Which Meditation Is Good For Brain?

 



How Meditation Affects Your Brain and Boosts Well-Being


Nowadays, it feels like people praise meditation as a cure for anything that ails you. Pain? Stress? Distraction? There’s a meditation for that. 

But what is actually happening in your brain when you meditate?

Kristoffer Rhoads, a psychologist at Harborview Medical Center, notes that mindfulness meditation has been studied the most while there are various kinds of meditation. 

“Mindfulness meditation is the very intentional awareness of the present moment in a nonjudgmental fashion,” he says. “It’s simple but not easy.” 

Rhoads shares what mindfulness meditation is, the science behind the hype, and why meditation can be so helpful.  

How do you practice mindfulness meditation?

In mindfulness meditation, you focus on a specific thing, oftentimes your breath, and try to bring your attention to that anchor.

“You can do it anywhere or anytime,” Rhoads says. “There isn’t a hard and fast protocol to follow and you don’t need to spend 300 hours to be trained in how to do it.”

To practice this meditation, all you need is to find a comfortable position and start to bring your attention to your breath. If it’s helpful, you can also do a scan of your body (bring attention to each part of your body moving from your feet up to your head) to notice any sensations and release any tension you are feeling.   

While the goal is to focus on your breath, Rhoads notes that your thoughts will wander, which is both OK and the biological activity of your mind. Simply notice — without judgment — the thoughts or feelings that come up, then choose to bring your attention back to your anchor and that meditative state. 


What happens to your brain when you meditate?

For an activity that narrows your focus to the present moment, there is a lot that’s happening in your brain. 



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