http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/05/mindfulness-rewards-positive-feedback_n_4213365.html?utm_hp_ref=healthy-living Mindfulness could help you to be less swayed by immediate rewards, a new study suggests. A study in the journal Emotion shows that people high in mindfulness have less brain activity in response to positive feedback. Mindfulness is the act of nonjudgmental focus on the present moment. “These findings suggest that mindful individuals may be less… Continue reading Mindfulness Could Make You Less Swayed By Immediate Rewards
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Technique incorporating meditation and yoga lowers high blood pressure
Technique incorporating meditation and yoga lowers high blood pressure Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 17:58 Washington: A new study has revealed that technique incorporating meditation and yoga can benefit patients with high blood pressure or `prehypertension`. The study by Joel W. Hughes , PhD, of Kent State (Ohio) University included 56 women and men… Continue reading Technique incorporating meditation and yoga lowers high blood pressure
Compassionate Meditation Can Boost Empathy | Psych Central News
Compassionate Meditation Can Boost EmpathyCompassionate Meditation Can Boost Empathy By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on October 5, 2012 New research suggest a compassion-based meditation program can significantly improve an individual’s ability to read the emotions of others.Investigators measured the improvement in empathic accuracy by behavioral testing of… Continue reading Compassionate Meditation Can Boost Empathy | Psych Central News
How the neuroscience of meditation rewires the brain for love – San Francisco Women’s Health | Examiner.com
Essential to human survival early in life is the ability to form a secure bond in infancy. It has been said that babies who receive food, water, clothing, and all their basic physical requirements but lack human connection do not thrive. Why is attachment so intrinsic for people? Our species are a social bunch and… Continue reading How the neuroscience of meditation rewires the brain for love – San Francisco Women’s Health | Examiner.com