Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Even more benefits from meditation

This news has really been making the rounds just lately:
New research suggests that mindfulness meditation can help relieve pain and improve memory by regulating a brain wave known as the alpha rhythm, which “turns down the volume” on distractions.

In a small study, researchers found that those participants using meditation were better able to modulate the waves — when they were told where to direct their attention — after they finished an eight-week course, compared to a control group that did no meditation.
You can read the whole article right here.
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