Whether you are religious or agnostic, Christian or Buddhist, old or young, you want to understand the science behind an NBC News report: This is your brain on prayer and meditation.
When we sit down and engage in prayer or meditation, we are able to shift away from this frightened and stressed survival mode into “an intentional state,” says Dr. Hokemeyer, and ultimately “reengage our prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain that rules our executive functioning and enables us to make intelligent mindful decisions.”
Regular readers of Debra’s Tips for Well-being have seen this message for years now. If you have not yet developed a habit of mindfulness practice, there is no time like the present. Feel-good hormones and the pleasant sense like innocent childhood play are a result.
Dr. Loretta G. Breuning, founder of the Inner Mammal Institute and the author of “The Science of Positivity” and “Habits of a Happy Brain,” explains that when we pray, we can activate neural pathways we developed when young to release hormones such as oxytocin.
This week, make prayer or meditation a priority. It just might be the fountain of youth.
Tips from 5 April 2010 to 6 August 2012 are here: Archived Tips
 |
Rev. Debra Basham
Voice or text: (269) 921-2217 Email: debra@scs-matters.com http://DebraBasham.com http://ImagineHealing.info http://SurgicalSupport.info Small Changes … Infinite Results™
“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” ~ Mother Teresa |