The Wall Street Journal - To help patients, therapists often counsel either changing behavior to address their fears or denying fears as irrational. Now, a third approach argues that accepting fears can loosen their grip. (Read the full article here…)
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TIME - Research shows that the brain can change as a result of the thoughts we think - altering neuronal connections in a way that can treat mental illness, lead to a greater capacity for empathy and compassion, and even dial up the supposedly immovable happiness set point. (Read the full article here…)
ScienceDaily - People who meditate regularly find pain less unpleasant because their brains anticipate the pain less, a new study has found. (Read the full article here…)
UNC Charlotte - New research now suggests that the mind may be easier to cognitively train than we previously believed. Psychologists studying the effects of a meditation technique known as “mindfulness ” found that meditation-trained participants showed a significant improvement in their critical cognitive skills (and performed significantly higher in cognitive tests than a control group) after only four days of training for only 20 minutes each day. (Read the full article here …)
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