The Science Behind Mindfulness Meditation

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[@markcarey8426]

"The more we worry the better we become at it." Terrific, that's a good thought.

[@thehairdid]

Definitely proven to be true with me 😫

[@underworld7148]

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[@user-vq5ff6mv4n]

Ironically, I lived a life that centered on the feelings of others. Instead of expressing my feelings frankly, I thought I had to live a happy life that would require suppressing my feelings to avoid making problems. At the same time, I firmly believed that my inner anxiety or nervousness should not be revealed. I tried to think positively or forced a smile on my face, hiding my unease and pretending not to know. Some feelings discomforted me, which I knew I should not be feeling, yet whenever those feelings arose, I would deny myself and suffer. I thought this was the right way, but reality told me the contrary. I became more vulnerable. I started to use the "Intended mindfulness playlist' and got much better. It really works 🙂

[@TheMcKenzieHaus]

I lost my little goddaughter this week. She was 1. We knew she was terminal but it doesn’t make the loss any easier. I started meditating just before she passed and it honestly been a blessing. If deff helps manage the grief.

[@sandraD3971]

Great video that gives you such a positive insight to the effects of daily meditation.I've been meditating daily for 4 years now 20mins twice daily and it's a game changer.Less inner chatter,less anxious,living in the present,more forgiving,lot more calmer to name a few.Highly recommend it👏🏽👏🏽

[@MarshmallowHumor]

Committed to mindful mediation for 21 days until it becomes a habit. I'm on Day 9 now and I feel so different. I'm less reactive and calm. I listen to guided meditations on KZbin.

[@ellaaa812]

I can really recomment vipassana Meditation from Goenka. You should Google it if you didnt heard about it, its an extremly helping technique that you can learn in 10 day courses that are for free all over the world

[@justinmckenzie7328]

I am trying to make it a daily part of my life, too. I have found that sitting in the shower with the water spraying directly on my face causes me to focus on breathing (of course), in addition to being relaxing. And whether you are in the shower or not, I recommend a waterproof Smart Watch (e.g. Pebble 2) because you can set vibrating alarms easily.

[@gigsandbusking8959]

I hope you are still meditating, I have been doing it for years, anapanasati, just following my breath and it has changed my life and maybe even saved it, zero stress, zero worry, tackle everything when it happens, live in the moment your in instead of worrying about tomorrow or yesterdays issues etc! the benefits are endless, good luck.

[@hendryjacobs1749]

It's been 8 months. How is it going? Are you better off now? Please do share :)

[@ashwin8441]

awesome👍

[@TNHODA]

For those who feel like 20 minutes per day is too much. It's perfectly fine to start with even 1 minute per day. It's about creating the habbit. Also, things like 'I can't meditatie' or 'I'm not the type of person who can' are simply not true. Personally I'm convinced that meditation isn't something you learn. It's a natural state. It's about unlearning habits like overthinking and negative thought patterns. Honestly, do yourself a favor, start meditating, and don't worry about ANYTHING like posture, 'too many' thoughts, feeling you're too old. Also, sitting, lying down, standing upside down, jumping, running, it doesn't matter, it's about becoming aware. Simply trying to meditate is, in my opinion, a score 10 out of 10, perfect. I could continue, but I think I made my point :p

[@ruchisharma255]

Yes you made a point very nicely 😊

[@Mushroom321-]

Yes!, exactly.. 😊👏

[@flobbertop4278]

Great post!

[@kulanchandrasekaran4462]

Great. One of the best comments on KZbin I have read recently. With meditation, just doing it, not worrying about anything, is what matters. That’s not emphasized in most meditation lessons or videos.

[@kaityhan996]

Best comment award 🥇

[@aj010139]

You can be mindful of your mind worrying. This is mindfulness awareness. It is when you get lost and don't know you are worrying that is the problem. Worrying and depression is normal, I repeat normal. Meditation is not there to get rid of worries and anxieties. Its about changing your relationship to them. You see worrying for what it is, an emotion or mental activity happening within your awareness but is not part of you. You notice it, but your not lost in it. Like being in the cinema, you can be so engrossed in the movie you forget your in the cinema. Meditation is about being aware that your in the cinema watching a movie so that you don't overreact to it, e.g. jump to a scary scene. But isn't being frightened in a horror movie part of the fun? So isn't worrying and anxieties and lives troubles be also part of the fun of being a 'human being'? So the next time your going through sh it thank me! 😉🤣😂🤣😂

[@user-zt6mb7nf3i]

Hi. Do you want to say with this that you feel that mindfulness is taking away the fun in life? I can relate to that!! ;)

[@bunny_smith]

I have been meditating daily for 7 months. I have seen dramatic improvements in my mood. I would like dramatic improvements in my productivity. I have now begun to do two meditation sessions per day.

[@mrs.potatohead8471]

Woah~! 🙊❤ How did you make it a habbit~? 🙊🙊🙊💞

[@Silentsister]

Thank you! Some say there are no guarantees in life, but there is one: what you practice (do over & over) is what you will become an expert at. The beauty is in choosing what you want to be good at!

[@marty2476]

Beautiful and wise message

[@patsyw4141]

This is terrific and ought to be recommended by GPs for people who stress. I live the drawings in particular, to keep you focused on the dialog too. I'm sending it on to anyone who I know that would benefit from it. Thanks a million.

[@tomfallon8930]

I agree with everything said, but there are lots of ways to meditate, you don't have to just sit still and listen to your breaths. Any activity which you are focused on without any distraction is meditating, like; exercising, listening to music, cooking, going for a walk. It's what I would call being in a "flow state", where all of your attention is focused just on the activity you are doing and you are completely present in the moment.

[@princessofpentacles776]

My therapist showed us this in group therapy today :)

[@victoriamathis4227]

My journey in Mindfully mediation began 22 years ago and I consider my practice to be part of my daily routine. Know this, with regular practice it really is excerize for increasing connections in the brain.

[@SoniaDekker]

Such an interesting video and I love her accent. The part about shrinking the amygdala is so interesting because it explains why the solo climbers have less fear. Climbing itself is probably very meditative

[@mohammadalakkad5040]

This is an even better explained meditation than all the others!

[@cfan6716]

This is a beautiful representation about the power of meditation. Really nice job. The drawings help to remember a lot of interesting information. The example you gave about the monks changing their body temperatures to warm up the sheets was absolutely astounding. Really shows you the power of the mind, also, I feel like we all can use a bit of meditation to be more mindful. I'm going to try to just sit still for 20 minutes a day and concentrate now. Thanks for sharing!!

[@scentsoftravelmeditation]

Staying calm during situations is not a super human ability, it is the very essence to being human. Though, a mindful person has become conscious and aware.

[@BoloBouncer]

Because meditation is a practice, that means it's ok to fail at it. Just keep trying. You will become better at it over time.

[@bswft7786]

Wonderful video. And long live the NHS

[@ZulfiqarAli-b7w]

Fantastic zencoin team

[@mystatamiaj]

Your contribution is beautiful and is impacting the world

[@kanthraj9735]

Amazing thank you, this video was Recommended by One of the great meditation app "Black lotus". I strongly recommend all of you to try this amazing app❤️🙏

[@juliuselema5328]

Thank you for the update.

[@axiongoblininterests1280]

Im going to try mindfulness meditation for 7min on specifics, patterns color hues numbers with tactial mindfullness with calm focused emotion and for new connections, thinking habits also for positive nerv frequency increasess in bain wave output so I hope an hope this inspires you back. Thank you very much.

[@mentalhealthskillsTSLLC]

Thank you for posting this wonderful video. 💖

[@FredrickOkoye]

Great tool for body health... 10 minutes

[@Marzieh-j8b]

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[@adventure1life.liveit434]

I start this tomorrow morning, 10 min each day for 30 days

[@shivamgupta-tm8ig]

Did you tried sir???

[@khalidh3091]

Thanks a lot, this is an excellent video

[@SCAM-BUSTER.777]

Discipline is doing today what you don't want to do. In order to get or be what you want, later.

[@DeefexNYC]

I've been meditating off and on since I went into a hospital in 2008. That's also when I picked up Buddhism, it just seemed like a logical thing to do since I was starting to learn meditation. But I do it while lying down. I usually leave on a Pandora's meditation station on and meditate till I fall asleep. About 30-60 minutes. With all the different types of meditation. I'm wondering If the way I do is is hurting me from gaining all the positive benefits from meditation. Starting tomorrow I'm going to take 20 minutes and do it from my chair.

[@spiritualteachings3030]

Beautiful. I really appreciate mindfulness. 💗🙌 I've liked watching lots of #sriavinashdotv recently for mindfulness meditation. I have found his mindfulness talks so uplifting. 🧡💜

[@lolalola8918]

You can also try reading meditation books like Practical meditation and The way and goal of Rajyoga from 'omshantistore'.

[@AdityaSawdekar]

Very well made video, very well explained. Thanks a lot

[@beckyarewa8967]

Great video

[@rfaatsh]

Thank you ❤❤

[@ryenn3884]

it would be nice if the narrator had a calming voice... this video automatically followed a meditation video I was into and awoke me

[@blessingakpata8553]

Thanks a lot, great statistics

[@abdulladifahmad873]

I get some knowledge, thank you

[@andreihrusca]

Amazing video. Thanks for making it. I got a lot of good information.

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ConZentrate. I see what you did there!

[@markcarey8426]

Oh, I get it. Thanks.

[@thehairdid]

mark carey I don’t lol

[@syamprasadmotru1130]

Thank you for information

[@حسنرضایی-ط7ه]

Hy The meditation is important

[@ms.springfield8766]

Amazing video!

[@Freeairdrop24]

good job ❤❤❤

[@harrisonidarafriday2350]

Really important

[@beekinder6953]

Fantastic explanation & video. Thank you.

[@hadin2361]

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[@PiNetwork_Group99]

Good jobb❤❤

[@mikemaini6451]

Helpful video for overall understanding. Might I recommend including famous female examples of successful people that meditate to represent the majority of the population creating a more equitable video. Kudos with the female voice though!

[@eneonyeche9001]

Josh 1 8&9;This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, meditate on it day and night

[@tahirazad2978]

greeet video

[@fromnothingtogreatness6571]

Great video! How can I make videos with such images?

[@ravikhedkar1]

Great work

[@diary-e-dustak46]

Great video i have started to do meditation 😊😊

[@garbadanladi5874]

Good effort

[@saifyoutube-cxb]

Super project

[@IsemfonStephen]

Good one

[@elenasavin1289]

Thank you

[@ronnythedev]

Thanks for the video! Is there any scientific way to know why neuroconnections in the subconscious mind are stronger?

[@emresezon9244]

Very good

[@calgravatt9626]

Well the narrator does say that meditators develop superhuman powers. Nope! If a human can do it it's not superhuman. There is no magic here. But there is good science in meditation. It's a human power.

[@Allthingslearningg]

Sir, being calm and being at ease is not a human power...its birthri8 of every human being. A very normal thing which we have forgotten

[@calgravatt9626]

Still, not a super power!

[@anastasialapik1513]

Hey, when I made this video it's meant to refer to abilities which are of course human (as it's us , humans, doing it) but super in a sense that they are not common. It's just a term widely used, enjoy the info and don't get caught up in the irrelevant stuff. I think being able to consciously control your body temperature with the power of the mind is pretty rare and only super (dedicated) humans can achieve this. Check out Win Hoff he is a good example of the power we all have inside.

[@xenshia]

I assumed it was a joke.

[@mariemoon1061]

Annie Lapik 💖 THANK YOU!!

[@pepsbat1507]

Thanks. Very truth!!

[@jasted123]

Great video, thank you very much :)))

[@sajidnaeem2230]

Nice project

[@xenshia]

So.....where are the sources if this is scientific? I have been practicing daily for a couple months now and believe in the impact of mindfulness and meditation, but sources and references should be included.

[@paulmetdebbie447]

Meditation is not concentration. It is learning to ignore the process of thoughts about I, me and mine. Concentration is focussing on one thought. That will only work as long as you do it. Meditation learns you to starve a complete neutral network once and for all.

[@anastasialapik1513]

In Pantajali Yoga Sutras (the oldest text we have about yoga and meditation), DHARANA comes before meditation (which is a state) can happen. The direct translation is Focused concentration. This is a stage you need to master before meditation (which is not something you can do, but something you experience) can happen. In the west, we use the word meditation without this type of discernment, but in fact what most people practice is DHARANA (focused concentration).

[@MuhammadyousafKamranlaar78-f5q]

thanx

[@peter-andrepliassov4489]

Would you please consider posting your sources?

[@amirsalehi7714]

great

[@zpicitisIII]

This is literally the secret 😊

[@amirjalilifard8743]

Amazing.. Thanks

[@underworld7148]

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[@parol3271]

Thanks a lot ...great video

[@Michael-md3qt]

great Video - thx a Lot

[@nataliialebid1336]

In the latest video on the Practical Health channel, it says that there are only 2 types of meditation practices - concentration meditation and mindfulness meditation. Basically, every time I focus on something, only on that object, I meditate. Is it really the case?

[@sharuraj7797]

wow, great! how did you do the video? (with which system)?

[@chefeagan6274]

can anybody teach me how to do mindfullness meditation

[@theguyver4934]

@Tazwar Rahman Chowdhury - I'm schizophrenic can meditation help

[@aparnadhawal2908]

4:04 meditation

[@douglasayah3621]

Cool 😎

[@RajiAjibola-e6t]

I agree

[@ThanhThuy-ci1vs]

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[@DawudNasrudin]

Muanntaaaap

[@yaydriana]

Are there Spanish subtitles/translations available? Would love to share with my extended family!

[@AgboOge-q9f]

Good

[@mikedepue]

I wish you would've removed the background hiss, it's too bothersome and I can't glean good information from this video :(

[@fawadmughal7467]

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[@AdelOtmani-w3m]

Toop

[@AllahHuAkbar-r8r]

Its for soul not brain and it not concentration of breath its awareness of breath

[@joestar6194]

Who washes dishes in 2 or 3 minutes?

[@shivamgupta-tm8ig]

Well i brush for 12 minutes

[@SCDJMU]

The video makes a mistake. Concentration is NOT the same as attention. In meditation, you are attentive, which is the opposite of concentration.

[@anastasialapik1513]

In Pantajali Yoga Sutras (the oldest text we have about yoga and meditation), DHARANA comes before meditation (which is a state) can happen. The direct translation is Focused concentration. This is a stage you need to master before meditation (which is not something you can do, but something you experience) can happen. In the west, we use the word meditation without this type of discernment, but in fact what most people practice is DHARANA (focused concentration).

[@Seyddow]

🎉🎉

[@kp_productions_8536]

Well I concentrate on what I hear Is that the same? ........

[@shojikkitaro]

🎉🎉🎉

[@RevancedDrWP]

nice sources

[@larsvankoningsveld6179]

4:25 What? Can you cite the study please, this seems a little incredible.

[@cassieoz1702]

Depends on what you call a fort. I'm pretty sure i dont have that many forts each day

[@kulanchandrasekaran4462]

Good question. The video maker hasn’t responded with a citation for the study 2 years after your question. Diminishes the credibility of this presentation. Surely we are not thinking 98% of yesterday’s thoughts every day. Like you politely said, a “little” incredible!

[@SASH-z2m]

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[@MojidAhmed-xy2ej]

Ok😊

[@yusefendure]

How do we know that 80% of our thoughts are negative?

[@user-zt6mb7nf3i]

I don't know... Not sure if I 'believe' in this whole meditation/mindfulness ... Maybe I am too mindfull for mindfulness. haha

[@yusefendure]

@@user-zt6mb7nf3i I don't 'believe' in Mindfulness either. I practice it. It's not a religion. I rejected Mindfulness meditation for years until I learned that you didn't have to be a Buddhist or even religious to do it. What's even better is that it's empowering. If you ever decide to try it, seek out someone online who is not a Buddhist or someone in person. You don't need dogma or rituals to shame you into being mindfully aware.

[@user-zt6mb7nf3i]

@@yusefendure Yes. I believe in being present (in the day) and in what you do. But i am not sure if 'mindfulness' is doing that really. Or that you have to 'practice it by sitting still (Or not) and 'dóing that'... Maybe it is jus better to do the things you like and to ignore the things you can not contrll. That is also a good/difficult practice. ;)

[@yusefendure]

@@user-zt6mb7nf3i Being present in what you do IS mindfulness. Whether lying down, sitting, standing, or walking, mindful awareness can be practiced. In fact, mindfulness (which is Mindfulness Meditation) can be practiced anywhere at any time. What if 'the things you like' are harmful to others...or yourself? Should one ignore things like rape, torture, racism, sexism? Is it true that people can't control those types of issues? Is it better to focus on your personal likes against confronting 'things you can not control' or is it better to see the world as it is? I would try it before rushing to judgment. I wish you well.

[@user-zt6mb7nf3i]

@@yusefendure I think when life goes well for you and you are at peace with yourself and feel good, maybe this includes moments of being 'mindfull'. But I don't ,maybe, believe in the doing of mindfulness. When there are a lot of things in your mind that you did not disolve or find very difficult to life with, you can try 'doing 'mindfulness' all day. But it is just not making a real diffrence for those egotraps that you are in. That is my experience. After you stop doing the mindfulness your own ego takes over again. So the work also needs to be done there! (That includes people who abuse etc.) Mindfully and happy aware in life comes when things goes well. or when I am not in pain etc. But when you are really having problems mindfulness is just a little break ( time spend) and after that there is not soo much changed. That is my experience after a lot of experience in those things. So to say mindfulness is nice when things are okay. But when reall shit is happening in your mind it is not changing thát. I feel that at this stage in my life.

[@ثائرالحر-د5ظ]

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[@memeagain4106]

Great video.. will meditation help with anxiety and depression?

[@stevecooper7038]

Yes. Look for the book "The Mindful Way Through Depression"