While self-help and psychedelics may be dismissed as snake oil, the benefits of
meditation are increasing well documented by science. Matthieu Ricard is a Tibetan
Buddhist monk who has the distinction of being both the “happiest person in the
world” and one of the most studied individuals in the history of neuropsychology.
Studies on the brains of Ricard and other skilled meditators showed that they were
significantly more active in areas related to compassion, conscious attention and
happiness, but significantly reduced in their capacity for negative thinking. This is
down to the capacity of even the adult brain for growth and change –
neuroplasticity. And, as you would have guessed by now, the engine for change in
this case is meditation.
Tim Casteling
Part 4 of a 7-part series on Self-Awareness
(1) Self-Doubt (2) Self-Criticism (3) Self-Discovery
Tim Casteling
Part 4 of a 7-part series on Self-Awareness
(1) Self-Doubt (2) Self-Criticism (3) Self-Discovery
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