How mindfulness can change your brain for the better - backed by science

Описание: In this episode we're speaking about how and why mindfulness works - backed by science. We welcome back Dr. Ellen Cooke, radiation oncologist, mindfulness teacher and Founder of the Circle of Hope to speak about mindfulness.

Mindfulness is not woo woo. There is lots of science to support its impact. Our brain is capable of change. Mindfulness is the path. Mindfulness has been shown in studies to lessen stress by measurements of hormones.

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A few of the points shared in today's episode:

Mindfulness can lessen the perception of pain.
It improves attention, self awareness, and emotional regulation.
It impacts release of hormones that affect love, sleep, healing, pain, stress, your immune response and mood disorders.

This episode hopefully will serve as inspiration to recommit to daily mindfulness practice as an evidence-based way to help ourselves.

Dr. Ellen Cooke shares literature covering benefits of mindfulness on hormonal regulation, neurofeedback, and epigenetics – especially amongst cancer patients.

Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang shares some of the neuroscience and neuroanatomy of how mindfulness affects the brain through attention, emotion regulation, self-awareness and pain processing.

Some of the articles referenced in this episode:
Tang, YY., Hölzel, B. & Posner, M. The neuroscience of mindfulness meditation. Nat Rev Neurosci 16, 213–225 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn3916

We’d love to connect with you and invoke some of these physiologic benefits of mindfulness at our first ever Mindful Healers: Connect in Nature retreat where we will be practicing and embodying mindful living together. Learn more here.

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You can learn more about Dr. Cooke here:
https://www.jointhecircleofhope.com/

CUREate Your Mind Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/58569...
@circleofhope4u

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