Updated March 21, 2014. Measuring brain waves during meditation is a fairly new development. Scientists are trying to discover why meditation is able to help reduce stress and increase physical and emotional well-being. It’s been discovered that the meditator’s brain function is distinctly different from that of someone who doesn’t meditate. And furthermore, meditation not […]
Meditation in Schools Helps Lower Truancy
Updated February 27, 2014. Surrounded by poverty and escalating violence, the children at Visitacion Valley Middle School in urban San Francisco were used to experiencing high levels of stress and fear. Not only was ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) common, but some students also had PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome). To try and reduce the stress […]
Meditation for Diabetes Control in Nebraska [Video]
Meditation for Diabetes: Watch the video about the Ho-Chunk Tribe’s Success. (7 mins) The people of the Ho-Chunk tribe on the Winnibago Reservation, Nebraska, have an abnormally high rate of diabetes. Through local health programs, they are benefiting from the positive health benefits of meditation. High blood pressure, stress and poor diet all contribute to the […]
Meditation for Healing Arthritis
Updated February 25, 2014. Watch this video of Barbara Allan, author of “Conquering Arthritis.” She talks about good meditation versus bad meditation. (4 mins) At age 25 Barbara Allan became one of over 9.1 million people in the United States with an autoimmune-type arthritis. Her arthritis was triggered by bacterial dysentery caused by eating food tainted with […]
A Guide: Create Your Own Meditation Garden
Updated February 26, 2014. The aim of a meditation garden is to provide a place for retreat. Natural environments have a wonderful healing touch. They can help us relax and unwind after a hard day’s work with little effort on our part. A consciously designed meditation garden amplifies this experience of calm. Read the following tips […]