By Makiko Kitamura for Bloomberg Scientists are getting close to proving what yogis have held to be true for centuries — yoga and meditation can ward off stress and disease. John Denninger, a psychiatrist at… Read More »Harvard Scientists Find Proof of Meditation Benefit
By Traci Pedersen for PsychCentral A new study reveals that practitioners of meditation experience changes in gene expression that are the exact opposite of what occurs during the “flight or fight” stress response. Specifically, genes… Read More »Meditation Produces Opposite Effect of ‘Fight or Flight’
From ScienceBlog A new study has found that participating in an 8-week meditation training program can have measurable effects on how the brain functions even when someone is not actively meditating. In their report in… Read More »Meditation Makes Lasting Change in Brain
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy may improve mood, emotional regulation, well-being, and functioning in individuals with bipolar disorder, according to a study published in the February issue of CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. MONDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News)… Read More »Mindfulness Therapy Improves Bipolar Disorder Symptoms