"M.R.I. brain scans taken before and after the participants’ meditation regimen found increased gray matter in the hippocampus, an area important for learning and memory. The images also showed a reduction of gray matter in the amygdala, a region connected to anxiety and stress. A control group that did not practice meditation showed no such changes."
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The three guided meditations offered in this accessible resource allow even the busiest people to enjoy the calming benefits of slowing their thoughts and resting their minds. The stress-reducing and tension-easing techniques are designed to help relax the body and mind, and thus, discover the enlightened experience of inner-serenity and harmony. [read more]
Mindfulness can transform pain. Over the past three decades, Jon Kabat-Zinn has clinically proven it. Now, with Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief, the man who brought mindfulness into mainstream medicine presents for the first time on audio his original practices for using conscious awareness to free us from physical and emotional suffering. [read more]
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