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Neuroscience behind Mindfulness practice
The mindfulness sessions are having a profound effect on your neurological health. MRI scans show that after just 8 weeks of mindfulness practice, the area of the brain linked to the “fight or flight” response appears to shrink. This part of the brain is called the amygdala. It is an old part of the brain which links primitive responses to external events. It is involved with initiating the body’s response to stress. As the amygdala begins to shrink, the higher [...]