In our stressed out and busy world, it’s hard to even have time for meals, much less time to meditate. But here’s the good news: you can spend just ten minutes a day practicing mindfulness meditation and still enjoy its benefits. Adam Moore and his colleagues at Liverpool John Moores University in the UK found […]
The Benefits of Mindfulness – How Mindfulness Can Help Prevent the Relapse of Depression
The dread of relapse is one of the most insidious things associated with major depression. If you’ve ever been depressed, you know it’s a place you don’t ever want to go to again. Yet people are often on pins and needles, worrying and waiting for the anchor of depression to come back. But it doesn’t […]
Changing the Brain in One Month Flat
We know meditation can change the brain, but can just one month of meditation really make a difference? Surprisingly, the answer is yes. Yi-Yuan Tang, PhD and his research team from Texas Tech University looked at the impact that short-term meditation has on the brain’s white matter. White matter is fatty tissue that covers brain […]