The Science Behind Mindfulness Meditation

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[markcarey]

"The more we worry the better we become at it." Terrific, that's a good thought.

[TheMcKenzieHaus]

I lost my little goddaughter this week. She was 1. We knew she was terminal but it doesn’t make the loss any easier. I started meditating just before she passed and it honestly been a blessing. If deff helps manage the grief.

[MarshmallowHumor]

Committed to mindful mediation for 21 days until it becomes a habit. I'm on Day 9 now and I feel so different. I'm less reactive and calm. I listen to guided meditations on YouTube.

[sandraD]

Great video that gives you such a positive insight to the effects of daily meditation.I've been meditating daily for 4 years now 20mins twice daily and it's a game changer.Less inner chatter, less anxious, living in the present, more forgiving, lot more calmer to name a few.Highly recommend it👏🏽👏🏽

[TNHODA]

For those who feel like 20 minutes per day is too much. It's perfectly fine to start with even 1 minute per day. It's about creating the habbit. Also, things like 'I can't meditatie' or 'I'm not the type of person who can' are simply not true. Personally I'm convinced that meditation isn't something you learn. It's a natural state. It's about unlearning habits like overthinking and negative thought patterns. Honestly, do yourself a favor, start meditating, and don't worry about ANYTHING like posture, 'too many' thoughts, feeling you're too old. Also, sitting, lying down, standing upside down, jumping, running, it doesn't matter, it's about becoming aware. Simply trying to meditate is, in my opinion, a score 10 out of 10, perfect. I could continue, but I think I made my point :p

[aj]

You can be mindful of your mind worrying. This is mindfulness awareness. It is when you get lost and don't know you are worrying that is the problem. Worrying and depression is normal, I repeat normal. Meditation is not there to get rid of worries and anxieties. Its about changing your relationship to them. You see worrying for what it is, an emotion or mental activity happening within your awareness but is not part of you. You notice it, but your not lost in it. Like being in the cinema, you can be so engrossed in the movie you forget your in the cinema. Meditation is about being aware that your in the cinema watching a movie so that you don't overreact to it, e.g. jump to a scary scene. But isn't being frightened in a horror movie part of the fun? So isn't worrying and anxieties and lives troubles be also part of the fun of being a 'human being'? So the next time your going through sh it thank me! 😉🤣😂🤣😂

[bunny_smith]

I have been meditating daily for 7 months. I have seen dramatic improvements in my mood. I would like dramatic improvements in my productivity. I have now begun to do two meditation sessions per day.

[Silentsister]

Thank you!
Some say there are no guarantees in life, but there is one: what you practice (do over & over) is what you will become an expert at. The beauty is in choosing what you want to be good at!

[tomfallon]

I agree with everything said, but there are lots of ways to meditate, you don't have to just sit still and listen to your breaths. Any activity which you are focused on without any distraction is meditating, like; exercising, listening to music, cooking, going for a walk. It's what I would call being in a "flow state", where all of your attention is focused just on the activity you are doing and you are completely present in the moment.

[princessofpentacles]

My therapist showed us this in group therapy today :)

[victoriamathis]

My journey in Mindfully mediation began 22 years ago and I consider my practice to be part of my daily routine. Know this, with regular practice it really is excerize for increasing connections in the brain.

[patsyw]

This is terrific and ought to be recommended by GPs for people who stress. I live the drawings in particular, to keep you focused on the dialog too. I'm sending it on to anyone who I know that would benefit from it. Thanks a million.

[SoniaDekker]

Such an interesting video and I love her accent. The part about shrinking the amygdala is so interesting because it explains why the solo climbers have less fear. Climbing itself is probably very meditative

[crystaljewell]

My area of research is mindfulness and this is the best video explaining mindfulness that I've seen to date. Thank you!

[adhishnanda]

Great video. So true. Mindfulness meditation also helps to treat various mental illnesses and is very effective.

[mohammadalakkad]

This is an even better explained meditation than all the others!

[kanthraj]

Amazing thank you, this video was Recommended by One of the great meditation app "Black lotus".
I strongly recommend all of you to try this amazing app❤️🙏

[BoloBouncer]

Because meditation is a practice, that means it's ok to fail at it. Just keep trying.

You will become better at it over time.

[cfan]

This is a beautiful representation about the power of meditation. Really nice job. The drawings help to remember a lot of interesting information. The example you gave about the monks changing their body temperatures to warm up the sheets was absolutely astounding. Really shows you the power of the mind, also, I feel like we all can use a bit of meditation to be more mindful. I'm going to try to just sit still for 20 minutes a day and concentrate now. Thanks for sharing!!

[bswft]

Wonderful video. And long live the NHS