging study shows. “There is plenty of evidence that meditation can improve a host of issues, such as pain and cognitive… Continue reading Meditation’s Antianxiety Effects Visible on Brain Imaging
Review: ‘Free the Mind’ documentary finds hope in meditation – latimes.com
By Gary Goldstein May 16, 2013, 6:00 p.m. There’s something healing about simply watching “Free the Mind,” Danish filmmaker Phie Ambo’s gentle, compassionate documentary spotlighting the use of such drug-free options as meditation and mindfulness to treat anxiety and trauma. Writer-director Ambo focuses on three main subjects: Will, an endearing 5-year-old with ADHD and a… Continue reading Review: ‘Free the Mind’ documentary finds hope in meditation – latimes.com
Study examines meditation’s potential to improve recovery after cancer treatment | University of Minnesota
Pat Rudolph had never pegged herself as the meditation type. Yet here she was in a weekly, two-hour mindfulness meditation course with a dozen strangers. “I’ve never laid still for 20 minutes in my life,” Rudolph thought when she enrolled in a Masonic Cancer Center study looking at the potential of mindfulness-based therapy to ease… Continue reading Study examines meditation’s potential to improve recovery after cancer treatment | University of Minnesota
Why a Little Bit of Stress Is Good For You | Greatist
There are times when I think I’d be much happier if I could spend the rest of my life lounging on the sands of the Mediterranean, having someone fan me with palm fronds while feeding me superfood grapes. In other words, life would be better without any stress. Or would it? According to new research… Continue reading Why a Little Bit of Stress Is Good For You | Greatist
Transcendental Meditation significantly reduces posttraumatic stress in African refugees
April 8, 2013 in Psychology & Psychiatry via Transcendental Meditation significantly reduces posttraumatic stress in African refugees. graph shows the changes in posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms as reflected in scores on the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL) in the two groups. Both groups indicated severe PTS symptoms at baseline. Visible improvements can be seen in… Continue reading Transcendental Meditation significantly reduces posttraumatic stress in African refugees
Meditation Produces Opposite Effect of ‘Fight or Flight’ | Psych Central News
By Traci Pedersen Associate News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on May 4, 2013 Meditation Produces Opposite Effect of ‘Fight or Flight’ A new study reveals that practitioners of meditation experience changes in gene expression that are the exact opposite of what occurs during the “flight or fight” stress response. Specifically, genes associated… Continue reading Meditation Produces Opposite Effect of ‘Fight or Flight’ | Psych Central News
Yoga Isn’t Just Good For Your Mind, It’s Good For Your Genes | Greatist
There are lots of reasons to start practicing yoga and meditation. Yogis get to shop at Lululemon and tote around fancy rolled-up mats. Those who meditate attract admiring looks when they sit poised in lotus position in the middle of a crowded office building. Okay, so we’re being a bit facetious. But, as it turns… Continue reading Yoga Isn’t Just Good For Your Mind, It’s Good For Your Genes | Greatist
Meditation Could Help Students Get Better Grades, Study Finds
Want to do well on that upcoming test? Consider a little meditation, a new study in the journal Mindfulness suggests. Researchers from George Mason University and the University of Illinois conducted their study on college students in a psychology class. Some of the students were shown how to meditate before listening to a lecture, while… Continue reading Meditation Could Help Students Get Better Grades, Study Finds
A Glimpse into the Meditating Brain
A Glimpse into the Meditating Brain* Bryan Williams University of New Mexico via A Glimpse into the Meditating Brain. A Glimpse into the Meditating Brain* Bryan Williams University of New Mexico Abstract: Meditation has served as a traditional Eastern technique to transform consciousness and gain higher insight by focusing attention and… Continue reading A Glimpse into the Meditating Brain