Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Research News: When Dow says ow, practice mindfulness

The News:
When Dow says ow, practice mindfulness
By Howard Cohen, McClatchy Newspapers
Article Last Updated: 10/06/2008 12:40:45 AM MDT
Our worries. They're crescendoing like the finale of Beethoven's "Ninth": Bailouts, buyouts. Recession, depression. Enter the meditative practice of mindfulness. Born of Buddhist roots, it's increasingly recognized as a measure to calm the mind's chatter and elevate the brain's thinking and organizational processes.

The Research:
Read the research behind this story in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Mindfullness in Buddhism is directly connected to the practice of Compassion Towards All Sentient Beings--- such practices are largely incompatible with Late Capitalism & its precepts of profit. Mindfullness would not allow someone to take advantage of the ignorance of others... the stock market actually depends on it. Hmmmm...