Meditation Effects on Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation are Associated with Changes in Brain Activity

Meditation Effects on Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation are Associated with Changes in Brain Activity   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “the meditation intervention had large varying effects on EEG spectra, . . Findings suggest that brief guided meditation intervention may offer positive and immediate health benefits to help combat stress.” – Peta Stapleton […]

Improve the Brain for Better Emotions with Mindfulness

Improve the Brain for Better Emotions with Mindfulness   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “meditation affects the brain. . .  four regions of meditators’ brains associated with healthy brain function become more substantial, while one of the areas associated with undesirable behavior actually shrinks.” – Mindworks   Mindfulness training has been shown to […]

Improve Emotion Processing by the Brain with Meditation

Improve Emotion Processing by the Brain with Meditation   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “Alterations in key brain circuits associated with emotion regulation can be produced by mindfulness meditation.” – Richard Davidson   There has accumulated a large amount of research demonstrating that meditation practice has significant benefits for psychological, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. It […]

Improve Brain Processing of Awareness and Emotions with Mindfulness

Improve Brain Processing of Awareness and Emotions with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “Evidence suggests that particular areas of the brain may either shrink or grow in response to regular mindfulness practice.” – Meera Joshi   There has accumulated a large amount of research demonstrating that meditation practice has significant benefits for psychological, physical, […]