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Scientists at UCLA, Stanford
University, Univeristy of Michigan and
University of North Carolina have shown that daily
meditation (for a duration of as little as 10 minutes) can decrease anxiety and
make people happier. Meditation changes the physical structure of the brain by
increasing gray matter and developing more connections in areas of the brain
related to managing emotions, attention and making mindful choices. Benefits of meditation include increasing
your awareness of the present moment and your ability to observe without
judgment (regarding yourself and others). Researchers at Stanford University
showed that meditation helped people with anxiety how to handle distressing
thoughts and emotions without being overpowered by them.
Meditation is an essential component to the Kundalini yoga
techniques that I teach, and I believe it is a powerful tool in making positive
lifestyle changes. Most of you are
familiar with our work in relation to food and know that many people struggle
with making the healthy food choices that they know are essential. Awareness of yourself is the key to
overcoming emotional attachments to foods and we offer yoga and meditation as
methods for developing awareness. Katy
is currently offering meditation instruction in private sessions at the yoga studio, Kundalini Yoga of Wisconsin at 402 W Lakeside St.
in Madison, WI.
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