Meditation 101

Certain you can’t meditate? Simple scientific explanations, demonstrations, and stories will change your mind, literally as you learn to create a meditation practice that’s just right for you.

Mindfulness Meditation is the practice of returning your attention to a point of focus, whether that is your breath, walking, a conversation, or something else, and letting go of judgment as it arises. It is observing thoughts as well as other things. It is not thinking.

Through the practice of meditation, you create a space between yourself and your thoughts, as well as the drama of your life as it unfolds. It is like being in a movie theater observing your life from a comfortable chair instead of being caught up in the drama.

The neuroscience of meditation allows you to access an understanding of how the practice of meditation works in your brain and body.