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Gelong Thubten

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Buddhist monk Gelong Thubten on the science of mindfulness

Meditation and mindfulness are useful for modern life, says Gelong Thubten, because they can help us be less controlled by stressful thoughts and emotions

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A lady meditating

Health

Using a meditation app each day may improve your memory and attention

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people meditating

Health

Brain scans reveal magic mushroom drug enhances mindfulness meditation

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Some types of meditation may prompt fear or anxiety

Mind

A quarter of people who meditate experience negative mental states

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Yoga and meditation work better if you have a brain zap too

Mind

Yoga and meditation work better if you have a brain zap too

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Two people meditate facing each other

Health

Different meditation types train distinct parts of your brain

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Lost in meditation: Two books argue over mindfulness

Culture

Yoga breathing exercise

Health

Destroying a type of brain cell makes mice really chilled out

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Life

'Meditating mice' reveal secrets of mindfulness training

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How to see the thoughts you don't know you are having

Humans

How to see the thoughts you don't know you are having

Your secret thoughts vanish as soon as you think them, like a dream upon waking. Here are some ways to catch them before they disappear

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Humans

People who meditate are more aware of their unconscious brain

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Life

How sharing other people's feelings can make you sick

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Technology

Thync piece: Do mind-altering wearables live up to the billing?

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Health

I can tell you how to heal yourself with hypnosis

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