If you have ever felt like your mind moves too fast for meditation, or that you simply do not have the patience for it, you are not alone.
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Wall Street Journal columnist Elizabeth Bernstein felt the same way. A self-described "stressed-out reporter with zero patience," put meditation to the test at Harvard Medical School while wearing a 128-channel brain-mapping cap (read the full story here).
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The question: what would happen when someone who struggled to sit still tried meditating?
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Here are a few observations researchers made during the session:
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Within 2½ minutes, slower-frequency theta waves associated with deep inner stillness began to increase.
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Around the 7-minute mark, theta-wave activity peaked and remained elevated for the rest of the meditation.
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Even after the session ended, markers associated with relaxation remained elevated compared to where they started.
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Wondering which meditation she used?
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It was the guided meditation on the Miracle of Mind app, designed by Sadhguru.
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If you have any questions or need assistance,
please get in touch here.
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In love, light and laughter,
Isha Volunteers
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