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7 Ways Meditation Can Actually Change the Brain

By Alice G. Walton — 2015

The meditation-and-the-brain research has been rolling in steadily for a number of years now, with new studies coming out just about every week to illustrate some new benefit of meditation. Or, rather, some ancient benefit that is just now being confirmed with fMRI or EEG.

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Daily Life as Spiritual Exercise

In the Middle Ages people were well aware of the inexhaustible power that arises simply from sitting still. After that time, knowledge of the purifying power of stillness and its practice was, in the West, largely lost.

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How to Meditate

A meditation guide for beginners.

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How to Meditate

Meditation isn't very hard. In fact: if you can breathe, you can meditate. Learn how to meditate, as taught by the Buddha, with our easy-to-follow guide.

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What Is Kundalini Meditation?

Kundalini meditation is a way of channeling your energy and releasing yourself from stress and living on "auto-pilot."

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Ready to Give Meditation a Try?

A beginner's guide to quieting the mind in a time of stress. Includes three guided meditations by popular mindfulness teachers to try now.

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Meditation Advice for Beginners from Dan Harris

Many of us are grappling with stress, fear, and uncertainty during the global pandemic. We’ve all heard that meditation is helpful, but it’s so hard to start!

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Yoga May Be Good for the Brain

A weekly routine of yoga and meditation may strengthen thinking skills and help to stave off aging-related mental decline, according to a new study of older adults with early signs of memory problems.

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Are We Really Meditating?

Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel examines common misconceptions about Buddhist practice that can derail even the most seasoned practitioners.

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My Great Wake-Up Call

Five years ago, my father fell into a deep bout of depression. Twelve months later his depression culminated in suicide.

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Nicole Cardoza’s Meditation for Finding Abundance

Try this short meditation when you need a reminder that you are, and have, enough.

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