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20 Scientific Reasons to Start Meditating Today

by Deconstructing Yourself
September 12, 2013November 28, 2019

by Emma M. Seppala, Ph.D for Psychology Today I started meditating soon after 9/11. I was living in Manhattan, an already chaotic place, at an extremely chaotic time. I realized I had no control over… Read More »20 Scientific Reasons to Start Meditating Today

Research Reveals How Mindfulness Reduces Pain

by Deconstructing Yourself
January 29, 2012August 9, 2013

Research has shown that mindfulness is effective at reducing pain, but the lingering question has been how does mindfulness practice achieve this? A new study from collaborators at Giessen University in Germany, Maastricht University in the… Read More »Research Reveals How Mindfulness Reduces Pain