The Reason Older People Are Happier (M)
How we can all learn to be happier from our elders.
How we can all learn to be happier from our elders.
Transcendental Meditation is thought to be one of the most widely used types of meditation around the world.
A brief introduction to the technique helped people feel less negative emotion.
When exposed to their fears, people trained this way felt less negative emotion.
A single 20-minute session was enough to boost the brain’s error recognition.
The research found that the practice changes the way the brain processes fearful memories.
It changes brain activity, reducing activation in the amygdala, an area critical for processing fear.
The safest type of meditation for the anxious and depressed.
All the people in the study had never meditated before in their lives.
This type of meditation can decrease emotional reactivity, decrease mind wandering, increase the ability to focus and improve arousal.
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