Date: August 17th, 2010
Source:NHS Choices/Daily Mail

“Meditation is proven to be the serene way to get smarter,” reported the Daily Mail. It said scientists found that even a short course of meditation “strengthens connections between the regions of the brain that regulate our emotional responses”….”Read More

Source: Times of India

Date: 16th July 2010

“Daily meditation not only gives us a peaceful life, it also boosts attention spans, says a new study.

Katherine MacLean at the University of California Davis and her co-advisor, Clifford Saron conducted a study, wherein thirty people went on a Buddhist meditation retreat with B. Alan Wallace, another researcher and Buddhist scholar.”

Source: CBS News

Date: 12th July 2010

Children Subdue Tourette’s With Self-Hypnosis

Menlo Park Doctor Shows 79% Success Rate

“A Menlo Park doctor is helping pioneer a technique to help children with a debilitating disorder. And a new study shows it’s working for almost all the kids who have tried it.”

Source: Reuters Health

Date: 2nd July 2010

“ A form of ‘mind-body’ therapy that focuses on the role of emotions in physical pain may offer some relief to people with fibromyalgia, a small clinical trial suggests.”

Date: May 11th, 2010
Source: Express

“According to Buddhist philosophy, meditation is the answer to many human ills. If our minds are calm and free from fear we will know true health and happiness…”

Date:8th April 2010
Source: Telegraph

“Depressive symptoms almost halved among those who used the therapy over 12 months, researchers found.

Advocates believe that the meditation reduces stress and increases feelings of calm, sometimes described as “inner peace”…”