Scientists have now discovered how mindfulness meditation can give patients control over levels of depression, anxiety and chronic pain, says Mia Hansson The secular meditation courses now being rolled out by the NHS are a lot easier than the one the Buddha taught. Photograph: GuardianMindfulness meditation has been shown to give patients control over their… Continue reading NHS recognition of mindfulness meditation is good for depression | Mia Hansson | Society | The Guardian
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Controlling Brain Waves May Be Key to Meditation’s Benefits | Psych Central News
The benefits of meditation are well-acknowledged. Yet a scientific explanation of how it works has been conspicuously absent. Brown University scientists may have helped to overcome this barrier as researchers propose a neurophysiological framework to explain the clinical benefits bestowed by meditation. Scientists believe that mindfulness practitioners gain enhanced control over sensory cortical alpha rhythms… Continue reading Controlling Brain Waves May Be Key to Meditation’s Benefits | Psych Central News
How meditation changes brain rhythms to sooth pain and depression
Meditation isn’t only a way to relax or a throw-back to the 1960s when the Beatles first made the practice popular in the U.S. In fact, in recent years, mainstream scientists have published several studies showing that mindfulness meditation, which is centered on being aware of the present moment by focusing on the body and… Continue reading How meditation changes brain rhythms to sooth pain and depression