Does anyone know anything about Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction meditation?
In TIME magazine the other week there was this incredible article about it, saying that well-designed studies from well-known medical institutions had found dramatic reductions in inflammation and telomere-shortening (or something - maybe lengthening) that control studies with subjects doing other relaxing activities had not found.
Basically the evidence was overwhelming that this type of meditation has incredible benefits.
There is a course near me starting soon. Before I spend $200, has anyone ever done this type of meditation? Thoughts? I'm under a lot of stress as a caregiver and some of my friends have drifted away, and I'm quite old now and sometimes it's hard to stop negative thoughts creeping in about the future. I was really upset the other week because I felt I had nothing to look forward to. I'm hoping this meditation might help, and also offset any physical damage from all the caregiver/isolation stress, and attendant lifestyle factors like weight gain, not having time to exercise or meet new people, etc.
Anyway, if anyone knows anything about this topic, please let me know. Thanks!
Edit: I can't access the TIME magazine online but here's an Oprah article about it: http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Learn-to-Relax-With-Mindfulness-Meditatation
In TIME magazine the other week there was this incredible article about it, saying that well-designed studies from well-known medical institutions had found dramatic reductions in inflammation and telomere-shortening (or something - maybe lengthening) that control studies with subjects doing other relaxing activities had not found.
Basically the evidence was overwhelming that this type of meditation has incredible benefits.
There is a course near me starting soon. Before I spend $200, has anyone ever done this type of meditation? Thoughts? I'm under a lot of stress as a caregiver and some of my friends have drifted away, and I'm quite old now and sometimes it's hard to stop negative thoughts creeping in about the future. I was really upset the other week because I felt I had nothing to look forward to. I'm hoping this meditation might help, and also offset any physical damage from all the caregiver/isolation stress, and attendant lifestyle factors like weight gain, not having time to exercise or meet new people, etc.
Anyway, if anyone knows anything about this topic, please let me know. Thanks!
Edit: I can't access the TIME magazine online but here's an Oprah article about it: http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Learn-to-Relax-With-Mindfulness-Meditatation