Meditation therapy for rheumatoid arthritis patients
Meditation :: Meditation therapy for rheumatoid arthritis patients A revered contemplative practice for centuries, meditation has recently inspired research into its therapeutic value for everything from anxiety disorders to heart attack prevention. A painful, progressive autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a high risk of depression—double the risk of the healthy population, by [...]
Meditation may fine-tune control over attention
Meditation :: Meditation may fine-tune control over attention Everyday experience and psychology research both indicate that paying close attention to one thing can keep you from noticing something else. However, a new study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests that attention does not have a fixed capacity — and that it can be improved by [...]
Meditation can also heal your heart
Meditation :: Meditation can also heal your heart Meditation has always shown to have calming effect on the body and the soul, but the researchers now have uncovered yet another benefit of transcendental meditation, that it may reduce cardiac risk factors in patients with coronary heart disease. A relaxation technique known as transcendental meditation, which [...]
Meditation calms the mind, lengthens life
Meditation :: Meditation calms the mind, lengthens life Increasing evidence suggests that transcendental meditation may not only reduce stress, but also may help adults with high blood pressure to live longer, according to a new study. “There are many non-drug techniques for reducing blood pressure, but none…extend life,” study author Dr. Robert H. Schneider, of [...]
Meditate to concentrate
Meditation :: Meditate to concentrate Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania say that practicing even small doses of daily meditation may improve focus and performance. Meditation, according to Penn neuroscientist Amishi Jha and Michael Baime, director of Penn’s Stress Management Program, is an active and effortful process that literally changes the way the brain works. [...]
How the Body can Heal the Mind
Meditation :: How the Body can Heal the Mind Meditation as a form of alternative medicine brings about mental calmness and physical relaxation by suspending the stream of thoughts that normally occupy the mind. Generally performed once or twice a day for approximately 20 minutes at a time, meditation is used to reduce stress, alter [...]
Brain scans show meditation changes minds, increases attention
Meditation :: Brain scans show meditation changes minds, increases attention For hundreds of years, Tibetan monks and other religious people have used meditation to calm the mind and improve concentration. This week, a new study shows exactly how one common type of meditation affects the brain. Using a scanner that reveals which parts of the [...]
Attentional performance associated with the practice of zen meditation
Meditation :: Attentional performance associated with the practice of zen meditation Zen meditation, a Buddhist practice centered on attentional and postural self-regulation, has been speculated to bring about beneficial long-term effects for the individual, ranging from stress reduction to improvement of cognitive function. In this study, researchers examined how the regular practice of meditation may [...]
An oasis from everyday stress
Meditation :: An oasis from everyday stress It’s the beginning of a new year, and among the many new year’s resolutions, there is one that many of us should consider choosing … reducing stress. “Stress was once essential for survival,” explained Stephanie Stevens, M.D., acting medical director for Hospice of the North Shore. “The ‘fight-or-flight’ [...]
