Sara Lazar is a researcher at Harvard focusing on the effects meditation and yoga have on the brain.
Meditation has exploded in popularity in recent years. Once thought of as a purely spiritual practice, the physical and mental benefits of it are now being recognised by science.
While the health benefits are widespread and remarkable, what I’m more intrigued about is the idea of self-mastery, and how meditation is a tool that everyone has at their disposal to craft the lens through which we view the world. A sentiment echoed by celebrated thinkers for millennia is that mastery of oneself is in a way a prerequisite for flourishing.
In our discussion, we cover:
- The benefits of meditation and the effects it can have on your brain
- Meditation and mental illness
- Politics and neuroanatomy
- Persona EEG devices that provide real-time neurofeedback
- Whether or not meditation be widely prescribed, just like regular exercise, optimal nutrition, and sleep?
- Some helpful advice for those giving this ancient practice a go.
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