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024 - Meditation Is For Hippies And Witchdoctors
Manage episode 282090491 series 2830042
In this episode I discuss not just how such a judgement is wrong, but how and why meditation and mindfulness have gained such significant traction in the medical scientific community, and why it's such a good idea to engage in yourself.
Going to the gym and strength training improves muscle strength, so why wouldn’t it also make sense that analogous training might also aid us in our thinking or any other private mental action?
Meditation is just a name given to the exercise of intentional thinking, an exercise in the mental gym.
Tune in to this week's episode to find out more!
This episode brought to you by Rest Assured, my digital course on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTI). Check out https://www.wellrestedmd.com/RA to learn more!
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Manage episode 282090491 series 2830042
In this episode I discuss not just how such a judgement is wrong, but how and why meditation and mindfulness have gained such significant traction in the medical scientific community, and why it's such a good idea to engage in yourself.
Going to the gym and strength training improves muscle strength, so why wouldn’t it also make sense that analogous training might also aid us in our thinking or any other private mental action?
Meditation is just a name given to the exercise of intentional thinking, an exercise in the mental gym.
Tune in to this week's episode to find out more!
This episode brought to you by Rest Assured, my digital course on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTI). Check out https://www.wellrestedmd.com/RA to learn more!
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