Author Archives for meditation blogger
Vipassana Meditation Short Intro
This is a good brief introduction to Vipassana meditation with an overview of the process and goals of meditation.
group meditation spaces
A couple of nice photographs of group meditation spaces:
The Circle by notasif
Meditation by holisticgeek
Vipassana Attentional Blink Study
A new study, with a synopsis available here, has found that after 3 months of intense Vipassana meditation training (10-12 hours each day) practitioners participating in the “attentional blink” test showed substantially improved detection of the second target in the test. 16 out of 23 of the novice group, who were given a one [...]
Meditation course in Gaza City
An interesting article from the International Herald Tribune about Jim Gordon’s (from the Center for Mind-Body Medicine) attempts to teach meditation classes in the midst of heavy fighting between Hamas and Fatah in Gaza City.
University of Pennsylvania Study
A new University of Pennsylvania study has found that “even for those new to the practice, meditation enhanced performance and the ability to focus attention.” The study, which will be published in the journal Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, suggests meditation as a means of improving focus and cognitive ability. The study found [...]
