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What Science Can Teach Us About Practice

What Science Can Teach Us About Practice

Buddhist Geeks · Buddhist Geeks

July 25, 201519m 59sExplicit

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In this episode, taken from the Buddhist Geeks Conference in 2011, Kelly McGonigal, PhD in Health Psychology, speaks on how the neuroscience of meditation can help us understand how practice shapes the mind and can also offer fresh insights into concepts like mindfulness and suffering. As Dr. McGonigal presents various scientific studies that show differences in the brain functioning between meditators and non-meditators, she highlights how meditation practice benefits the practitioner in various ways such as higher pain thresholds and reduced depression. Episode Links: www.kellymcgonigal.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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vajrayanameditationbuddhismmindfulnesstechnologysocietyzenvipassanaTibetan Buddhism