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Why Renowned Yogi, Sadhguru Laughs At American Solo Meditation?In U.S., meditation has become about posing rather than puring - which is the root of being meditative. True eastern meditation is much more than just breathing and attention; these are the fruits of practicing the 6 principles of The Eightfold Path.Renowned Meditation Guru Speaks Truth"When you have a problem, [solo] meditation will not work." -Daaji, Renowned Meditation TeacherHeadspace Tells The Truth, Finally"[Solo] Meditation Won't Solve Depression..."Does Mindfulness Really Help Sleep?No, says the 1st objective study on mindfulness and sleep conducted by the world's leading researcher of meditative practices, Prof. Willoughby Britton, Ph.D. |
Mindfulness Got Debunked By World's Largest Neuroscience Study — Max PlanckEvidence shows that mindfulness doesn’t lower social stress (cortisol hormone). World renowned neuroscientist, Dr. Tania Singer: "You don’t get better because you breathe.” |
63,000 Brain Scans: "[Solo] Meditation Fooled Us!"What most believe that meditation calms the brain down is totally not the case based on brain scans. Mindfulness causes overactivity in the prefrontal cortex which causes multiple symptoms of depression. |
Mindfulness Makes People Ruthless & HeartlessStanford neurosurgeon and prof. of neurosurgery, Dr. James Doty suggests that mindfulness can possibly make people more ruthless, Type-A personality. And doesn’t help them connect with others better. |
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Is American Mindfulness A Corporate Scam? -Prof. Ronald Purser“There’s a lot of money to be made by telling people that they’re responsible for their own problems,” says Purser. Corporate mindfulness is a poor substitute for organizational change. It takes a structural problem and basically reframes it as an individual-level problem. When you put it all on the individual and say, “Well, just do this mindfulness practice,” it’s a form of victim blaming. It says: Stress is your problem. |
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Mindfulness Training for Teens Fails Important Test -Scientific AmericanA large trial in schools showed no evidence of benefits, and hints it could even cause problems. |
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Where's the Proof That Mindfulness Meditation Works? -Scientific AmericanThe ubiquitous technique for relieving stress and pain has remarkably little scientific evidence backing it, a group of scientists contend |
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Mindfulness Training Does Not Foster Empathy And Can Even Make Narcissists WorseThe cultivation of empathy is a “presumed benefit” of mindfulness training. However, in truth, it's not. |
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Mindfulness Backlash: Could Meditation Be Bad For Your Health?A cure-all for everything from stress to anger, or a load of marketing hype that could making you more anxious? Anna Hart gets to grips with the growing mindfulness backlash. |
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The Trouble with Mindfulness -Psychology Today1. Mindfulness is oversold 2. Too many mindfulness researchers, clinicians, and teachers are advocates and not really scientists 3. Too many people use mindfulness for narcissistic reasons |
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The problem with mindfulness -Neuroscience NewsWhile those who promote mindfulness claim the practice offers massive amounts of health and psychological benefits, very little scientific evidence backs up the claim. |
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What Mindfulness Gurus Won’t Tell You About The Dangers of MeditationPsychologists Miguel Farias and Catherine Wikholm brilliantly explain what’s gone terribly wrong with the increasing popularity of mindfulness meditation. |
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Our Obsession With Mindfulness Is based On Limited Scientific EvidenceMindfulness practices are promoted at major corporations like Google. And yet there’s still not even a consistent scientific definition of “mindfulness.” |
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The dark side of mindfulness -Daily MailIt's supposed to be calming. But there's growing evidence the fashionable therapy can be harmful. Leading psychologists warn may exacerbate or trigger serious illness in some. |
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What Is Mindfulness? Nobody Really Knows, And That’s A ProblemA review published today in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science shows the hype is ahead of the evidence. |