Posts tagged Meditation

Meditation Medication: How Mindfulness Affects The Body

Amidst jamming our schedules full of juice-cleansing, vitamin-popping and spinning, it seems many overlook one fairly important element in our efforts to improve our wellbeing: our brains.

Once an ancient Eastern technique to transform consciousness, and a practice that can take many different forms, today we’re beginning to understand the neuroscience behind how meditation can benefit our health and wellbeing.

Mindfulness, Human habits, NeuroscienceKate UnsworthDecember 12, 2014Meditation, neuro-health, anterior insula

Thought In Consciousness: How Private Are Our Thoughts? (PART 1)

What's in a thought? Meditation is becoming a more common tool for reducing problematic thoughts, increasing positive thinking and calming the mind. With a wealth of scientific evidence proving the positive effects of meditation, we've learned to use this ancient practice to feel more peace and equanimity. But where do our thoughts come from? Why do scientists have yet to answer this question?

MindfulnessLisa RoolantDecember 8, 2014Consciousness, Thoughts, Collective Consciousness, Meditation, Mindfulness

Our VINAYA Lab team of Psychologists, Anthropologists, Neuroscientists and Technologists explorewhat it means to be human in THE digital age.

Our VINAYA Lab team of Psychologists, Anthropologists, Neuroscientists and Technologists explore
what it means to be human in THE digital age.