How 6 Weeks Of Meditation Can Literally Change The Brain

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Does your brain literally change when you have a consistent meditation practice? Or is it just some placebo effect? Mei and the goodful team are going to find out with SCIENCE.

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[IKEMENOsakaman]

I have been twice a day meditator for 36 years. My emotions and thoughts were out of control. At the edge of a mental break down. I took up meditation, I was looking for a way to either turn off my brain, or escape my head. I have found control of both. Tho I still meditate twice a day, I feel as if I am in a continuous state of meditation. If I am at home and have no need to think, I can just shut the chatter off and have perfect quite stillness right where I am. But moreover it's balanced the powers of being. I mean I'm not fighting for control, I know for a fact that I Am the control... That's being that's Knowing. Meditation for me has been the discovery of my personal power not to control or try to control what happens in my life. But rather how, I responded to what happens while living life. If everyone knew what meditating really does for you they would all be meditating...

[quickpstuts]

Now that I've gotten better at meditation, I think there needs to be a change in how it's taught to beginners. The goal in the beginning is not necessarily to shut your mind off. That's almost impossible when you're new to this. So people get discouraged because they think they are doing it wrong.

The real practice is ACKNOWLEDGING you are distracted and bring your mind back to your breath. Keep doing this over and over again. It doesn't matter if you have to do it 30 times. The goal is to do this less and less as you get better at it.

I was giving up because I thought I had to quiet my mind. No, you just have to learn to FOCUS on a single thing, your breath. The practice is the part where you keep bringing your distracted mind back to the breath. You should have to do this less and less over time.

THEN you can work on quieting the mind more.

Update: As of today, I've been meditation for 7 weeks straight without missing. Some sessions are good and some are distracting and lack focus.

But I can say that it has improved my anxiety and sleep immensely!!! You have to stick with it, whether or not you're "doing it right." Just breathing deeply for 30 min is helpful by itself!! Don't be so hard on yourself. Just keep bringing yourself back to your breath....even if you have to do it 100 times!

[MementoVivere.]

This is amazing and I started meditation a few months ago and literally can’t go back, it calms you and changes you. I have no ties or affiliation but for me a lot of apps didn’t work well but 10% Happier app did. Hopefully that helps someone on their journey of mindfulness ❤️

[nathalieversailles]

Hi there, if I may: instead of thinking of "not thinking" when trying to meditate concentrate on your breathing, feel the cold air that you are inhaling, the warm air on your lips when exhaling, your stomach and rib cage moving, .... follow the flow, it is a trick and I hope it will work for you. Also, from watching this video, it seems that you are breathing using your torso when meditating, instead try to send the air that you inhale down to your stomach (your torso should be still), to help with this practice place one of your hand on your stomach. Breathing from the belly slows the heart and lower blood pressure. Wishing you all the best and thank you for this video.

[ethaninwhite]

At one point in my life i was meditating 2-3 hours per day (broken up into multiple sessions), and as someone who was very neurotic, struggling at work (later to find out I had undiagnosed ADHD) and issues with depression and anxiety, I went from that to not only taking my anxiety and depression, but experiencing feelings of bliss beyond anything I had ever experienced. I definitely have started pursuing my meditation experience again for my spiritual benefit as well. But I highly recommend anyone try it just to live a higher quality life

[ketsune]

I thought meditation was useless until I tried it for 1 week and it is a game changing. I used to be without energy to work in the afternoon\evening and after my meditation routine I feel full of energy in the evening.

[Starfish.]

THIS is absolutely amazing, exactly what I wanted to see! Seems like tradicional medicine is not interested in telling people how much real impact meditation can have in their health, I've literally changed my life with meditation, I used to have really bad triggers and anxiety crisis, I would too have a lot if insomnia, and they are all gone after I learned meditating, it took me a few years tho to have complete results. Because I wouldn't have the discipline to keep it that regularly, but I'm happy I could get rid of these problems with no medicine at all, I've seen a lot of people with the same results and for me this is something essencial for us to learn at schools and get education about, for a better quality of life. And I was so curious to know what happens in the brain of someone who meditate exactly through these machines and now this video pops up on my recommendation. It's amazing thank you for that. I feel more motivated to be more disciplinated with my meditations too.

[candlesandserpents]

This video just convinced me to meditate daily for 20+ minutes. Been wanting to do it for so long, but I’ve just been overthinking and overcomplicating it. Just sit, close your eyes, and breathe. 🧘‍♀️❤️

[joshc]

Meditation is not what we do, meditation is what we are”

[Apexplyr]

Thank you for the work on this! I'm starting my own meditation journey and your vlog here was very insightful.

I'm going to say: don't give up on this. I'm going to continue for as long as I can!

[sodas]

I previously had issues with my sleep which sound a lot like yours...it might just be metabolic, I was over exercising obsessed with cardio, under eating and not getting enough carbs which resulted in several nutritional deficiencies after 6 years etc (thought I was being healthy, felt great in the initial years) unknowingly I was putting my body in a catabolic state which will cause the body to stay awake and alert, as it is meant to. Think about what you are doing and what messages you are sending to your central nervous system via the way you eat, exercise and live...you might be putting your body in survival mode and the body is simply doing what its meant to be doing. I cut back and changed the way I exercise opting for more anabolic promoting activities with ample recovery time, ate more frequent balanced meals, avoided stimulants and recently quit alcohol. It has taken a long time for my body to balance out and recover, I now don't even need to bother with or think about sleep hygiene, I get tired and sleep. I hope this helps, the worst part is not knowing what is happening and how to recover.

[benmale]

I've tried a few different techniques meditating

I do alot of dr Joe's and that takes some focus and doesnt nesscary mean you can just switch off and breath and drift and drop out

However huge benefits from those



But now and then I do a sound meditation
Focusing on the different frequencies you can get on you tube etc

Try a pure sound one and put ear phones in or turn up your blue tooth speaker and put it close to you more preferably
And you not only fell the music you feel the vibration of the music from the speaker
I put mine between my crossed legs and it's pretty frickin ace


Big love all

[akeldamakoizumi]

After this, im def trying meditating for this whole month everyday (as much as i can, im gonna try it)
Feeling very motivated after watching this and also, is she a vlogger?? i would love to see her content

[joeymasloski]

I’ve been grappling with something for awhile now. This meditation allowed me to see the other side.

[rhyothemisprinceps]

The anterior insula also has a role in immune memory & determination of self vs non-self - that might relate to meditation's beneficial effects on allergies, asthma & eczema.

[mckinneymisses]

I started meditating consistently for 10 minutes a day and listen to high frequency meditation music while I sleep but I think twice a day is needed ( well worth the try)

[Roxxjehh]

Meditating gives me anxiety. I want it to work though. Every time I do it I feel very uncomfortable in my body..

[Arda-Personal]

Even if it was just “placebo”, does not mean that is has not changed your brain activity :). Im happy to see results, as I think many people underestimate the effect of meditating, including myself.

[carolinelawrie]

Great vid for those completely new to meditation, lots of good ideas. I'm glad it helped you and I hope you continue with your meditation journey ❤️

[YorBarkin]

Here is a possible Metta/Loving kindness meditation (imagine or bring to mind that person/those people that you refer to, whether you actually know them or not):

May I be safe,
may I be happy,
may I be healthy,
may I be at ease.

May you be safe,
may you be happy,
may you be healthy,
may you be at ease.

May they be safe,
may they be happy,
may they be healthy,
may they be at ease.

May the world be safe,
may the world be happy,
may the world be healthy,
may the world be at ease.



To me it makes more sense to say "may X be at ease" rather than "at peace" or "live in peace"... It is because real peace is momentary, it always comes and goes, as anything else, it is impermanent. Whereas "being at ease" is more attainable and sustainable: We can remain calm, aware, and accepting of one's bad moments, for instance. :)