The scientific community has done extensive research on the positive effects of meditaion on mental and physical well-being. Studies show it reduces stress, anxiety, and depression, improves cognitive abilities, and enhances emotional control. Neuroscientific research confirms its positive impact on brain structure and function.*
Joe and Curt explore the impressive benefits of mindfulness meditation. Learn how it reduces stress, improves well-being, and enhances focus. You can support the show by visiting dudesinprogress.com/support. Visit our Facebook page HERE and our Twitter page HERE
Joe’s Stuff:
Win for the week:
Took my youngest grandson to Kings Island on Mother’s day.
Resource:
Dan Harris’s 10% Happier
Quote:
When you’re a kid, you lay in the grass and watch the clouds going over, and you literally don’t have a thought in your mind. It’s purely meditation, and we lose that.
– Dick Van Dyke
Curt’s Stuff:
Win for the week:
Weekend trip to Washington, DC. Completed my video training on Power Platform Fundamentals for my Microsoft certification I’m working on as my Mission.
Resource:
Free museums in DC
Quote:
“An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.”
– Buddha
*Hofmann, S. G., Sawyer, A. T., Witt, A. A., & Oh, D. (2010). The effect of mindfulness-based therapy on anxiety and depression: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 78(2), 169-183; Keng, S. L., Smoski, M. J., & Robins, C. J. (2011). Effects of mindfulness on psychological health: A review of empirical studies. Clinical Psychology Review, 31(6), 1041-1056; Gotink, R. A., Chu, P., Busschbach, J. J., Benson, H., Fricchione, G. L., & Hunink, M. M. (2015). Standardized mindfulness-based interventions in healthcare: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of RCTs. PloS One, 10(4), e0124344; Tang, Y. Y., Hölzel, B. K., & Posner, M. I. (2015). The neuroscience of mindfulness meditation. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 16(4), 213-225.