Our minds control our energy. The universe responds to whatever you think. If you say you’re too poor, the universe will deliver just that. If you say you are happy, you will become that. Do it yourself and watch how saying the positive brings in the positive.
Abstract
Previous studies have documented the positive effects of mindfulness meditation on executive control. What has been lacking, however, is an understanding of the mechanism underlying this effect. Some theorists have described mindfulness as embodying two facets—present moment awareness and emotional acceptance. Here, we examine how the effect of meditation practice on executive control manifests in the brain, suggesting that emotional acceptance and performance monitoring play important roles. We investigated the effect of meditation practice on executive control and measured the neural correlates of performance monitoring, specifically, the error-related negativity (ERN), a neurophysiological response that occurs within 100 ms of error commission. Meditators and controls completed a Stroop task, during which we recorded ERN amplitudes with electroencephalography. Meditators showed greater executive control (i.e. fewer errors), a higher ERN and more emotional acceptance than controls. Finally, mediation pathway models further revealed that meditation practice relates to greater executive control and that this effect can be accounted for by heightened emotional acceptance, and to a lesser extent, increased brain-based performance monitoring.
Authors:Rimma Teper and Michael Inzlicht
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By Titanium22
I got sober from drugs and alcohol in 2000. In the process of recovering I realized that from then on spirituality was going to be an important focus of my life—that it had to be, since the connection to a Higher Power was necessary to keep me sober and alive.
I didn’t realize that recovery would connect me to myself as well, to what was really inside me.
During the early part of my recovery I realized that spirituality could be an open field to play on. I grew up around Catholicism and I didn’t feel like it was that way at all when I was young. I realized that my Higher Power could be one of my own understanding—that I had a lot of room to explore.
So I started exploring. One day I was reading a passage written by a Buddhist monk…
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Meditation is a practice of concentrated focus upon a sound, object, visualization, the breath, movement, or attention itself in order to increase awareness of the present moment, reduce stress, promote relaxation, and enhance personal and spiritual growth.
-Source: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/meditation
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
-Confucius
I was so excited that yesterday was my last meet. I invited my boyfriend, my uncle, my mom and even my friend’s showed up. But excitement turned into aggravation quick, my coach wanted me to swim the 200 IM and I never did that before. Of course she would choose the last meet with everyone that’s important to me. Eight laps, two of each stroke, open face turns… Great! I wasn’t ready for this, I’ve always done freestyle for every meet. There was no way she was going to change her mind about me doing this event. She had me run through every stroke so she could see if I could do them and I did them properly instead of acting like I couldn’t do it.
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