Meditation Research Study

A team of researchers from the University of Dalian (China) and Oregon (United States) have experimentally highlighted the beneficial effect of meditation on the performance of the mind in stressful situations. There is little doubt that meditation and relaxation should encourage intellectual performance. But a team of scientists wanted to verify experimentally. Forty volunteers were randomly selected from among students preparing for a university thesis, and a control group. While the experimental group received five days of meditation training using a technique called integrative body-mind training (IBMT), the control group received only five days of relaxation training. Various tests based on mental effort and thought have been carried out following a protocol identical for both groups

Shyness can be a mental handicap as the most severe of physical handicaps. -Philip Settembrino Shyness may affect many areas of life. It limits social activity, employment opportunities, and one’s ability to enjoy a full life. Symptoms of shyness include: Physical: sweating, trembling, accelerated heart rate, blushing, stomach cramps, and dry mouth. Cognitive: obsessive thoughts about past social performance and their future consequences, and preoccupation and worry. Emotional: anxiety, fear, distress, and embarrassment. Behavioral: difficulty speaking in public, inhibition, avoidance of social activities, and nervous behaviors during social interactions. If you suffer from several of these symptoms, the practice of Mindfulness Meditation can help you reduce them. Current research indicates that the practice of Mindfulness Meditation helps reduce stress and anxiety, as well as disturbing thoughts about the past and