{"id":293,"date":"2010-08-14T18:26:04","date_gmt":"2010-08-14T23:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/?p=293"},"modified":"2010-08-14T18:39:40","modified_gmt":"2010-08-14T23:39:40","slug":"timely-meditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/timely-meditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Timely Meditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_294\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/meditation_free.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-294\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-294 \" title=\"meditation_free\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/meditation_free-300x200.jpg\" alt=\" Meditating under Tree\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/meditation_free-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/meditation_free-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"> Meditating under Tree<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A common myth about meditation is that it must be laborious and time  consuming.\u00c2\u00a0 It is purported to require strenuous devotion and a lifetime  of practice.<\/p>\n<p>Now, certainly, there are monks and nuns who  dedicate their entire lives to the practice of meditation.\u00c2\u00a0 Doing so,  allows them to create a state and lifestyle of contemplation.<\/p>\n<p>In  recent research on the effects of <a title=\"Brain Research\" href=\"http:\/\/thelifecoachdr.com\/coach\/mindfulness-meditation\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mindfulness Meditation<\/a>, it was found  that growth in key <!--more-->brain areas &#8212; those areas responsible for memory,  flexibility of thinking, and mood regulation &#8212; occurred after<strong> just eight weeks<\/strong> of practicing the meditation!\u00c2\u00a0 Imagine!<\/p>\n<p>Participants  in the study were instructed to practice for up to 40 minutes each  day.\u00c2\u00a0 The more they practiced, the more growth occurred, as measured by  MRI &#8212; Magnetic Resonance Imaging.<\/p>\n<p>It was the conclusion of the  researchers that you can get mental benefits from meditating just 20  minutes a day, a couple times a week.\u00c2\u00a0 How can you build this practice &#8212; for all of its massive life-enhancing benefits &#8212; into your day?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A common myth about meditation is that it must be laborious and time consuming.\u00c2\u00a0 It is purported to require strenuous devotion and a lifetime of practice. 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