What Is Mindfulness And Why Is It Important | Lisa Sanders, Alliance Counselling

Mindfulness is an awareness of our own thoughts and emotions. Mindfulness can be practiced to strengthen our brain's synapses to cope with our daily lives and tough times. In this video, Lisa Sanders, Psychologist at Alliance Counselling, shares more on how practicing mindfulness benefits our brain in terms of cognitive functions.

0:00 - What is mindfulness and why is it important?
0:51- Neuroscience research
1:20 - Two significant changes
1:35 - Prefrontal cortex of the brain
1:55 - Amygdala
2:45 - Meditation current research

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