Compassion meditation reduces ‘mind-wandering,’ research shows

Research at Stanford’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education shows that formal compassion training increases both mental focus and caring behavior. The practice of compassion meditation may be a powerful antidote to a drifting mind, new Stanford research shows. Compassion meditation focuses on benevolent thoughts toward oneself and others, as the researchers noted. It is different in this …

Heart of Mind Radio – 04.17.15

On today’s program in the first segment Kathryn will focus on a discourse and meditation on connecting with one’s Divine Nature. In the second segment Kathryn speaks about the power of lucid dreaming as an access point to higher 4th, and lover 5th dimensional experiences and offers instructions on how to attain a state of mind that is conducive to lucid dreaming.

Mindfulness Is More Effective Than Drugs For Both Anxiety and Depression

Mindfulness is “the intentional, accepting and non-judgemental focus of one’s attention on the emotions, thoughts and sensations occurring in the present moment”, which can be trained by a large extent in meditational practices. The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published the results of a ground-breaking study that found that meditation appears to provide as much relief from some anxiety and depression symptoms …