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cmn32480
on Saturday November 05 2016, @10:31AM
from the relaxation-in-smaller-doses dept.
from the relaxation-in-smaller-doses dept.
As mindfulness meditation and yoga have become mainstream and more extensively studied, growing evidence suggests multiple psychological and physical benefits of these mindfulness exercises, as well as for similar practices like tai chi and qi gong.
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses analyzing hundreds of research studies suggest that mindfulness-based interventions help decrease anxiety, depression, stress, and pain, and help improve general health, mental health, and quality of life. These practices also appear to reduce inflammation and increase immune response.
Trade in your luggage for yoga pants.
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(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 05 2016, @02:38PM
If you are susceptible, the introspection of meditation can drive you insane:
The Dark Knight of the Soul [theatlantic.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 05 2016, @09:33PM
Many people seem to think that the goal and effect of meditation is simply bliss out and go into some alpha wave trance. From my research and my own experience this is false. The purpose and effect of meditation is cultivate awareness (some people call that mindfulness). Meditation can sometimes be a lot like looking into a mirror and not everyone is ready to face their true self.