Mindful Matters Podcast host Elaine Clark is joined with Dr. Sara Lazar, neuroscientist, Ted Talk speaker and co-author of "Meditation and Psychotherapy". In this episode, Dr. Lazar speaks to us about how practicing mindfulness, meditation, and yoga can reshape our brain.
Episode Highlights:
- Dr. Lazar and her research
- What neuroplasticity is
- Why exercising the brain in a new way is so beneficial
- How mindfulness and meditation can reshape the brain
- The brain regions of the default mode network and their function
- A wandering mind is an unhappy mind
- How mindfulness can soften the critical mind
- Benefits of mindfulness & meditation
- The best kind of mindfulness & meditation to practice
- How long we need to meditate in order to experience benefits
- Dr. Lazar's upcoming research
- How stress changes the brain
For more information about Dr. Sara Lazar please visit
https://scholar.harvard.edu/sara_lazar/home
https://scholar.harvard.edu/sara_lazar/our-research
Contact Us
info@blumatterproject.com
https://blumatterproject.com/
Mindful Matters Podcast host Elaine Clark is joined with Dr. Sara Lazar, neuroscientist, Ted Talk speaker and co-author of "Meditation and Psychotherapy". In this episode, Dr. Lazar speaks to us about how practicing mindfulness, meditation, and yoga can reshape our brain.
Episode Highlights:
- Dr. Lazar and her research
- What neuroplasticity is
- Why exercising the brain in a new way is so beneficial
- How mindfulness and meditation can reshape the brain
- The brain regions of the default mode network and their function
- A wandering mind is an unhappy mind
- How mindfulness can soften the critical mind
- Benefits of mindfulness & meditation
- The best kind of mindfulness & meditation to practice
- How long we need to meditate in order to experience benefits
- Dr. Lazar's upcoming research
- How stress changes the brain
For more information about Dr. Sara Lazar please visit
https://scholar.harvard.edu/sara_lazar/home
https://scholar.harvard.edu/sara_lazar/our-research
Contact Us
info@blumatterproject.com
https://blumatterproject.com/