10 Great Articles About Developing Power Of The Mind

I was scanning over some of my favorite articles about the mind and wanted to share 10 of them with you.

When you look at these articles it will become clear that they all have one thing in common…you!  You decide to meditate or not, your decide to exercise or not, you decide to eat sweets or not.  I hope that by you’re done reading these articles that you will appreciate that you and only you are in control of creating your mental strength.  Once you do, you will be able to reach your personal goals and personal success with ease.

1 – Mindfulness Meditation Training Changes Brain Structure in Eight Weeks

ScienceDaily (Jan. 21, 2011) — Participating in an 8-week mindfulness meditation program appears to make measurable changes in brain regions associated with memory, sense of self, empathy and stress. In a study that will appear in the January 30 issue of Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, a team led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers report the results of their study, the first to document meditation-produced changes over time in the brain’s grey matter. More at:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110121144007.htm

2 – Brain Waves and Meditation

ScienceDaily (Mar. 31, 2010) — Forget about crystals and candles, and about sitting and breathing in awkward ways. Meditation research explores how the brain works when we refrain from concentration, rumination and intentional thinking. Electrical brain waves suggest that mental activity during meditation is wakeful and relaxed.  More at:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100319210631.htm

3 – Brain Differences Found Between Believers In God And Non-believers

ScienceDaily (Mar. 5, 2009) — Believing in God can help block anxiety and minimize stress, according to new University of Toronto research that shows distinct brain differences between believers and non-believers. More at:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090304160400.htm

4 – Fit Body, Fit Mind? Your Workout Makes You Smarter

How can you stay sharp into old age? It is not just a matter of winning the genetic lottery. What you do can make a difference.  More at:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fit-body-fit-mind&prin

5 – Perception of Our Heartbeat Influences Our Body Image

ScienceDaily (Jan. 7, 2011) — A new study, led by Dr Manos Tsakiris from Royal Holloway, University of London, suggests that the way we experience the internal state of our body may also influence how we perceive our body from the outside, as for example in the mirror.  More at:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110105071151.htm

6 – High-fat, High-sugar Foods Alter Brain Receptors

ScienceDaily (Aug. 6, 2009) — Overconsumption of fatty, sugary foods leads to changes in brain receptors, according to new animal research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The new research results are being presented at the

2009 annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB). The results have implications for understanding bulimia and other binge eating disorders.  More at:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090727102024.htm

7 – Learning by Imagining: How Mental Imagery Training Aids Perceptual Learning

ScienceDaily (Dec. 4, 2009) — Practice makes perfect. But imaginary practice? Elisa Tartaglia of the Laboratory of Psychophysics at Switzerland’s Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) and team show that perceptual learning – learning by repeated exposure to a stimulus — can occur by mental imagery as much as by the real thing. The results, published in Current Biology, suggest that thinking about something over and over again could actually be as good as doing it. More at:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091203132153.htm

8 – Long Term Thinkers Make Better Health Decisions

Two US psychologists found that people who tend to think in the long term, who focus on later rewards rather than immediate payoffs, are more likely to make better and positive decisions concerning their health, such as what and how much to eat and drink, exercise regularly, and use sunscreen. More at:

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/printerfriendlynews.php?newsid=174845

9 – Meditation Helps Increase Attention Span

ScienceDaily (July 16, 2010) — It’s nearly impossible to pay attention to one thing for a long time. A new study looks at whether Buddhist meditation can improve a person’s ability to be attentive and finds that meditation training helps people do better at focusing for a long time on a task that requires them to distinguish small differences between things they see. More at:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100714121737.htm

10 – People Who Wear Rose-Colored Glasses See More, Study Shows

ScienceDaily (June 6, 2009) — A University of Toronto study provides the first direct evidence that our mood literally changes the way our visual system filters our perceptual experience suggesting that seeing the world through rose-colored glasses is more biological reality than metaphor. More at :

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090603103807.htm

It appears that if we mediate, look at the bright side of life, exercise, avoid sweets, believe, use visualization and think long term life will become easier.  Funny…this is exactly what I help my clients do to reach their personal goals and achieve personal success.

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