Live Mindfully

How It Works: Meditation and Stress

Stress affects many things in our body, from our hormones to our immune system. When we pause and take time to meditate, we make an active decision to move from an overstimulated and overloaded mind to a more calm and quiet state. In this process, the brain relaxes and helps the body to relax. Our heart rate goes down, our breathing slows and becomes deeper.

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What Is Mindfulness?

One of the buzzwords we always hear these days is ‘mindfulness’ and carrying out daily habits ‘mindfully’. Though what does mindfulness really mean?

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How Meditation Changes the Brain

Resarch shows editation physically changes the human brain, so much so you can actually see it. Here’s how!