Heart rate variability (HRV) has recently gained attention as a key indicator of mental and physical health. Can HRV accurately measure mental fitness progress?
Read MoreBreathing is often overlooked because it appears to be simple and automatic. Here are several highly effective methods of breath training and the science behind them.
Read MoreBrainwaves can indicate a lot about what’s going on in the mind. Early evidence points to key neuroelectrical shifts during meditation, flow, and other altered states.
Read MoreUnfortunately, your mind didn’t come with a user manual, even though it’s quite complicated. Here’s a simple framework for understanding how the mind works and how to train it.
Read MoreMany of the world's major mind training traditions, from Sufism to Buddhism, point toward nonduality. This article unpacks the meaning, science, and techniques of nondual meditation.
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Read MoreThe mind is a story-making machine. It concocts elaborate, often false and harmful, narratives to make sense of a complicated world.
Read MoreThe mechanism behind meditation’s transformative power is called self-directed neuroplasticity. Here’s how you can use your mind to change the brain’s structure.
Read MoreMind training can be discouraging because it often lacks tangible results. Here are a few ways of measuring improvements in your mental fitness.
Read MoreThe Stoics deeply understood our human condition, which has not fundamentally changed. Stoicism is a philosophy for training a better quality of mind.
Read MoreEvery major mind training system develops attention. Here’s a general map for determining your progress through the stages of attention.
Read MoreMost people are inundated with distractions throughout the day. The Mental Diet is a direct remedy for this, producing more focus and joy.
Read MoreAttention is a valuable and limited resource. By understanding how it works and gets trained, you can gain more conscious volition of this mental faculty.
Read MoreMindful eating is a revolutionary antidote to many common eating problems. By paying close attention during the eating process, you can improve your health and mental fitness.
Read MoreWhen we lack quality social relationships, mental fitness suffers. So how can we form tighter bonds in a world of online connectivity?
Read MoreAlthough gold-standard research on meditation is still in its early stages, initial studies suggest that it can enhance nearly every area of cognition.
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