Posts Tagged ‘Meditation-and-The-Brain’
Meditation can Change the Structure of the Brain
(Editor’s Note: We are pleased to bring you this article by Jason Marsh, thanks to our collaboration with the Greater Good Magazine.) . I consider myself something of a prospective meditator—meaning that a serious meditation practice is always something I’m about to start… next week. So for years, I’ve been making a mental note of…
Read MoreMeditation: Different Techniques, Different Effects on the Brain
In a post last month we discussed mediation as a tool to train your brain. Now you may be wondering whether the different types of mediation differ in their techniques and their effects. This article from The Huffington Post explores How Meditation Techniques Compare — Zen, Mindfulness, Transcendental Meditation and more. The old “scientific” myth that meditation…
Read MoreMeditation and The Brain
Superb blog article by Newsweek’s Sharon Begley: The Lotus and the Synapse, introducing a new Study that shows compassion meditation changes the brain. To read the original paper led by Richard Davidson and Antoine Lutz, click Here. We will be covering this in more detail next week.
Read MoreManage your feelings for conflict resolution
Stephanie West Allen kindly alerted us of her impressive new initiative and blog, in collaboration with Dr. Jeffrey M. Schwartz, titled Brains On Purpose. They have partnered to bring a series of seminars on neuroscience and conflict resolution: Portland, Oregon, in November 2007, and San Francisco Bay Area in January 2008-so far. Dr. Schwartz has…
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