By Christopher Bergland — 2018
Loving-kindness meditation and compassion training boost empathic resilience.
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In Positive Psychology, Compassion is seen as a way to relate to the self and a pathway to happiness. The proven benefits of compassion range from increased well-being, to relief from illness, and improved relationships.
Compassion research is at a tipping point: Overwhelming evidence suggests compassion is good for our health and good for the world.
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Think humans are born selfish? Think again. Dacher Keltner reveals the compassionate side to human nature.
While we practice social distancing and spend less time with friends and family, it's easy to get lost in your own head and melt into a puddle of worry.
The meditation-and-the-brain research has been rolling in steadily for a number of years now, with new studies coming out just about every week to illustrate some new benefit of meditation. Or, rather, some ancient benefit that is just now being confirmed with fMRI or EEG.
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When neuroscientists tested expert meditators, they discovered something surprising: The effect of Buddhist meditation isn’t just momentary; it can alter deep-seated traits in our brain patterns and character.