Expand my consciousness classes today, a popular topic, and we will bring this up again as a fabulous personal health course is starting in December 2019, i’m talking about Body Bedrock course.
One of the most interesting studies in the last few years, carried out at Yale University, found that mindfulness meditation decreases activity in the default mode network (DMN), the brain network responsible for mind-wandering and self-referential thoughts – a.k.a., “monkey mind.” The DMN is “on” or active when we’re not thinking about anything in particular, when our minds are just wandering from thought to thought. Since mind-wandering is typically associated with being less happy, ruminating, and worrying about the past and future, it’s the goal for many people to dial it down. Several studies have shown that meditation, through its quieting effect on the DMN, appears to do just this. And even when the mind does start to wander, because of the new connections that form, meditators are better at snapping back out of it.
Studies on mild and major depressive individuals showed that introducing an adjunct of meditation to their regular depression management strategies reduced the symptoms of loneliness and general low mood. A study by Filip Raes on 400 adolescent students in Belgium showed that when they participated in mindful meditation programs, they had a noticeable reduction in depression, negative thinking, and stress for up to six months after the training (Ramel, Goldin, Carmona, and McQuaid, 2004). Read extra details at Meditation course.
Do you know someone who has struggled with addiction? One of the most beautiful effects of meditation is that it can help people overcome powerful addictions. One fascinating study found that Vipassana meditation can be incredibly effective at helping people overcoming alcohol and drug related addictions, and similar effects have been found for various types of meditation.
I grew up obsessed with the study of mystics, saints, sages, enlightened masters, and nobel laureates. Reading about their visions, powers, and wisdom helped me feel more comfortable with my own intuition and ecstatic experiences. I balanced my etheric nature with lots of science and higher education and stayed grounded literally within my mother’s garden as a barefoot herbalist. I know myself as love and a force for healing transformation in our world. I practice heart centered consciousness to stay aligned with the guidance of my highest self. Healing and teaching are my gifts and I use them to honor the divine motherly energy of spirit (shakti) that nourishes our earth, our relationships, and our own evolution. I’m on a mission to rid our world of degenerative disease through preventative education and research for better natural therapies. Source: https://www.healingcircletm.com/.