More scientific support for meditation practices was presented in the New York Times earlier this month. Several studies were cited in the article. The study with the most promising results (IMHO) revealed that long-term meditators “had greater gyrification — a term that describes the folding of the cerebral cortex, the outermost part of the brain.” […]
Meditation Practices Can Cause Your Brain Cells To Grow
May 13, 2012 by
Recent scientific research has shown that meditation practices can cause your brain cells to grow and make you smarter. This research is validating what yogis and meditators have know for millennia. The scientific evidence reported by Richard Crown in a document from the University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness is that …meditation actually grows grey […]
Meditation Practices For Worry
April 13, 2012 by
Dr. Martin Rossman has outlined a set of mediation practices for worry in his book, The Worry Solution: Using Breakthrough Brain Science to Turn Stress and Anxiety Into Confidence and Happiness. These practices resulted from his many years practicing medicine, acupuncture and guided imagery. He is highly regarded as one of the pioneers of complementary […]
Science Investigates Meditation Practices
April 9, 2012 by
Many people now know that science investigates meditation practices. The Dalai Lama has worked closely with Dr. Richie Davidson of the University of Wisconsin in convincing long time meditation practitioners and Tibetan monks to participate in Dr. Davidson’s research. Some monks have even left their caves to help the scientific investigations. This work has been […]
Alternative Medicine Reinforces Modern Medicine
April 7, 2012 by
In the story about Dr. Sheldon Ruderman, we learn that alternative medicine reinforces modern medicine. More and more people are using some form complementary and alternative medicine these days, and new studies are being reported on frequently. You may wish to look into a variety of alternative medicine practices if you or a loved one […]
Meditation Practices Can Change Your Life – The Dalai Lama
March 26, 2012 by
Of all the teachers in the world who teach on how meditation practices can change your life, The Dalai Lama is probably the most famous. His exile from Tibet, dating back to 1959, has made him Tibet’s ambassador to the rest of the world. In this role, The Dalai Lama has been extremely well-received, and […]
Meditation Practices for Pain and Stress
March 26, 2012 by
I have been a long-time integrative practitioner dating back to the 1970’s and have been using meditation practices for pain and stress since then. When my son was sick with cancer, I listened to the medical establishment and, at the same time, followed my instinct to investigate integrative practices. Even back then, I was using […]
Meditation Practices Change Your Brain
March 26, 2012 by
More research results confirm what my posts have already said: meditation practices change your brain! See Meditation Practices Are Linked to Increased Intelligence and Meditation Practices for Pain and Stress. Check out this video from Channel 7 News. Meditation Practices Change Your Brain Julianna Raye reiterates what I have said in What is Meditation? Remember, […]
Meditation Practices Are Linked to Increased Intelligence
March 24, 2012 by
A recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle from BeWellBuzz.com reported that meditation practices are linked to increased intelligence. If you have already recognized that the benefits of meditation practices are great in number, this should come as no surprise to you. Meditation Practices Are Linked to Increased Intelligence Recent research conducted at the UCLA […]
