it’s a waste of time I don’t remember anything do you know I gotta nothing
anything do you know I gotta nothing
anything do you know I gotta nothing all right everyone lay down your yoga
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five most remarkable facts you probably
five most remarkable facts you probably didn’t know about meditation okay
didn’t know about meditation okay
didn’t know about meditation okay simply empty your mind so take a deep
simply empty your mind so take a deep
simply empty your mind so take a deep breath and let all the anxiety melt away
breath and let all the anxiety melt away
breath and let all the anxiety melt away number five meditation makes better
number five meditation makes better
number five meditation makes better students research into the effects of
students research into the effects of
students research into the effects of meditation in grade school curriculum
meditation in grade school curriculum
meditation in grade school curriculum has shown that students who practice
has shown that students who practice
has shown that students who practice meditation regularly reduced absences by
meditation regularly reduced absences by
meditation regularly reduced absences by twenty-five percent received 38 fewer
twenty-five percent received 38 fewer
twenty-five percent received 38 fewer suspension days and lowered their
suspension days and lowered their
suspension days and lowered their rule-breaking by 50% further studies at
rule-breaking by 50% further studies at
rule-breaking by 50% further studies at the university level demonstrated that
the university level demonstrated that
the university level demonstrated that even older students benefited from as
even older students benefited from as
even older students benefited from as little as six minutes of meditation
little as six minutes of meditation
little as six minutes of meditation before quizzes freshmen students
before quizzes freshmen students
before quizzes freshmen students benefited particularly well from the
benefited particularly well from the
benefited particularly well from the meditation suggesting a students
meditation suggesting a students
meditation suggesting a students entering college still struggle with
entering college still struggle with
entering college still struggle with self regulation and control without
self regulation and control without
self regulation and control without assistance those who struggle may leave
assistance those who struggle may leave
assistance those who struggle may leave school so researchers are hopeful that
school so researchers are hopeful that
school so researchers are hopeful that by meditating students will develop
by meditating students will develop
by meditating students will develop important skills that will help them
important skills that will help them
important skills that will help them stay in school longer and it may sound
stay in school longer and it may sound
stay in school longer and it may sound easy but nothing could be harder it will
easy but nothing could be harder it will
easy but nothing could be harder it will test your head and your mind and your
test your head and your mind and your
test your head and your mind and your brain to number for meditation improves
brain to number for meditation improves
brain to number for meditation improves brain function neuroplasticity is the
brain function neuroplasticity is the
brain function neuroplasticity is the ability of your brain to change its
ability of your brain to change its
ability of your brain to change its structure and function and for years
structure and function and for years
structure and function and for years scientists thought that this quality was
scientists thought that this quality was
scientists thought that this quality was unique to the growing brains of children
unique to the growing brains of children
unique to the growing brains of children new research shows that we can continue
new research shows that we can continue
new research shows that we can continue to change our brain in significant ways
to change our brain in significant ways
to change our brain in significant ways even as adults numerous studies have
even as adults numerous studies have
even as adults numerous studies have shown that long-term meditation
shown that long-term meditation
shown that long-term meditation increases both brain mass and the
increases both brain mass and the
increases both brain mass and the density of gray matter in key areas by
density of gray matter in key areas by
density of gray matter in key areas by using MRI scans it’s been possible to
using MRI scans it’s been possible to
using MRI scans it’s been possible to measure the growth of the thickness of
measure the growth of the thickness of
measure the growth of the thickness of the brains cortex which is closely
the brains cortex which is closely
the brains cortex which is closely connected to attention and sensory
connected to attention and sensory
connected to attention and sensory processing other work has found that
processing other work has found that
processing other work has found that meditation can help speed recovery in
meditation can help speed recovery in
meditation can help speed recovery in the amygdala helping us get over
the amygdala helping us get over
the amygdala helping us get over emotional trauma more quickly
emotional trauma more quickly
emotional trauma more quickly basically the takeaway from all this
basically the takeaway from all this
basically the takeaway from all this research seems to be meditation good
research seems to be meditation good
research seems to be meditation good make brain strong oh but wait number
make brain strong oh but wait number
make brain strong oh but wait number three
three
three meditation decreases memory accuracy and
meditation decreases memory accuracy and
meditation decreases memory accuracy and basically it’s training the brain to be
basically it’s training the brain to be
basically it’s training the brain to be present we learn to work with our mind
present we learn to work with our mind
present we learn to work with our mind and be present with whatever is here
and be present with whatever is here
and be present with whatever is here while mindfulness is a popular form of
while mindfulness is a popular form of
while mindfulness is a popular form of meditation that has been associated with
meditation that has been associated with
meditation that has been associated with many positive effects a study published
many positive effects a study published
many positive effects a study published in the journal Psychological Science
in the journal Psychological Science
in the journal Psychological Science shows that mindfulness may have a weird
shows that mindfulness may have a weird
shows that mindfulness may have a weird downside researchers put two groups of
downside researchers put two groups of
downside researchers put two groups of volunteers one that had received
volunteers one that had received
volunteers one that had received instruction in mindfulness and another
instruction in mindfulness and another
instruction in mindfulness and another that had not through a
that had not through a
that had not through a memory tests the results showed
memory tests the results showed
memory tests the results showed mindfulness participants were much more
mindfulness participants were much more
mindfulness participants were much more likely to falsely recall details
likely to falsely recall details
likely to falsely recall details the authors speculate that by focusing
the authors speculate that by focusing
the authors speculate that by focusing so intently on the present moment as
so intently on the present moment as
so intently on the present moment as those practicing mindfulness were doing
those practicing mindfulness were doing
those practicing mindfulness were doing it may become harder to identify the
it may become harder to identify the
it may become harder to identify the source of a memory they further suggest
source of a memory they further suggest
source of a memory they further suggest that mindfulness actually makes it more
that mindfulness actually makes it more
that mindfulness actually makes it more difficult to tell the difference between
difficult to tell the difference between
difficult to tell the difference between a memory of reality and a memory of your
a memory of reality and a memory of your
a memory of reality and a memory of your imagination I have to believe in a world
imagination I have to believe in a world
imagination I have to believe in a world outside my online
outside my online
outside my online I have to believe that my actions still
I have to believe that my actions still
I have to believe that my actions still have meaning even if I can’t remember
have meaning even if I can’t remember
have meaning even if I can’t remember them number two meditation can reduce
them number two meditation can reduce
them number two meditation can reduce racial prejudice my father’s from Puerto
racial prejudice my father’s from Puerto
racial prejudice my father’s from Puerto Rico my mother’s from El Salvador
Rico my mother’s from El Salvador
Rico my mother’s from El Salvador neither one of those is Mexico subjects
neither one of those is Mexico subjects
neither one of those is Mexico subjects in a British study from 2015 received
in a British study from 2015 received
in a British study from 2015 received instruction in a special Buddhist
instruction in a special Buddhist
instruction in a special Buddhist practice known as loving-kindness
practice known as loving-kindness
practice known as loving-kindness meditation or lkm practitioners of lkm
meditation or lkm practitioners of lkm
meditation or lkm practitioners of lkm aim to increase unconditional kindness
aim to increase unconditional kindness
aim to increase unconditional kindness towards oneself and others after
towards oneself and others after
towards oneself and others after meditating the subjects took the
meditating the subjects took the
meditating the subjects took the implicit association test a rapid test
implicit association test a rapid test
implicit association test a rapid test that measures how quickly one associates
that measures how quickly one associates
that measures how quickly one associates positive or negative words with pictures
positive or negative words with pictures
positive or negative words with pictures of people from another race in general
of people from another race in general
of people from another race in general the test demonstrates that people are
the test demonstrates that people are
the test demonstrates that people are able to quickly associate positive words
able to quickly associate positive words
able to quickly associate positive words with pictures of their own race but have
with pictures of their own race but have
with pictures of their own race but have a rather hard time doing the same thing
a rather hard time doing the same thing
a rather hard time doing the same thing for other races we’re not talking about
for other races we’re not talking about
for other races we’re not talking about your conscious attitudes we’re not
your conscious attitudes we’re not
your conscious attitudes we’re not talking about your conscious beliefs
talking about your conscious beliefs
talking about your conscious beliefs we’re talking about something that you
we’re talking about something that you
we’re talking about something that you yourself may not necessarily know you
yourself may not necessarily know you
yourself may not necessarily know you have in this study those who practiced
have in this study those who practiced
have in this study those who practiced lkm before the test showed a significant
lkm before the test showed a significant
lkm before the test showed a significant reduction of their bias score
reduction of their bias score
reduction of their bias score researchers believe that by increasing
researchers believe that by increasing
researchers believe that by increasing our other regarding emotions such as
our other regarding emotions such as
our other regarding emotions such as love or gratitude we can enhance
love or gratitude we can enhance
love or gratitude we can enhance intergroup harmony whether an office is
intergroup harmony whether an office is
intergroup harmony whether an office is all applicable to prejudice in everyday
all applicable to prejudice in everyday
all applicable to prejudice in everyday life and to what degree is still
life and to what degree is still
life and to what degree is still unproven number one meditation saves you
unproven number one meditation saves you
unproven number one meditation saves you money my blood pressure gets too high
money my blood pressure gets too high
money my blood pressure gets too high man on the tape tells me to say serenity
man on the tape tells me to say serenity
man on the tape tells me to say serenity now you’re supposed to yell it the tape
now you’re supposed to yell it the tape
now you’re supposed to yell it the tape wasn’t specific when you consider that
wasn’t specific when you consider that
wasn’t specific when you consider that even if you have health insurance being
even if you have health insurance being
even if you have health insurance being sick is going to cost you money in one
sick is going to cost you money in one
sick is going to cost you money in one way or another and that there’s research
way or another and that there’s research
way or another and that there’s research to suggest that meditation can help you
to suggest that meditation can help you
to suggest that meditation can help you manage the symptoms of asthma depression
manage the symptoms of asthma depression
manage the symptoms of asthma depression heart disease high blood pressure and
heart disease high blood pressure and
heart disease high blood pressure and more then meditation starts to seem like
more then meditation starts to seem like
more then meditation starts to seem like a pretty sound investment for instance
a pretty sound investment for instance
a pretty sound investment for instance it might reduce your need for costly
it might reduce your need for costly
it might reduce your need for costly prescription drugs research has proven
prescription drugs research has proven
prescription drugs research has proven that meditation can be very effective in
that meditation can be very effective in
that meditation can be very effective in reducing pain sometimes even more
reducing pain sometimes even more
reducing pain sometimes even more effective than morphine how are you
effective than morphine how are you
effective than morphine how are you feeling great
Morphy
Morphy it’s also been shown to be more
it’s also been shown to be more
it’s also been shown to be more effective than medication at managing
effective than medication at managing
effective than medication at managing ADHD finally meditation has been linked
ADHD finally meditation has been linked
ADHD finally meditation has been linked to lower rates of transportation
to lower rates of transportation
to lower rates of transportation accidents it must be hard to feel road
accidents it must be hard to feel road
accidents it must be hard to feel road rage when you’re at peace with the
rage when you’re at peace with the
rage when you’re at peace with the universe so do you think that meditating
universe so do you think that meditating
universe so do you think that meditating on kindness and love could make the
on kindness and love could make the
on kindness and love could make the world a nicer place
world a nicer place
world a nicer place imagine if half of us created a daily
imagine if half of us created a daily
imagine if half of us created a daily meditation practice and what is
meditation practice and what is
meditation practice and what is meditation done for you meditate on this
meditation done for you meditate on this
meditation done for you meditate on this I will
I will
I will for more loving-kindness toptenz and
for more loving-kindness toptenz and
for more loving-kindness toptenz and implicitly bias top fives be sure to
implicitly bias top fives be sure to
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