Taking a Closer Look at Health Benefits of Meditation

By: JEANNE BALL
Published: World of Psychology

Meditation research has come a long way since the first scientific study on meditation was published in a peer-reviewed journal in 1971 [1]. That study declared the discovery of a major fourth state of consciousness— the state of restful alertness — experienced during the Continue Reading →

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Does meditation have benefits for mind and body?

By Robert Schneider, MD, FACC
Published: Medical News Today | Wednesday 26 February 2014 – 12am PST

It is hard to believe some still question whether meditation can have a positive effect on mind and body. A very selective research review recently raised the question, leading to headlines such as the one in The Wall Street Journal that said the benefits are limited.

I have been researching effects of meditation on health ...

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Evidence Shows Transcendental Meditation Has Real Health Benefits

By: Robert H. Schneider
Published: huffingtonpost.com | 02/07/2014 3:06 pm EST

Needless to say, I was surprised to see the recent headline in The Wall Street Journal: “Meditation Has Limited Benefits, Study Finds.” I’ve been researching the effects of meditation on health for 30 years and have found that it has compelling benefits. Over the past year, I have been invited by doctors in medical schools and major health centers ...

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Health Benefits Of Mind-Body Practice

Naomi Judd Opens Up To Katie Couric About Health Benefits Of Mind-Body Practice
Published: TheHuffingtonPost.com
Posted: 01/29/2014 4:30 pm EST Updated: 01/30/2014 9:59 am EST

In 1990, country star Naomi Judd was diagnosed with Hepatitis C and told that she had only three years to live. Now, 24 years later, Judd says she feels better than ever — and she has meditation, in part, to thank ...

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Harvard Yoga Scientists Find Proof of Meditation Benefit

Published: Bloomberg
By Makiko Kitamura
Posted: Nov 22, 2013 1:00 PM GMT+1300

Scientists are getting close to proving what yogis have held to be true for centuries — yoga and meditation can ward off stress and disease.

John Denninger, a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School, is leading a five-year study on how the ancient practices affect genes and brain activity in the chronically stressed. His latest work follows a study ...

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20 Scientific Reasons to Start Meditating Today

Feeling It

Emotional expertise for happiness and success
by Emma M. Seppala, Ph.D.
Published: Psychology Today | September 11, 2013

I started meditating soon after 9/11. I was living in Manhattan, an already chaotic place, at an extremely chaotic time. I realized I had no control over my external environment. But the one place I did have a say over was my mind, through meditation. When I started meditating, I did not ...

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What Happens to the Brain When You Meditate (And How it Benefits You)

By: Belle Beth Cooper
Published: Lifehacker.com | 8/26/13 1:00pm

Ever since my dad tried to convince me to meditate when I was about 12, I’ve been fairly skeptical of this practice. It always seemed so vague and hard to understand that I just decided it wasn’t for me. More recently, I’ve actually found how simple (not easy, but simple) meditation can be and what huge benefit ...

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Meditation’s Effects on Emotion Shown to Persist

By TRACI PEDERSEN Associate News Editor
Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on June 23, 2013
Published: Psych Central News

Meditation affects a person’s brain function long after the act of meditation is over, according to new research.

“This is the first time meditation training has been shown to affect emotional processing in the brain outside of a meditative state,” said Gaelle Desbordes, Ph.D., a research fellow at the Athinoula A. Martinos Center ...

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