Know What's Happening in Meditation
Know What's Happening in Meditation
Neuroimaging shows woman can enter psychedelic‑like trance voluntarily
A 37‑year‑old woman was documented entering a transcendental visionary state without any drugs. Functional MRI across 20 sessions revealed reduced coupling in visual and somatosensory networks and heightened integration of frontoparietal control and salience networks, indicating a reorganization into a lower‑entropy, higher‑coherence brain state.
Lily Cornell Silver, daughter of late Soundgarden frontman, formed the band Josie on the Rocks while in college, using music as a therapeutic opposite action. After the tragic death of drummer Graham Derzon‑Supplee, she faced severe depression and entered inpatient treatment, which she credits with saving her life. The band released songs “Not You” and “Super Sonic” to honor Graham, while Lily continues her mental‑health podcast “Mind Wide Open.” Her experience underscores the role of structured care and creative outlets in recovery.
A commentary in Nature Reviews Cardiology, authored by researchers from Maharishi International University, UCLA and Wayne State, argues that Transcendental Meditation can lower stress‑related cardiovascular risk. The paper cites decades of trials showing blood‑pressure reductions and slower atherosclerosis progression, and...
Juan Gallego, principal investigator at the Be.Neural Lab, discussed how neural manifolds are reshaping our understanding of coordinated activity across large neuronal populations. He highlighted evidence that population firing patterns collapse onto low‑dimensional manifolds, especially in motor control and learning...
You do not need to figure it all out today. You just need to return to a state of physiological safety. The answers come in the stillness.
The International Breathwork Foundation announced a worldwide “Pause, Breathe, Unite” campaign for World Breathing Day on April 11, 2026. The initiative offers virtual workshops, community gatherings and a social‑media challenge to promote conscious breathing as a tool for personal regulation...
Alan, owner of a non‑emergency medical transport firm in Tacoma, was overwhelmed by constant operational fires, shifting Medicaid rules, and fragmented AI scheduling tools. Seeking relief, he turned to Dr. Joe Dispenza’s "Becoming Supernatural" to rewire his stress response. A consultant...
Your mind may be all over the place but your body is always present. So when you're distracted, come to your senses. What can you see, feel hear and touch? The keys under your fingers, the surface of the chair...
The Oxygen Advantage® Method is a science‑based breathing system that retrains nasal, functional breathing to increase carbon‑dioxide tolerance and improve oxygen delivery, whereas mindfulness uses breath as a neutral anchor for present‑moment awareness. By deliberately lowering breathing volume and incorporating...
Certified forest therapy guide Shawn Ramsey led a two‑hour forest bathing session for about a dozen participants at Raleigh’s J.C. Raulston Arboretum, illustrating the rapid uptake of the nature‑based mindfulness practice. Organizers say the activity’s stress‑relief benefits are resonating with...
Overthinking = Stuck in a mental maze. Here’s how to break the cycle: Step 1: Ask yourself: Am I replaying the same thought? 👉 If no, acknowledge it without judgment. Let it drift away. 👉 If yes, ask: Can I affect...
Your goal is to reveal yourself to yourself. I'm talking about what's on the inside. Not what you've been fed by society. Dive deep into self discovery. https://t.co/ltNL93fyPa
A recent Brainz Magazine article spotlights conscious inner leadership as a lever for measurable business performance, citing IBM’s cultural award and Sara Blakely’s warning about unhealed patterns. The piece fuels a growing debate over whether personal‑growth practices belong in boardrooms.
Bruce Springsteen on surviving depression and his strategy for living through the visitations of the darkness https://t.co/NzkiZ9XQDF
Check out the “Even You Can Meditate” Challenge on the 10% with Dan Harris app. Each day of the challenge will feature a different style of meditation from Seb. It's happening NOW so sign up for the app at the...
Researchers at CU Anschutz Medical Campus reported that all seven women in an eight‑week mindfulness pilot maintained a 7% weight loss, providing early evidence that meditation‑based training can sustain short‑term weight loss. The finding arrives as obesity rates climb and...
Shoukei Matsumoto’s excerpt from *Work Like a Monk* frames everyday cleaning as a form of mindfulness rooted in Japanese Buddhist practice. He describes how collective cleaning in schools, temples, and even stadiums reinforces gratitude, presence, and a sacred bond with...
The article explores how constant external demands drain personal energy and why polite disengagement often meets resistance. It highlights the emotional toll of others’ mistakes and the resulting gaslighting, hostility, and stubbornness. The author advocates for deliberate boundary setting and...
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The article offers a comprehensive guide to Buddhist meditation, outlining its historical roots, core principles such as mindfulness, impermanence, compassion, suffering, and non‑self, and detailing three main techniques—Samatha, Vipassana, and Metta. It explains step‑by‑step instructions for beginners, highlights scientific research...
So FYI emotion regulation is an executive functioning task. Regulating emotions requires that you - notice that you are having an emotion - control the initial impulse of the emotion - think through what the emotion indicates about what you might need - inhibit...
A primary method for gaining a mind full of peace is to practice emptying the mind. ~ Napoleon Hill https://t.co/PxsCMAhX3b
USA TODAY published a comprehensive, evidence‑based guide today that ranks meditation, breathwork and mindfulness among the most effective stress‑reduction techniques. The report highlights chronic stress’s link to depression in 1 in 5 adults and underscores how simple habits can re‑train the body’s...
The paradox is we can only change when we accept ourselves just as we are. #mindfulness https://t.co/j8KGb00B7g
Observe a person, situation, or environment as if for the first time. Adopt a "beginner's mind" which is key to a new perspective, intuition, and insight. You will also appreciate the little gifts you don't ordinarily pay attention to. #mindfulness...
Conscious connected breathing, also known as circular breathing, is a continuous mouth‑breathing technique that eliminates pauses between inhales and exhales. By sustaining a rhythmic breath loop, it directly engages the autonomic nervous system, quickly shifting the body out of chronic...
Do you breathe diaphragmatically? Place a hand on your abdomen. It should rise with each inhale, fall with each exhale. When you engage the abdomen like this, you oxygenate the lower lobes of your lungs, and trigger nitric oxide...
25 Years Ago, Jeff Bezos Said This Is the Best Way to Deal With Stress. Science Says He’s Still Right. https://t.co/uCBXiXyq4u #stress #mentalhealth #lifehacks
Recent research connects wildfire smoke to a surge in mental‑health disorders, showing that fine particulate matter can infiltrate the brain, trigger neuroinflammation, and alter neurotransmitter pathways. Laboratory studies on mice reveal serotonin depletion and amyloid‑beta accumulation after short‑term smoke exposure,...
Shambhavi Mahamudra brings an inner stability so that outside situations do not determine the nature of your experience. If you earn this one freedom, your genius will naturally begin to unfold. #SadhguruWisdom https://t.co/N8cnhhfDHO
For the full #10percenthappier episode with Pete Holmes, head over to our YouTube channel. And head over to the 10% with Dan Harris app where we are running the "Even You Can Meditate" challenge that starts TODAY. Link in bio....
Guided forest‑bathing walks at Raleigh’s J.C. Raulston Arboretum attracted a dozen participants seeking respite from the war in Iran and soaring gas prices. The trend echoes a broader uptick in shinrin‑yoku among British tourists, royalty and coastal‑path walkers, highlighting nature’s role...
Thoughts and emotions shift like moving clouds. Don't push difficult ones away-just be open to observing what's on your mind. This observation gives you greater choice where to focus your attention. #mindfulness https://t.co/TedhBYhWTa
To receive clarity about your future, your mind must be fully focused in the present. #Mindfulness https://t.co/GaVNYqH9sU
Interesting Daily Thoughts contrasts peace with emotional numbness, describing peace as engaged awareness and numbness as a protective shutdown. The post explains how both states appear calm externally but differ in internal energy, with peace fostering clarity and growth while...
A physician has identified a single, easily‑corrected sleep‑hygiene error that many people unknowingly commit, leading to low‑quality rest. The insight, shared in a recent interview, underscores the growing focus on simple lifestyle tweaks to improve mental‑health outcomes.
A review of eight leading news pieces published in the last day finds no mention of a new doctor‑endorsed breathing method for nighttime anxiety or faster sleep onset. The absence underscores a broader media focus on nutrition, vaccines and climate,...
Yoga Journal has compiled a curated playlist of archival articles that teach readers how to manage overwhelming emotions through yoga practices. The collection highlights techniques such as quieting the mind, pranayama breathwork, self‑inquiry for resilience, identity exploration, and mastering Savasana....
I can’t let this point go w’out comment. @psybalazs is first author on work that showed expectancy effects between PAT and a TAD are not uniform. They were operative for the TAD but not PAT. Why isn’t that cited?! https://t.co/kb9wrkAmVb
Australia became the first nation to reclassify MDMA from a prohibited to a controlled substance, permitting its use in PTSD treatment under strict conditions. The 2026 guidelines limit MDMA‑assisted psychotherapy to adults who have not responded to first‑line therapies, require...
Things can always get worse. This is a little mental health trick sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t. Being grateful and having gratitude does help, but sometimes not right away #cryptowendyo #mentalhealth #mindset #gratitude 
Mindmachines.com reports that almost 100 clinical practitioners across the globe have added the ROSHIwave IN‑SIGHT Mind Machine to their therapeutic arsenal. The fourth‑generation device uses photostimulation and disentrainment protocols to help users reach meditative states in as little as 15...
What am I choosing today? When I’m needing a gentle internal shift, this question helps. I’ll go first: I’m choosing to care about others without abandoning myself, honoring that my body needs safety and consistency to regulate cortisol, support HRV, and keep...
A recent study reports that binge‑watching is associated with reduced sleep and poorer mental wellbeing. Mental‑health professionals are urging viewers to adopt mindful viewing practices, including meditation, to counteract the impact.
Swiss filmmaker Ian Purnell’s documentary ‘Arctic Link’ premiered this week, portraying the rollout of fiber‑optic cables to a remote Alaskan island as a meditation on technology. Critics note its visual polish but question whether the film’s narrative truly engages with...
Dr. Willoughby Britton, a Brown University neuroscientist, founded Cheetah House to support meditators experiencing severe distress such as hyperarousal, dissociation, and psychosis after her research showed meditation outcomes are highly variable. The nonprofit provides evidence‑based peer support, clinician consultation, and...
I’m Sara. Mental health advocate and singer-songwriter turned breathwork coach here to support the whole of humanity helping others get back into their body and remember their magic. Grateful to connect and sending much love and support your way. Community is...
Take advantage of the power of the pause.. between two breaths, between words, thoughts, and actions. There is magic in stillness. #mindfulness https://t.co/2SZVuCOSqc
When learning #meditation it's less about time and more about the quality of focus and intention. https://t.co/2k7p7ecRXb
You're in charge of how you feel. Today choose to be calmer, centered within, less reactive to inner and outer pressures. #mindfulness https://t.co/nmloKuejm9
Small changes can help us build consistency. But sometimes, even with progress, something deeper still feels out of reach. In this video, I explore the difference between improvement and transformation. ▶️ https://t.co/OgqVqKONeV #transformation #innerwork
Excited to be (breath)working w/@HintsaPerform again. This time on sports side (F1). Always get great energy from them.
