>> Putting meditation to the test
>> “Training allows us to transform the mind, to overcome destructive emotions and to dispel suffering,” says Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard.
>> and tested the effects of different meditative practices on cognition, behaviour, physical and emotional health and brain plasticity.
>> It suggests that meditation can indeed change aspects of your psychology, temperament and physical health in dramatic ways.
>> watching for changes in their mental abilities, psychological health and physiology.
>> at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore,
>> meditation seems to have an effect on emotional well-being. A second study from researchers with the Shamatha project, to appear in the journal Emotion, concluded that meditation improves general social and emotional functioning, making study participants less anxious, and more aware of and better able to manage their emotions.
>> The ability to manage one’s emotions could also be key to why meditation can improve physical health. Studies have shown it to be an effective treatment for eating disorders, substance abuse, psoriasis and in particular for recurrent depression and chronic pain.
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If you're doing something for fun, relaxation, and/or enjoyment - do you require randomized clinical trials establishing that said activity has provided these types of experiences for other people? Or can you trust your own appetite for fun, relaxation, and enjoyment?
