As evidence of its effectiveness grows, more doctors are prescribing meditation to help boost the body’s healing powers. The stress of caring for her ailing parents, then grieving their deaths eventually caught up with Sharyn Resvick. She suffered from shooting pain in her shoulder from a pinched nerve. Worse, she could feel her heart pounding… Continue reading More doctors embrace meditation as medicine
Category: Meditation
Meditation in Business: Mindfulness training can help meditator cut losses
by Andrew Hafenbrack and Zoe Kinias Practice more than just a passing management fad as it can play role in decision-making and bring changes to emotions and behaviour Mindfulness meditation is a practice that cultivates awareness of the present moment and clears the mind of other thoughts, often accomplished by non-judgmentally focusing attention on the… Continue reading Meditation in Business: Mindfulness training can help meditator cut losses
Researchers integrate meditation and science to develop targeted mental health treatments
Mindfulness is always personal and often spiritual, but the meditation experience does not have to be subjective. Advances in methodology are allowing researchers to integrate mindfulness experiences with brain imaging and neural signal data to form testable hypotheses about the science – and the reported mental health benefits – of the practice. A team of Brown University researchers, led… Continue reading Researchers integrate meditation and science to develop targeted mental health treatments
Happy Spring! Meditation and Breathing Exercises May Help Allergy Flare Ups, Research Shows
Hay fever and other allergies could be made worse by stress, and some scientists believe meditation and breathing exercises may be the key to relieving flare ups, according to a report by the Daily Mail. “Stress can cause several negative effects on the body, including causing more symptoms for allergy sufferers,” Dr Amber Patterson, from the… Continue reading Happy Spring! Meditation and Breathing Exercises May Help Allergy Flare Ups, Research Shows
NCCAM: Meditation and the Dalai Lama
Meditation and the Dalai Lama March 17, 2014 Josephine P. Briggs, M.D. Director National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine View Dr. Briggs’ biographical sketch The NIH community was delighted to welcome His Holiness the Dalai Lama on March 7 to present the annual NIH J. Edward Rall Cultural Lecture, in which he discussed “The Role of Science in… Continue reading NCCAM: Meditation and the Dalai Lama
Is Mindfulness just another hype of the disconnectionist “artisanal crowd?” or is it as “a way to sabotage the addiction tactics of the acceleration-distraction complex that is Silicon Valley”
The Mindfulness Racket: The evangelists of unplugging might just have another agenda BY EVGENY MOROZOV of The New Republic In yet another sign that the new age lingo of the 1960s is still very much with us, “mindfulness” has become the new “sustainability”: No one quite knows what it is, but everyone seems to be for it. It recently made… Continue reading Is Mindfulness just another hype of the disconnectionist “artisanal crowd?” or is it as “a way to sabotage the addiction tactics of the acceleration-distraction complex that is Silicon Valley”
All You Need is Love, Gratitude, and Oxytocin: the Science of Romance
By Lauren Klein | February 11, 2014 A new study finds a biological mechanism behind “thank you”—and reveals one way that it bonds couples together. Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, inviting us to think about what’s at the heart of our romantic relationships. Is there some sort of “glue” that binds us together with other… Continue reading All You Need is Love, Gratitude, and Oxytocin: the Science of Romance
What happened when I tried to be a ‘mindful’ parent
by LEAH MCLAREN Special to The Globe and Mail When I had my son James, I tried to be mindful for the first time in my life. I had practised yoga and meditation and read books on Buddhism and spiritual enlightenment before. I even did a 10-day juice detox during which I hallucinated colours while… Continue reading What happened when I tried to be a ‘mindful’ parent
Meditation study links history to science: Light experiences during meditation similar to visualizations caused by sensory deprivation
By Ashna Mukhi Staff Writer Brown Daily Herald Practitioners of Buddhist meditation have reported seeing globes, jewels and little stars during meditation-induced light experiences. The neurobiological explanation for these visions was the subject of a recent study led by Willoughby Britton, assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior, and Jared Lindahl, professor of religious studies at… Continue reading Meditation study links history to science: Light experiences during meditation similar to visualizations caused by sensory deprivation
Mind Over Matter Stressed out? Think it out
Maggie Flynn, CTW Features Mind over matter is a difficult state to achieve, but according to a new study, meditation might provide some help in getting there. Research from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, suggests that 30 minutes of daily meditation may help alleviate the symptoms of anxiety, pain and depression. This six-month study, led by Johns… Continue reading Mind Over Matter Stressed out? Think it out