by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 8, 2011 | Meditation, Tai Chi Chuan
Physiological responses normally associated with involuntary autonomic thermoregulation can be voluntarily activated during a tai chi exercise. An experienced tai chi practitioner was asked to focus energy into, and then withdraw energy from the hands while being...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 8, 2011 | Anxiety, Depression, Meditation
Norwegian researchers have found that mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is an effective treatment for anxiety disorders. Seventy-six patients were randomised to an eight-week MBSR intervention or a wait-list control. Those who completed treatment (eight did...
by Heaton Acupuncture | May 13, 2011 | Elderly, Meditation
Positive psychological changes that occur during meditation training are associated with increased activity of telomerase, a crucial enzyme responsible for cellular health, according to an important study from the USA. Telomerase is an enzyme that can rebuild and...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Mar 24, 2011 | Meditation
This paper constitutes a review of data linking telomere length to cognitive stress. Telomeres are the protective caps of repetitive DNA found at the ends of chromosomes. Cells lose the ability to divide as they age because their telomeres become progressively shorter...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Mar 24, 2011 | Meditation, Qigong
Brain scans of meditators show that the effects of long-term meditation practice are carried over into non-meditating states. Many meditation techniques aim to increase awareness of ongoing experiences through sustained attention and detachment – observation of...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Mar 22, 2011 | Meditation
A team of American scientists has reported that regions of the brain involved in emotional regulation are larger in long-term meditators than in non-meditators. The group used high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to scan the brains of 22 participants, all...
