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May 21, 2021 · On World Meditation Day, an expert shares their tips on how to get started when it feels too difficult or too time consuming. Let go of the idea that meditation should look or feel a certain...
- Tanyel Mustafa
Jun 2, 2021 · Mindfulness – the Buddhist derived meditative practice of cultivating attention to the present moment – has become a secular global phenomenon. Analysis of Mindfulness’s political significance remains rare, despite its take-up by political actors and popular critiques of commodified, instrumentalised ‘McMindfulness’.
- William Leggett
- 2021
Jan 16, 2020 · Although the hours before sunrise are considered prime for meditation, most experts say that anytime you can meditate is a good time. It makes sense, especially when you consider the list of...
Our guided meditations are comprehensive and walk you through the practice step-by-step so that you can benefit from mindfulness, regardless of your level of experience. To help you deepen your practice (or get started), we’ve rounded up 10 guided meditations that have resonated most with you, our readers, over the past year.
May 15, 2018 · Meditation can and does change our world. Practicing meditation changes us on an individual level by improving our physical and mental health, and increases our happiness and empathy. These changes then not only affect us, but also those closest to us and our communities at large by reducing violent crime.
Jun 4, 2024 · Meditating regularly changes the brain in several ways. It alters brain waves, increases gray matter, and improves connectivity within the brain. The cherry on top? It also boosts feel-good chemicals like dopamine and serotonin. Together, these changes make us happier, calmer, and sharper.
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Dec 10, 2012 · In the short term, meditation reduces anger and aggression. In the long term, it increases our capacity for empathy, compassion and rationality. It leads to less self-centred behaviour, and...
