[Brown University] — 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.… Continue reading Research method integrates meditation, science: the meditation experience does not have to be subjective.
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More doctors embrace meditation as medicine
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
Work Stress: An Email Meditation To Reduce Tension At Your Desk
Checking your overflowing Gmail inbox — or sending out a message to an important business contact — is a pretty surefire way to make your pulse quicken and your mind start racing with worries about deadlines and obligations. In fact, one study actually found that checking and sending email at work can increase your blood… Continue reading Work Stress: An Email Meditation To Reduce Tension At Your Desk
New Research on Meditation—It’s All About the Brain | NCCAM
We are planning a series of blog posts to highlight some exciting work from our research portfolio. Research we support has led to more than 3,000 peer-reviewed papers; hundreds are published each year. We plan to highlight a few here, choosing examples that illustrate both the promise and the challenges of research on complementary health… Continue reading New Research on Meditation—It’s All About the Brain | NCCAM
The “best” meditation is what works for you! by Karah Pino, MAcOM
The results of a research study from San Francisco State University came out in July of 2012 that asked the question: “What is the best meditation?” Meditation practitioners around the world would say: “The meditation I do!” and as it turns out, the research shows that it is absolutely true! The study followed people who… Continue reading The “best” meditation is what works for you! by Karah Pino, MAcOM
Templeton Foundation awards grant for meditation research
Templeton Foundation awards grant for meditation research November 19th, 2012 The John Templeton Foundation has awarded a grant of $2.3 million over three years to continue and extend the Shamatha Project, the most comprehensive investigation yet conducted into the effects of intensive meditation training on mind and body. The Shamatha Project is… Continue reading Templeton Foundation awards grant for meditation research
Meditation Influences Emotional Processing Even When You’re Not Meditating: Study
Meditation may influence the way the brain processes emotions — even when you’re not actually practicing it, a new study in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience suggests. Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, the University of Arizona, Boston University, the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies and Emory University found that meditation changes the way… Continue reading Meditation Influences Emotional Processing Even When You’re Not Meditating: Study
Meditation Boosts Mood, Eases Pain & Stress | Care2 Healthy Living
Meditation Boosts Mood, Eases Pain & Stress While most people associate meditation with religion, this simple and powerful practiced transcends religious beliefs. Meditation is like a short vacation away from the stresses of everyday life to allow you to center your mind and create a peaceful feeling. And, the research is showing that meditation is… Continue reading Meditation Boosts Mood, Eases Pain & Stress | Care2 Healthy Living
How I Meditate | Mindful Parenting
Let me be clear about this. I am not the “meditating type,” if such a type actually exists. I don’t wear long flowery skirts, I’m not into mystical rituals, and chanting has always creeped me out. To be perfectly honest, I always thought that meditation was for weirdos who would be better served by a… Continue reading How I Meditate | Mindful Parenting
Huff Post: 3 Ways to Increase Your Focus During Meditation
On a recent flight to Jackson, Wyo., it wasn’t only the plane that soared to new heights — so did a conversation with my seat-mate. I had an inclination of something that might occur when she took out a book on Buddhist wisdom. So it came as no surprise that after laughing about some… Continue reading Huff Post: 3 Ways to Increase Your Focus During Meditation