In today’s day and age, mindful and mindfulness are buzzwords that are used colloquially. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve been told to “BE MINDFUL”? Yet, what is mindfulness and what does it really mean? What Is Mindfulness? There are many definitions. My favorite is the one posited by John Kabat-Zinn, the pioneer of […]
How the Brain Changes When You Meditate
This post was originally published on mindful.org. Not too long ago, most of us thought that the brain we’re born with is static—that after a certain age, the neural circuitry cards we’re dealt are the only ones we can play long-term. Fast-forward a decade or two, and we’re beginning to see the opposite: the brain is […]