Dan Harris video on meditation

A “No-Brainer”: The Neuroscience of Meditation with Dan Harris

Published on September 21, 2014

Dan Harris, ABC News correspondent, meditator and author, explains the science and neuroscience benefits of daily meditation in this short entertaining video. He specifically describes how meditation changes our brain’s Default Mode Network, to allow meditators to be more focused in the present moment throughout the day. Harris daringly predicts meditation is going to be the next big public health revolution, becoming a “no-brainer” to improving health and happiness.

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In a related video he talks in detail about the on air panic attack and other life events that led him towards discovering the practice of meditation.

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One response to “A “No-Brainer”: The Neuroscience of Meditation with Dan Harris”

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    milijana

    What a fabulous story and testimonial. He’s right, meditation and yoga will transform the way we live.

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Timothy Burgin is a Kripalu & Pranakriya trained yoga instructor living and teaching in Asheville, NC. Timothy has studied and taught many styles of yoga and has completed a 500-hour Advanced Pranakriya Yoga training. Timothy has been serving as the Executive Director of YogaBasics.com since 2000. He has authored two yoga books and has written over 500 articles on the practice and philosophy of yoga. Timothy is also the creator of Japa Mala Beads and has been designing and importing mala beads since 2004.
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