Meditation Success Relies on Techniques That Are Comfortable Rather Than Popular

'New to meditation and already thinking about quitting? You may have simply chosen the wrong method. A new study published online July 7 inExplore: The Journal of Science and Healing highlights the importance of ensuring that new meditators select methods with which they are most comfortable, rather than those that are most popular.


If they do, they are likely to stick with it, says Adam Burke, the author of the study. If not, there is a higher chance they may abandon meditation altogether, losing out on its myriad personal and medical benefits. Burke is a professor of Health Education at SF State and the director of SF State's Institute for Holistic Health Studies.'




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Research On 'Iceman' Wim Hof Suggests-- It is Possible to Influence Your Autonomic Nervous System and Immune Response

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Iceman" Wim Hof 

'At the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, professor of experimental intensive care medicine Dr. Peter Pickkers and his team have performed research on "Iceman" Wim Hof. Hof claims that he can influence his autonomic nervous system and immune response through concentration and meditation. 

 The results obtained are remarkable, however, the investigators emphasize that so far, these results have only been obtained in a single individual. Therefore, they can not serve as scientific evidence for the hypothesis that the autonomic nervous system and the immune response can be influenced through concentration and meditation techniques. Further research with larger groups is warranted.' 

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Meditation can cut heart attacks by as much as half

 

Transcendental Meditation was popularised in the 1960s through the Beatles who learnt the technique through their guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Photo: GETTY 

"The prevention of heart attack and stroke and actual lengthening of lifespan by an alternative treatment method is exceedingly rare, if not unprecedented.

"If Transcendental Meditation were a drug conferring so many benefits, it would be a billion-dollar blockbuster." 

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