meditation

A theoretical model of efficacy of concentrative meditation for cognitive rehabilitation of dementia.

A theoretical model of efficacy of concentrative meditation for cognitive rehabilitation of dementia.
Med Hypotheses. 2011 Jun 8;
Authors: Hu X, Chang F, Prakash R, Chaudhury S
The positive effects of various types of …

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Enhanced brain connectivity in long-term meditation practitioners.

Enhanced brain connectivity in long-term meditation practitioners.
Neuroimage. 2011 Jun 8;
Authors: Luders E, Clark K, Narr KL, Toga AW
Very little is currently known about the cerebral characteristics that underlie th…

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A Field Guide to Taoist Meditation – Sat Hon

Taoist alchemical meditation I consider this the most simple yet, the most difficult of meditations. There is no technique, no particular posture or formality. Just this very instance of one’s existence is the meditation. One takes each moment as perfect, whole and everything in its rightful place; thoughts, emotions and such are wonderful, magnificent manifestations [...]

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Mindfulness Program Helps Reduce Bother of Hot Flashes

A mindfulness-based stress reduction program may help reduce the bother caused by hot flashes in peri- and early postmenopausal women, according to a study published in the June issue of Menopause. FRIDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) — A mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program may help reduce the bother caused by hot flashes in peri- and [...]

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Adults With Migraines/Severe Headaches.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Adults With Migraines/Severe Headaches.
Headache. 2011 Jun 7;
Authors: Wells RE, Bertisch SM, Buettner C, Phillips RS, McCarthy EP
Objective.- Our objective was to deter…

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Mindfulness based cognitive therapy for psychiatric disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mindfulness based cognitive therapy for psychiatric disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Psychiatry Res. 2011 May 30;187(3):441-53
Authors: Chiesa A, Serretti A
Mindfulness- based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) …

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The Power of Meditative Running – Life After 50

Who knew that the secret to happiness and good health is right at our feet? While trying to come to grips with the changes my body, mind and life were going through after turning 50, I came across a life-changing article in the Wall Street Journal about Jeff Galloway, the Olympian and marathoner who developed [...]

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An Easy Meditation Practice to Reverse Memory Loss

By the time you finish reading the above headline, you or someone you love could have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Yes, you read correctly! Recent research reveals that every 69 seconds someone in America develops this memory-robbing, life-destroying, incurable illness. That’s why Alzheimer’s is the number-one worry of aging baby boomers. Yet, there is [...]

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Interoception drives increased rational decision-making in meditators playing the ultimatum game.

Interoception drives increased rational decision-making in meditators playing the ultimatum game.
Front Neurosci. 2011;5:49
Authors: Kirk U, Downar J, Montague PR
Human decision-making is often conceptualized as a comp…

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Mindful Meditation Might Ease Irritable Bowel Syndrome – U.S. News & World Report

ABC7Chicago.comMindful Meditation Might Ease Irritable Bowel SyndromeU.S. News & World ReportMONDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) — A simple meditation technique can help ease the torment suffered by people with a chronic bowel disease, a new study has foun…

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