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You will noticed that on many blogs and forums when people answer the question why should
I meditate or what are the benets of meditation, they do mention a few health benets, and
spiritual benets, but leave a lot behind; or they often lack scientic evidence backing up what
they say (like this one (http://www.ineedmotivation.com/blog/2008/05/100-benets-ofmeditation/)). There are over 3,000 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_on_meditation)
scientic studies on the benets of meditation
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High-risk pregnant women who participated in a ten-week mindfulness yoga training saw
signicant reductions in depressive symptoms, according to a University of Michigan Health
System pilot feasibility study. The mothers-to-be also showed more intense bonding to their
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babies in the womb. The ndings were published in Complementary Therapies in Clinical
Practice.
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Source: Medical News Today (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/248807.php)
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A study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison indicates that the practice of Open
Monitoring Meditation (such as Vipassana), reduces the grey-matter density in areas of the
brain related with anxiety and stress. Meditators were more able to attend moment-to-
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to the stream of stimuli to which they are exposed and less likely to get stuck on any
one stimulus.
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(http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/da.21964/abstract;jsessionid=287E5428C871ECEFB6DDC8
The American Journal of Psychiatry
(http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/ajp.149.7.936), ScienceDirect
(http://journals.lww.com/psychosomaticmedicine/Abstract/2000/09000/A_Randomized,_Wait_List_Con
Medical News Today (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/272833.php)
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show that the grey matter concentration increases in areas of the brain involved in
learning and memory, regulating emotions, sense of self, and having perspective.
Other studies also show a larger hippocampal and frontal volumes of grey matter for long-term
meditators.
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(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811909000044)
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Meditationprovidesatleastashorttermperformance
improvementeveninnovicemeditators.Inlongterm
meditators,multiplehoursspentinmeditationare
associatedwithasignificantdecreaseintotalsleeptime
whencomparedwithageandsexmatchedcontrolswhodid
notmeditate.Whethermeditationcanactuallyreplacea
portionofsleeporpayoffsleepdebtisunderfurther
investigation.
University of Wisconsin, it was found that novice meditators showed a slight increase in gamma
activity, but most monks showed extremely large increases of a sort that has never been
reported before in the neuroscience literature.
Source: The Wall Street Journal
(https://psyphz.psych.wisc.edu/web/News/Meditation_Alters_Brain_WSJ_11-04.htm)
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Meditation improves your focus, attention, and ability to work under stress
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A study led by Katherine MacLean of the University of California suggested that during and after
meditation training, subjects were more skilled at keeping focus, especially on repetitive and
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boring tasks.
Another study demonstrated that even with only 20 minutes a day of practice, students were
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able to improve their performance on tests of cognitive skill, in some cases doing 10 times
better than the group that did not meditate. They also performed better on informationprocessing tasks that were designed to induce deadline stress.
In fact, there is evidence (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1361002/) that
meditators had thicker prefrontal cortex and right anterior insula, and also to the eect that
meditation might oset the loss of cognitive ability with old age.
PhD psychotherapist Dr. Ron Alexander reports in his book Wise Mind, Open Mind
(http://www.amazon.com/Wise-Mind-Open-FindingPurpose/dp/157224643X/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?tag=livanddar-20) that the process of
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controlling the mind, through meditation, increases mental strength, resilience, and emotional
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intelligence.
Source: Dr. Ron Alexander (http://www.amazon.com/Wise-Mind-Open-Finding-
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group from the University of Montreal exposed 13 Zen masters and 13 comparable
non-practitioners to equal degrees of painful heat while measuring their brain activity in a
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanner. What they discovered is that the Zen
meditation (called zazen) practitioners reported less pain. Actually, they reported less pain than
their neurological output from the fMRI indicated. So, even though their brain may be receiving
the same amount of pain input, in their minds there is actually less pain.
Sources: Time Magazine (http://healthland.time.com/2010/12/09/mind-over-matter-can-zen-
meditation-help-you-forget-about-pain/), NCBI
(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3090218/), David Lynch Foundation
(http://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/university-of-california-at-irvine.html)
(http://liveanddare.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Benets-of-meditation-2-pain.jpg)
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experiment conducted by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Centre, 15 healthy volunteers, who
were new to meditation, attended four 20-minute classes to learn meditation, focusing on the
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breath.
Both before and after meditation training, study participants brain activity was
examined using ASL MRI, while pain was inicted in them by using heat.
Fadel Zeidan, Ph.D., lead author of the study, explains that
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Thisisthefirststudytoshowthatonlyalittleoveranhour
ofmeditationtrainingcandramaticallyreduceboththe
experienceofpainandpainrelatedbrainactivation.()
Wefoundabigeffectabouta40percentreductioninpain
intensityanda57pereductioninpainunpleasantness.
Meditationproducedagreaterreductioninpainthaneven
morphineorotherpainrelievingdrugs,whichtypically
reducepainratingsbyabout25percent.
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A study from Emory University, Atlanta, demonstrated that participants with more meditation
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experience exhibit increased connectivity within the brain networks controlling attention. These
neural relationships may be involved in the development of cognitive skills, such as maintaining
attention and disengaging from distraction. Moreover, the benets of the practice were
observed also in normal state of consciousness during the day, which speaks to the
transference of cognitive abilities o the cushion into daily life.
The meditation practice examined was focusing the attention on the breath.
Source: Frontiers Journal (http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00038/full)
Research Centre, Mindfulness meditation has been reported to enhance numerous mental
abilities, including rapid memory recall.
Source: PsychCentral (http://psychcentral.com/news/2013/06/23/meditations-eects-onemotion-shown-to-persist/56372.html)
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Meditation prevents you from falling in the trap of multitasking too often
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between activities is costly for the brain, and induces feelings of distraction and dissatisfaction
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participants had signicantly improved visuospatial processing, working memory, and executive
functioning.
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A study from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, conducted with 32 adults that had never
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practiced meditation before, showed that if meditation is practiced before a stressful event, the
adverse eects of stress were lessened.
Source: The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
(http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acm.2010.0142)
Astudy by researchers from the University of Sussex in the UK found out that people that
practice mindfulness meditation experience a greater pause between unconscious impulses
and action, and are also less subject to hypnosis.
Source: New Scientist (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2095053-people-who-meditate-aremore-aware-of-their-unconscious-brain/)
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conditions.
Sources: Time Magazine (http://healthland.time.com/2012/11/14/mind-over-matter-strongeststudy-yet-shows-meditation-can-lower-risk-of-heart-attack-and-stroke/), American Heart
Association (http://circoutcomes.ahajournals.org/content/5/6/750.abstract), HealthCentral
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(http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/4182/155892/meditation-good)
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(http://journals.lww.com/psychosomaticmedicine/Abstract/2003/07000/Alterations_in_Brain_and_Imm
Journal of International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology (http://www.psyneuenjournal.com/article/S0306-4530(08)00219-9/abstract)
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conducted in France and Spain at the UW-Madison Waisman Centre indicates that the
practice of mindfulness meditation produces a range of genetic and molecular eects on the
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Lymphocytes,orsimplyCD4Tcells,arethebrainsof
theimmunesystem,coordinatingitsactivitywhenthebody
comesunderattack.Theyarealsothecellsthatare
attackedbyHIV,thedevastatingvirusthatcausesAIDS
andhasinfectedroughly40millionpeopleworldwide.The
virusslowlyeatsawayatCD4Tcells,weakeningthe
immunesystem.
ButtheimmunesystemsofHIV/AIDSpatientsfaceanother
enemyaswellstress,whichcanaccelerateCD4Tcell
declines.Now,researchersatUCLAreportthatthepractice
ofmindfulnessmeditationstoppedthedeclineofCD4T
cellsinHIVpositivepatientssufferingfromstress,slowing
theprogressionofthedisease.
()
Creswellandhiscolleaguesrananeightweek
mindfulnessbasedstressreduction(MBSR)meditation
programandcomparedittoaonedayMBSRcontrol
seminar,usingastressedandethnicallydiversesampleof
48HIVpositiveadultsinLosAngeles.Participantsinthe
eightweekgroupshowednolossofCD4Tcells,indicating
thatmindfulnessmeditationtrainingcanbufferdeclines.In
contrast,thecontrolgroupshowedsignificantdeclinesin
CD4Tcellsfromprestudytopoststudy.Suchdeclinesare
acharacteristichallmarkofHIVprogression.
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increasing positive states of mind and hormonal factors that may promote telomere
maintenance.
Source: Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.17496632.2009.04414.x/abstract)
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Lower blood pressure in at-risk teens (American Journal of Hypertension, April 2004; and
DoctorsOnTM (http://doctorsontm.org/high-blood-pressure))
Reduce atherosclerosis (American Journal of Cardiology, April 2002)
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4. Relationships
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positive emotions through compassion builds up several personal resources, including a loving
attitude towards oneself and others, and includes self-acceptance, social support received, and
positive relations with others, as well as feeling of competence about ones life and includes
pathways thinking, environmental mastery, purpose in life, and ego-resilience.
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6. Miscellaneous
7. Conclusion
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In a nutshell, science conrms the experience of millions of practitioners: meditation will keep
you healthy, help prevent multiple diseases, make you happier, and improve your performance
in basically any task, physical or mental.
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However, in order to experience most of these benets you need to practice meditation
consistently (daily). If you need help creating the habit, checkout this post
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GregCook ayearago
Thankyoufortakingthetimetoputthistogether.WhenIdidasearchforthebenefitsofmeditation,
yourpagewasthefirstonetocomeupanditblessedmesoverymuch.Verywelldoneandvery
helpful!Iknewmeditationwasgoodforyoubutthisreallyknocksithome.Iaminspiredtospend
moretimemeditatingregularly(rightnowit'sasporadicthing).Iwilldefinitelysharethiswithothers
andalreadydid.Thankyouagain.
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Mayoor 7daysago
Canmeditationhelpadolescentscontroltheirrageandremaincalmandbehavemoreresponsibly?Ifso,
collegesandparentsshouldenforcethistomaketeensmoresafeintheiradolescence.
Thanksforthispage.
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GiovanniDienstmann
Mod >Mayoor
6daysago
Yes,ofcourse.Therearecasestudiesdemonstratingthat.Thisiswhymanyschoolsare
implementingmeditationclasses.
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Simon 10daysago
Awesomeresourcethanksforputtingthattogether.
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BecciHarvey 13daysago
Thankyouforputtingsuchacomprehensiveresourcetogether.Thisiscompellingreadingforanyone
thatissatonthefenceregardingmeditativebenefits.
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George 13daysago
Whiletheeffortthatwentintothispostseemsconsiderable,andanumberofthecitedarticlesare
valuableresourcesforrecommendingmeditation,manyoftheconclusionsyoudrawfromthecited
studiesexaggeratetheirfindings.Thereareanumberofstudiesyoucitethatweredesignedpoorly,and
limittheconclusionsthatcanbedrawnfromthem.Consequently,citingthesestudiesasiftheir
conclusionsareinviolableisatbestmisleadingtoyourreaders.WhileIapplaudtheeffortandtimeyou
putintothis,Istronglyrecommendthatyouconsiderwhethertheresultsofeachstudymeritthetitles
youuse,anderronthesideofaccuracy.
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GiovanniDienstmann
Mod >George
13daysago
Thanksfortheinput,George.
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WhendoingthisresearchIwascarefultoreflectthenatureofthestudyinmywriting.Therefore
insomeitemsyoureadmesayingthingslike"thestudydemonstrates"whileinothersIwrite
thinglike"researchsuggeststhatmeditationmay___".
Thereadersthatjustskimthecontentwithoutreadingitmayhaveanexaggeratedimpressionin
someoftheitems,butifheactuallyreadsitthroughhisimpressionwillbemoreaccurate.
Inanycase,I'llkeepyouradviceinmind.
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George>GiovanniDienstmann 12daysago
Forexample,foryoursection"MeditationHelpsReduceSymptomsofPanicDisorder",
youciteastudyinwhich(asfarasIcantellfromtheabstract)thereisnocontrolgroup,
andperhapsclinicaltreatmentinadditiontothetreatment.Drawinganyconclusions
regardingtheefficacyofthestudy'streatmentonsubjects'panicdisorderisimpossible
becauseofthestudy'sdesign,butitispresentedhereasthoughthefindingisbasedona
controlledstudy.Withoutacontrolgrouptherearenumerousexplanationsforthe
reductionsinpanicdisordersymptomsthatdon'tinvolvethemeditationitself,
unfortunately.
ImaybemissingsignificantdetailsbecauseIdon'thaveaccesstothepdf,sopleaselet
meknowifthat'sthecase.Otherwise,presentingmeditationasatreatmentforpanic
disorderismisleadingandpotentiallydangerousforindividualslookingtoyourpagefor
guidanceandsupport.
Ishouldhavesaidthisearlier,butIamahugesupporterofmeditationandbelieveinits
Ishouldhavesaidthisearlier,butIamahugesupporterofmeditationandbelieveinits
benefits,andbecauseofthisIamcommittedtomakingsurethatonlycrediblestudiesare
usedasevidence.Itrulysupportyourefforts,andonlyintendtoenhancethecredibilityof
pieceswrittenaboutmeditation'sbenefits.
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GiovanniDienstmann
Mod >George
11daysago
Thankyou,George.Ithinkyouraisesomevalidpoints,andIreceiveyourinput
withanopenheart.
PerhapsforafuturerevisionofthishugearticleIcouldaddtagstoeachitem
identifyingifthestudyincludedacontrolgroup,blindedtrialsornot.Icanseethat
thiswouldincreasethescientificaccuracyofthetext.Theworkformakingthis
happenisjusttoomassiveformetoundertakeanytimesoon,though.
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AshT 20daysago
Justcitedthispostinanacademicpap.Thanksforscootin'mealongwithyourhighlycredible
information.Thisarticularmusthavetakenawhile,itsatruemasterpiecethroughandthrough.One
thousandpropsonyourgreatwork!
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JR 21daysago
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Tobegin,Imustadmitthisarticleisanimpressive
consolidationofmanyreferencesreinforcingthebenefitsofmeditation.
Unfortunately,ourscientificmindsoftendemandevidenceofsuchactivities
whichyieldthegreatestreturnoninvestmentbeforethoseactivitiesare
undertaken.Insuchinstances,itisevidentthisarticleandreferencesare
invaluablefromtakingthereaderfromobservingpurelyanecdotalevidenceto
thereinforcedevidenceofscientificresearch.
Itshouldbenotedhowever,thateasternpracticesof
meditationhaveexistedforthousandsofyearsintheabsenceofthecurrent
vastscientificstudiesprovidinguswithindisputableevidenceofthe
benefits.Nevertheless,onemustwanttomeditatesimplyfortheactof
meditating.Similarly,weagreeexerciseyieldsmiraculoushealthbenefits,yet
manyofuselecttoignorethesebenefitsthroughoutourlivesuntilsuchtime
ourbodiesdemandotherwise(e.g.,disease,heartconditions,backpain,etc.).
Inclosing,myappreciationgoestoGiovaniforcreatingthisarticleand
helpingusalllearnthebenefitsofmeditation.
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GiovanniDienstmann
Mod >JR
21daysago
Yes.LikewisethatareotherAsianpracticesthathavebeendoneforcenturiesandthatstilldidn't
getagoodscientificlookat.
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Rama amonthago
ihavebeenmeditatingforsometime,andfoundthisblogtobehelpfulandtruetolife,Thanks!
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GiovanniDienstmann
Mod >Rama
amonthago
That'sgreat,Rama.
Whichtechniquedoyoupractice?
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Rama>GiovanniDienstmann amonthago
Myprimarypracticeismindfulnessofbreathing.Ipracticeeveryday40minutesinthe
morningandavariableamountintheevening.Ialsodoalittlemantrameditation.The
greatestbenefitformeisthemomenttomomentabilitytonoticethesensationsofthe
breathandtakerefugethere.
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VyaraKaneva amonthago
Greatarticle,thankyouforsharingyourworkwithus:)
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AnnGreen amonthago
Meditationcompletelytransformedmylife,asdidyoga.Iwasabletoreachameditativestatethrough
practicingyogaandit'spartofmydailyselfcareroutine.Ilearnedsomuchatnaturalhealthcourses.com,
whichisanonlineschoolthatoffersqualificationsinbothYogaandMeditation,aswellasover50other
holisticcourses.
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john amonthago
Thxforallthisworkandthebeautifulinfographic.Ishareditonmyblogaspartofmeditationclassfor
beginners.You'llfinditfromthe10thofJuneonwww.dutchsmilingyogi.com
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PREMPRAKASH amonthago
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Indiansadhu(indianyogi)givemeditationtohumanitythousandsofyearsagoanusedtopracticedin
IndiathanmonkduringAshokaperiod(//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashoka)tookittotibetandotherpartof
worldisnowsofamousandcenterofresearchinwholeworld.Ireallylovedit,letshumanitygetwhat
theyaremadefor"let'stherebelight"
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roshailjohn 2monthsago
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Thankyousomuchforsharingaboutyogameditation.Thisisawesomearticle.Ireallygladenjoyread
thattopic.
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GiovanniDienstmann
Mod
2monthsago
AnotherstudyonhowYogaandMeditationmayreduceAlzheimer'srisk:
http://indianexpress.com/artic...
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elitely 2monthsago
Agreatresource.Thanksforsharingit....
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RebeccaKernSteiner 2monthsago
Thankyousomuchforsharingyouhardwork.IamabouttoteachhealthcarepractitionersaCentering
Thankyousomuchforsharingyouhardwork.IamabouttoteachhealthcarepractitionersaCentering
MethodbasedonCenteringPrayerandthearticlesyoufoundwillbeveryhelpful.Thankyoufor
contributingtomakeourworldabetterplace!!!
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GiovanniDienstmann
Mod >RebeccaKernSteiner
2monthsago
Wishyouthebestinyourmeditationteaching!Feelfreetorecommendthiscompilationtoyour
students.:)
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Kristen 2monthsago
Thankyouforthisawesomecollectionofdatashowing,forthoseneedingproof,howbeneficial
meditationisforjustabouteverything!
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Maricarmen 3monthsago
HiGiovanni,IwasattendingaconferenceofJonKabatZinninMadrid.Heexplainedthatinarecent
studymadewithpeoplehavingpsoriasis,theywereexposedtoultravioletrays,andtheydividedthemin
2groups,oneofmeditatorsandtheotheronenomeditators.Theyfoundthatthegroupofmeditators
healed4timesmorethantheothergroup.Incredible,isn'tit?Ifyouwanttoaddthattoyourarticle.He
alsoaddedhattheinflamatoryreponseisalsoonthesourceofalmostalldiseases,andmeditationhad
animpactinthiscasetoo...hesaysitopensthedoortoseewhathappenswithpeoplehavingcancer
(notthesamecelullesimpliedinpsoriasisthanincancer,buttheinflamatoryreponseiscommontoboth
ofthem)Thankyouforyourwork!!:)
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GiovanniDienstmann
3monthsago
Thanksforsharingthis,Maricarmen.Itmakessensetomethatmeditationhelpstreating
psoriasis,exactlybecauseofit'seffectofcellularinflammation.
I'lladdittothispage.
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Maricarmen 3monthsago
ThankyouGiovanni,reallyuseful!Cheers!
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MohammedAli 3monthsago
thanksforthearticle,myfav.articlesaresourcedposts<3
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IlyaRomanov 4monthsago
DearGiovanni,
Thankyouforyourarticle,I'monthewaytobeginmymeditationclasses,andthisjustmadememore
confidentthatI'montherightway.Thankyouforyourtimeandwork!!
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AgyatAgyat 4monthsago
Hi!Giovanni,
IjustfinishedreadingyourworkonTypesofMeditationandImustsaythatitisawesome.Byfarthe
bestIhavecomeacrosssofar.IreadmanyarticlesandIrealizedmostofthemarereallycrappy.Thank
youverymuchforsuchhardworkandputtingalltheinformationtogetherinoneplace.Ireallyappreciate
it:)
it:)
Thanks,
Agyat
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GiovanniDienstmann
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5monthsago
Irecentlyfoundthisotherarticlethatspeaksofthebenefitsofmeditation(inmoretechnicalterms):
http://www.antiagingfirewalls...
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JasonKioke 6monthsago
Thankyouforsharing.
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MattValentine 6monthsago
HeyGiovanni,
NotsurehowIjustnowmanagedtostumbleuponthispage(orLineandDareingeneral)recently,butI
justwantedtotakeasecondtotellyouwhatagreatpostthisis.Mostresourcesonlineareshallowand
lacking,whilethisisincrediblyvaluable,thoughtful,andascompleteaguideonthebenefitsofmeditation
asI'veeverseenonline.Ilinkedtoitinarecentupdateofoneofmybasicmeditationguides.
Peace,
Matt
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GiovanniDienstmann
Mod >MattValentine
6monthsago
That'sgreattohear,Matt!
Yes,Iwasalsosurprisednottofindacomprehensiveguidelikethisanywhere.That'swhat
motivatedmetowriteit.:)
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123456JennyShroff 6monthsago
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Verygoodinformation..
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JChildress 6monthsago
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Thankyou.IreallyappreciatedlearningaboutthemanybenefitsofmeditationandmindfulnessasI
embarkonlearningtomeditate.Everythinghappensforareasonandreadingyourarticlecameatjust
therighttime.
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GiovanniDienstmann
Mod >JChildress
6monthsago
That'sgreattohear!
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Ljupka 7monthsago
Thisisanamazingarticle.IstarteddoingresearchonmeditationsoIcouldwriteanarticleformyblog,
andtheinformationthatyoupresentedherewereofgreathelp.
ForthelastyearI'vebeenmeditatinghereandthere,butnowI'mtryingtoincorporateitintomydaily
routine.itmakesmefeelcalmer,IcaneasilyconcentrateonwhateverI'mdoing,I'mmore
compassionate,moreorientedtowardsothers.
ForthosewhowouldliketocheckmyblogonHealthyLifestylehereisthelink:
http://www.healthyhabitsblog.o...
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DalexisPerez 7monthsago
greatarticle,Iwroteagroupof3articlesverysimilar.Checkoneofthemout
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ElizabethLouw 8monthsago
ThankyouSOmuchforputtingthisresearchtogether.I'vepersonallyseensomanymeditationbenefits
overthelasttwentyyears,butIwasputtingtogethersomethingforworkandwantedinformationthat
wasmoredatadriventhenmyownpersonalexperience.
Ifyoueverwantedtocheckoutmyblogthelinkisbelow.
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DorianPasian 8monthsago
Excellentarticle,I'mhappypeoplelikeyouaretakingtheirtimetoconstructsuchhelpfularticleslikethis
one.AsanovicemeditatorIcansaythatevenafteraweekandahalf(with3040minsofdifferent
meditationpractices)ofpracticeyouwillstarttoseethebenefits,speciallyinnonreactivityand
compassiontorwardsothers.Itsurelyisapracticenotmeanttodoeverynowandthen,buttakeitasa
lifestyle,asapartofyourdailyroutine,andseriously,ittrulyhasthepowertochangeyourlife.Thank
youforyoureffortsintoshowingthisvitaldisciplinetotheworld:)
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Thanksforsharingyourexperience,Dorian!Nonreactivityisagreatassettohaveinthiscrazy
world,andalsogoodforrelationships.
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BelindaSoglimbene 9monthsago
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Thankyoufortakingthetimeoutandsharingyourresearch,itsmuchappreciated.Iwillbesharingyour
articleonmyFBandwebsite.I'vestartedpracticingtranscendentalmeditationandihavenoticedabig
improvementonmyacneandanxiety.Keepspreadingthelove!
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Happytohearthat,Belinda!Thanksforspreadingtheword:)
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HananRamahi 9monthsago
Thankyouforyourcomprehensiveandthoroughreportonthebenefitsofmeditationandmindfulness.
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GiovanniDienstmann
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9monthsago
Meditationcouldreducetheneedforhealthcareservicesby43percent:
http://news.harvard.edu/gazett...
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DineshTimalsina 9monthsago
MeditationisprofoundtooltoquesttheveryfundamentalpurposeoflifeandAsIhavealsopractised
meditationitcertainlygivesnewdimensioninlifeandifyouwouldliketopractiseitinwonderfulhimalya
countryNepalthenyoucanvisitwww.brahmagyanlife.organdbookyourseatforfreemeditation
organizedbyBrahmagyanFoundationthatisnonprofitorganizationworksforhumanity.
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Deeksha 10monthsago
Wow!Iappreciatetheeffortyoumusthaveputintocreatesuchacomprehensivearticle.Iwouldjust
liketobringtoyourawarenesstheexistenceofasimilarapproachcalledheartfulness.Thisinvolvesa
simplemethodofmeditatingontheheart.Itsharesthesamephysiologicalandcognitivebenefitsandin
additionfocusesonspiritualevolution.Ifyou'reinterestedyoucanexploreathttp://en.heartfulness.org/
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HiDeeksha,
Thanksforsharingthis.Ihadneverheardofthismeditation,butreadingthroughsomeofthe
articlesinthesite,itremindsmeofsomeYogictechniques.
Whenthereitmentiontofocusontheheartcenter,isthistheAnahatachakraortheHridaya
(spokenofintheUpanishads)?
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AlexUreche 10monthsago
Veryinterstingarticle!
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