Mindfulness Therapy Changes Your Brain


For people who see mindfulness as a relaxation exercise, or practice mindfulness in therapy form, there is nothing wrong with that. However, if you are looking for real depth in your meditation, for wisdom and insight in regard to the workings of your own mind and the world, then you may be deceived by this view.
Mindfulness therapy is simply the therapeutic use of a type of meditation called mindfulness that is designed to calm your mind – and now using brain scan technology we see concrete proof it can actually change your mind!  In fact it can reduce depression, pain, stress, and even make people less self-centered.

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