Britta Holzel

4 ways mindfulness meditation benefits so many conditions

PsyBlog, Dr Jeremy Dean: Four central components of how mindfulness meditation works, psychological research finds. With studies pouring in on…

April 23, 2014

Don’t worry, be happy: Understanding mindfulness meditation

In times of stress, we’re often encouraged to pause for a moment and simply be in the ‘now.’ This kind…

November 2, 2011

Meditation causes changes in brain structure

A study by scientists at the University of Massachusetts, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Bender Institute of Neuroimaging in Germany found…

March 16, 2011

Meditation alters your grey matter, studies show

Move over cryptic crosswords and Sudoku, and make way for the ultimate mental workout. It’s called Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, or…

February 21, 2011

Meditation appears to cause changes in brain’s gray matter

A mindfulness meditation training program can trigger measurable changes in brain areas associated with awareness, empathy and sense of self…

January 31, 2011

How meditation may change the brain (New York Times)

Over the December holidays, my husband went on a 10-day silent meditation retreat. Not my idea of fun, but he…

January 28, 2011

Mindfulness meditation training changes brain structure in 8 weeks

Participating in an 8-week mindfulness meditation program appears to make measurable changes in brain regions associated with memory, sense of…

January 21, 2011