Lessons in chanting, meditation, thinking and emotional skills can help school children’s wellbeing and even educational performance, claim psychologists…
British Psychological Society: Meditation ‘should make the curriculum’
August 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
What is meditation?
August 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
What is meditation? Meditation is a focused state of inner absorption whereby the individual consciously relaxes their mind to achieve a deeper state of awareness and inner calm. Why is it important? Meditation has recently begun to be scientifically studied, and the health benefits are varied, including improved psychological and physical well being. It is [...]
Monks who have mastered mind over body
August 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
In this intriguing clip from the History Channel, we visit the famous Harvard study of monks practising a deep form of meditation called tum-mo whereby they dried cold wet towels on their backs just by practising visualisation techniques combined with deep relaxation. To find out more about the study, click here: http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2002/04.18/09-tummo.html