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Mindfulness Meditation Changes Brain Structure In 8 Weeks

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First Posted: 01/23/11 12:56 PM ET Updated: 11/17/11 09:02 AM ET

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Participating in an 8-week mindfulness meditation program appears to make measurable changes in brain regions associated with memory, sense of self, empathy and stress.

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Participating in an 8-week mindfulness meditation program appears to make measurable changes in brain regions associated with memory, sense of self, empathy and stress.
Participating in an 8-week mindfulness meditation program appears to make measurable changes in brain regions associated with memory, sense of self, empathy and stress.
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Luna Kadampa
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03:15 PM on 02/18/2011
I have been meditating for 30 years, loving it, and this article inspired me to write a new article on my blog called Meditation: Getting Started. I hope readers here find it helpful.

http://bit.ly/e8skc4

You’ll never regret learning to meditate – it is the most problem-solving, mind-freeing and happiness-inducing skill in the world. It has no adverse side effects. It is free! And no one can take it away from you.
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Luna Kadampa
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07:37 PM on 02/08/2011
Yup, Buddha explained these benefits of meditation 2500 years ago! Doesn't matter if we are a little slow to catch up to it, as long as we do :-)

Two good recent articles on a meditation blog looking at how mindfulness helps us stay happy and some tips and tricks on how to do meditation here: http://bit.ly/fU6fab and http://bit.ly/fkaQOF
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trunculump
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03:38 PM on 01/24/2011
I love how we talk about mindfulness meditation as if it HASN'T been around for longer than Christianity!
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Richcrafter
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01:59 AM on 01/24/2011
Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
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merlinspinoza
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02:59 PM on 01/23/2011
the father of meditation and brain research : http://drfredtravis.com/
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DiogenesOfAlaska
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01:32 PM on 01/23/2011
Sounds like pretty cool stuff.

Almost like, you know, we could actually DO something to make life endurable even as it sucks.

Just in time for the species as a whole, if you ask me.
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