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Is Meditation Safe and Effective ?
loretta:
Given the widespread belief that meditation practice is scientifically certified to be good for just about everything, the results of a recent major analysis of the research might come as some surprise. Conducted by the Association for Health and Research Quality (AHRQ)—a government organization that oversees standards of research—the meta-study found only moderate evidence for the alleviation of anxiety, depression, and pain, and low to insufficient evidence to suggest that meditation relieved stress, improved mood, attention, or mental-health-related quality of life, or had a substantial impact on substance use, eating habits, sleep, or weight. It looks like the scientific evidence for the benefits of meditation aren’t as solid as many might claim.
http://www.tricycle.com/blog/meditation-nation
lareli:
Heres a link to a news story about a Bay Area middle school that implemented a meditation program and the results seem impressive
http://m.sfgate.com/opinion/openforum/article/Meditation-transforms-roughest-San-Francisco-5136942.php
Suspensions went down, attendance went up, the number of kids graduating and enrolling into elite high schools went up, etc.
lilitalienboi16:
--- Quote from: largeli on April 30, 2014, 03:53:56 PM ---Heres a link to a news story about a Bay Area middle school that implemented a meditation program and the results seem impressive
http://m.sfgate.com/opinion/openforum/article/Meditation-transforms-roughest-San-Francisco-5136942.php
Suspensions went down, attendance went up, the number of kids graduating and enrolling into elite high schools went up, etc.
--- End quote ---
Sounds like the best thing since sliced bread. Where can I get this meditation, does it cure aids and cancer as well? ;)
lareli:
Loretta the title of your thread questions whether meditation is safe.. In what way would you think it's dangerous?
Dennis Vogel:
Psa 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Other translations use "Relax" but it has the same meaning.
Meditation is about making your mine still and quiet and letting God get a word in. My mind is always going and this is difficult for me. But I have succeeded a few times.
Works wonders for some, others, not so much. I don't have a problem with it as long as you are not evoking some pagan god or evil spirit.
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