Book review and recommendation of “The Willpower Instinct” by Kelly McGonigal
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Over the coming weeks on A Lust for Life our intention is to get as many of you as possible meditating every day, helping you to establish a daily practice. We are hugely passionate about helping you to learn to meditate because we know from personal experience that the benefits are life changing.
Chronic stress is devastating for your brain. It ruins your memory, your attention and concentration and your emotional resilience. The brain areas that help execute these functions literally deteriorate. Luckily, brain science has revealed many ways to prevent or counteract this.
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Spiritual teacher Deepak Chopra says meditation made such a positive impact on his life that he hasn't missed a day in 40 years. Now, he's demystifying the commonly misunderstood practice.
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She's Oprah Winfrey's soul sister, and her books became big best sellers: Elizabeth Lesser. Back in the day, she used to be a midwife. It taught her that when you are going through a rough patch, it's just like in labor: resistance is useless, try to relax and embrace the situation.
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