meditation & memory

Four cast-iron benefits of mindfulness

Many thousands of studies demonstrating the benefits of mindfulness have now been published, to the point where mindfulness can almost…

October 11, 2017

Want to reduce anxiety, and increase cognitive ability and memory? Try meditation

Nicole Tsong, Seattle Times: Meditation can help your brain become more mindful and conscious, creating stability, clarity and emotional balance.…

January 5, 2016

Meditation may boost teen memory

Alison Pearce Stevens, Society for Science & the Public: If you tend to forget your homework or are easily distracted,…

December 14, 2015

Mindfulness meditation may improve memory for teens

Kathryn Doyle, Reuters: Adolescents assigned to a mindfulness meditation program appeared to have improvements in memory in a recent study.…

November 18, 2015

Meditation changes your brain for the better; treats migraines and cognitive impairment

Lecia Bushak, Medical Daily: Meditation can alter the brain — and new research shows that it can be used as…

April 9, 2015

Meditation may physically alter regions of the brain

Sravanth Verma, Digital Journal: Harvard researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital reported that the practice of mindfulness meditation can physically…

December 15, 2014

Concentrative or nondirective meditation? Which does science say works better?

Science2.0.com: Mindfulness. Zen. Meditation drumming. Chakra. Buddhist and transcendental meditation. It evokes eastern mystics and hip elites in California pretending…

May 18, 2014

Meditation improves productivity

Beth Taylor, PayScale.com: When we think of meditation, we may think of relaxation, breathing, and emptying the mind of stressful…

April 18, 2014

How meditation can help students to stay focused and improve their grades

Every summer I spend six weeks teaching a study skills and personal development course to teens from low income families…

March 26, 2013

Meditation has positive effects on mood and anxiety in patients with memory loss

Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital determined that mantra-based meditation can have a positive impact on emotional responses to stress,…

March 2, 2012