Your Brain On... Meditation

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Cold plunges are everywhere, and the way people talk about them, you'd think they're a miracle cure for your brain, body, and soul. But in an age of algorithm-fueled evangelism, when a ritual becomes this ubiquitous and loud, we have to ask: how much of the buzz is backed by scie ...  Show more

Train your brain to focus and stay with one thing at a time. This short but powerful guided meditation helps you stay with your breath for 8 minutes and practice returning to your point of concentration when you get distracted or the mind wanders. Join the live 5-day stop the scr ...  Show more

What if you could train your brain to handle stress better—just by meditating for a few minutes each day? In this episode of “The Doctor’s Farmacy,” I revisit conversations with Emily Fletcher, Dan Harris, and Daniel Goleman to explore how meditation rewires the brain, reduces an ...  Show more

What it is, how beginners can get a taste, the dangers of striving, and whether tech can make it easier.

Dr. Matthew D. Sacchet, Ph.D., is an Associate Professo ...

Meditation is mostly mainstream, with many people using mindfulness to manage stress. But dedicated practitioners of advanced meditation move beyond mindfulness into a state where consciousness “entirely falls away.” That’s according to today’s guest: Matthew Sacchet, an associat ...  Show more