Stress impacts the brain, specifically the part of the brain called prefrontal cortex (PFC) which is responsible for reasoning, decision making and impulse control. When impacted, it adversely promotes reactive, emotion-driven behaviour hence, it becomes a struggle to find calm and rational thinking melts away. Science-backed benefits of meditation are varied and numerous. The consistentContinue reading “How you respond modifies the extent of suffering”
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We can only heal what we acknowledge
We can only heal what we acknowledge runs contrary to the common phrase that time heals everything. Time alone does not heal, it is choice that creates change. Being aware of unresolved issues within ourselves begins with being conscious that our reactions are being shaped by what lies within. Science-backed benefits of meditation are variedContinue reading “We can only heal what we acknowledge”
Worry is awareness going to the future and returning to the present to marinate in it
As Dandapani sums it up well that the act of worry is awareness repeatedly visiting that exact problem in the mind without doing anything to resolve it—just marinating in it. When a person begins to control where awareness goes in their mind, they can start the process of overcoming worry. With an understanding, and eventuallyContinue reading “Worry is awareness going to the future and returning to the present to marinate in it “
Creating a mental space between your thoughts and emotions
Science-backed benefits of meditation are varied and numerous. The consistent practice of meditation has a positive impact on the physical, mental and emotional health. We are all familiar with the mental clutter that we experience in rapid fire in our mind. Distressing thoughts keep us awake at night; our emotions can colour our reactions. AmishiContinue reading “Creating a mental space between your thoughts and emotions”
When faced with tragedy, lose hope or find inner strength
Science-backed benefits of meditation are varied and numerous. The consistent practice of meditation has a positive impact on the physical, mental and emotional health. Dr Denninger, director of research at the Institute for Mind Body Medicine, Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital share that meditation helps protect the hippocampus, a brain area involved in memory. Consistent meditationContinue reading “When faced with tragedy, lose hope or find inner strength”
We suffer from our memory and our imagination
Science-backed benefits of meditation are varied and numerous. The consistent practice of meditation has a positive impact on the physical, mental and emotional health. Dr Denninger, director of research at the Institute for Mind Body Medicine, Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital share that the brain region known as the amygdala or “fear center” is often associatedContinue reading “We suffer from our memory and our imagination”
Memory and imagination exist only in the mind
Science-backed benefits of meditation are varied and numerous. The consistent practice of meditation has a positive impact on the physical, mental and emotional health. Stress and anxiety are known to be major triggers of depression. Dr Denninger, director of research at the Institute for Mind Body Medicine, Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital share that research hasContinue reading “Memory and imagination exist only in the mind”
We damage our own body when we act without self-compassion
Science-backed benefits of meditation are varied and numerous. The consistent practice of meditation has a positive impact on the physical, mental and emotional health. When we experience stress, inflammatory chemicals called cytokines are released in the body as a response. Several studies suggest meditation reduces depression by decreasing levels of these inflammatory chemicals. Research showedContinue reading “We damage our own body when we act without self-compassion”
Our contentment is influenced by our tendency to compare
Science-backed benefits of meditation are varied and numerous. The consistent practice of meditation has a positive impact on the physical, mental and emotional health. When we experience stress, inflammatory chemicals called cytokines are released in the body as a response. This can affect mood which could contribute to depression. In an 8-week Elsevier study, meditationContinue reading “Our contentment is influenced by our tendency to compare”
Negativity is caused by accumulation of psychological time of the past & future and denial of the present
Science-backed benefits of meditation are varied and numerous. The consistent practice of meditation has a positive impact on the physical, mental and emotional health. Anxiety is often experienced as overthinking of the past or future that is accompanied by overwhelming feelings of worry, fear and tension. These tend to overwhelm the nervous system. The practiceContinue reading “Negativity is caused by accumulation of psychological time of the past & future and denial of the present”
Awaken Your Inner Journey 