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Silence
Tonight I was drawn to silence. I turned off the music that had been playing almost all day, I took a seat by the window (it is dark outside, night-time now) and my dog lay beside me. For a little while the only sound was my dog snoring. And as I went to close my […]
Meditation Research Update
Brain changes that link mindfulness meditation with health-related benefits New research from Carnegie Mellon University provides a window into the brain changes that link mindfulness meditation training with health in stressed adults. Published in Biological Psychiatry, the study shows that mindfulness meditation training, compared to relaxation training, reduces Interleukin-6, an inflammatory health biomarker, in high-stress, […]
Meditation to Ease Stress
An excellent TEDEd video crossed my path this morning .. with a very clear and insightful understanding of Stress and showing how chronic stress can affect brain size, its structure, and how it functions, right down to the level of your genes. Just before Christmas, an article in The Financial Review espoused the benefits of […]
She Let Go
This really touched me today. Floated into my awareness and stayed with me all day .. and so I am sharing with you. The reading in the video is by Michiko .. the poem is .. She Let Go by Reverend Safire Rose She let go She let go. Without a thought or a word, […]
2 Favourite Ted Talks on Mindfulness
#1 – Former Buddhist nun Diana Winston is the director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA Mindful Awareness Center, and the author of several books on mindfulness and meditation. With more than 20 years in the study and practice of mindfulness, Diana explains how routinely taking the time to be in the moment can have a […]
Mindfulness on Sixty Minutes (US)
I just watched a great report from Sixty Minutes (CBS News) on Mindfulness. Anderson Cooper reports on what it’s like to try to achieve “mindfulness,” a self-awareness scientists say is very healthy, but rarely achieved in today’s world of digital distractions. Take a moment to watch .. and listen to some of the world’s leading […]
Science of Meditation: Brain Health
We all want a healthy brain .. and in recent years there has been a growing library of research in the field of neuroscience and how the brain is positively impacted by the practice of meditation. Watch this excellent TEDxCambridge video by Sara Lazar (Neuroscientist) on how meditation can reshape our brains .. and Sara […]