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The Science of Meditation
In recent years, meditation has become a hot topic of scientific study. The resutls are proving what sages have know for thousands of years: that meditation is really good for you. Duh. Check out the following articles and papers that validate the positive effects of meditation on your health & wellbeing.
Source: Time Magazine
Scientists show how meditation changes brain-wave patterns, shifting from the alpha waves of arousal to the theta waves that dominate the brain during periods of deep relaxation.
What this means to you: meditation helps you relax and get clear.
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Source: Business Week
Imaging technology shows that people who practice meditation that focuses on kindness and compassion actually undergo changes in areas of the brain that make them more in tune to what others are feeling.
What this means to you: meditation makes the world a more loving place.
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Source: Business Week
Researchers say they've taken a significant stride forward in understanding how meditation improves health by changing patterns of gene activity that affect how the body responds to stress.
What this means to you: meditation changes the way your body reacts to stress
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Source: Psychosomatic Medicine
Brain electrical activity was measured before and immediately after meditation to discover that meditation changes brain and immune function in positive ways.
What this means to you: meditation prevents you from getting sick.
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Source: Modern Meditation
The study focused on meditation in business and combines information from a number of reliable resources to prove that meditation increased job performance and job satisfaction, Increased profitability related to employee productivity Increased creativity, organization of mind and cognitive clarity.
What this means to you: meditation makes you $$.
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SourceL RIGPA
Scientists performed research on long term meditators showing results such as brain activity related to happiness, enthusiasm, joy and self control, decrease in brain activity related to negative emotions, a calming of the brain that triggers fear and anger, the ability to reach a state of inner peace, and an unusual capacity for empathy.
What this means to you: meditation makes all aspects of life better.
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