Yoga and
meditation have long been associated with stress relief and improving one's ability to find calm and focus.
"We multitask, we're involved in many, many activities, and mindfulness
meditation (is) a wonderful way to focus our attention on how we're actually experiencing the world and...taking stock of what's important in our lives," says Emmeline Edwards, PhD, director of the Division of Extramural Research at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.
RICHARD DAVIDSON: Other types of
meditation such as "analytical
meditation," a favorite of the Dalai Lama, have received essentially no scientific attention.
Steve Jobs was known to believe in mindful
meditation, which he referred to as "mind technology," as a way to reduce stress and sharpen creativity and intuition.
Meditation incorporates mindful attention as part of its practice and requires that practitioners be actively engaged in the process.
People who need
meditation should utilize it in appropriate doses, similar to medicine.
Zen Pro
Meditation uses binaural beats technology which means using brainwave entrainment technology to create deep meditative states even for users who are just starting to learn
meditation, or complete novices.
And, given modern interpretations of
meditation as a universal spiritual technology and of Buddhism as strongly identified with meditative practice, the question of how Buddhist
meditation travels across cultural and religious boundaries raises questions concerning the localization of Buddhism in the contemporary world.
"We have known for a long time that
meditation can help to promote wellness," explains Dr.
[ClickPress, Thu Jul 11 2019] According to a new research study by FactMR, the mindfulness
meditation application market was valued at ~US$ 134 Mn in 2018, and is estimated to grow by ~7% Y-O-Y in 2019.
Meditation is practiced widely across the world and is said to have many benefits.
Then she met another actress who was understudying five lead roles, yet--unlike Fletcher--seemed "calm and centered." The actress told Fletcher it all came down to
meditation.
MEDITATION: The app, Headspace, focuses on various different goals of
meditation, from improving sleep and personal development to reducing stress and anxiety.