By Tania Singer — 2018
One of the most in-depth meditation studies to date shows that different practices have different benefits.
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How to love yourself and others.
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This meditation uses words, images, and feelings to evoke a lovingkindness and friendliness toward oneself and others.
72% of entrepreneurs are directly or indirectly affected by mental health issues compared to just 48% of non entrepreneurs.
It’s a spiritual truism that trading places with the less fortunate, psychologically if not literally, can be a powerful motive for doing unto others as you’d have them do unto you.
Call it love, kindness, compassion for all beings—it’s the real elixir, the only one that truly transforms life for ourselves and others.
Stressing the body makes you stronger—as long as you have time to rest and recover.
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Most genetic studies completely ignore the science of epigenetics, which is how the environment actually turns certain genes on or off.
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Through the practice of meditation, there are certain changes that happen in the mind. One of the most important changes is that you become master of your mind.
Loving-kindness meditation and compassion training boost empathic resilience.
If you’re familiar to meditation, then you’ve probably tried a basic loving-kindness practice. It involves bringing to mind someone you love, and wishing that they are safe, well, and happy—either out loud or to yourself.