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In my last blog, I used two specific people--the Dalai Lama and Congressman Tim Ryan--to demonstrate the positive power of meditation. Today I describe two major studies that show how we can benefit from the use of meditative approaches. Researchers at Harvard Medical School report that long-term practitioners of relaxation methods such as yoga and meditation had many more disease-fighting genes than individuals who did not practice any form of relaxation. These genes protect us from pain, infertility, high blood pressure, and even rheumatoid arthritis. Furthermore, the meditative state of relaxation is linked to higher levels of feel-good chemicals such as serotonin. According to the publication, Psychology Today, research also shows that when meditators shift their brain activity from the stress-prone right frontal portion of the brain to the calmer, left frontal portion of the brain, a decrease in the negative effects of stress, depression, and anxiety occur. Additionally, there is less activity in the amygdala, where the brain processes fear.
Each meditates every day. The Dalai Lama is the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people, who imparts a message of universal responsibility, love,compassion, and kindness to people throughout the world. Central to this perspective is the Tibetan holistic approach to health, which involves diet, behavior, prescription of medicine, and contemplative (meditative) practices. In 1989 he was the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. You can learn more about this remarkable individual and his teachings/writings by visiting 