Meditation school to transfer to state sector (via The Hale Clinic Meditation)

Britain is set to get its first state school dedicated to the values of transcendental meditation. A private school run by followers of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi will transfer to the state sector in September. The Maharishi School in Ormskirk, Lancashire, has been given the green light to be part of the first tranche of Education Secretary Michael Gove's "free" schools. Mr Gove announced yesterday that 35 "free school" applications had received t … Read More

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Meditation stronger than drugs for pain relief (via The Hale Clinic Meditation)

Meditation can have pain relieving effects greater than morphine, claims new study. Researchers have found that just one hour of meditation training can reduce immediate pain by nearly half and have a long lasting effect. The technique appears to work as it calms down pain experiencing areas of the brain while at the same time boosting coping areas. "This is the first study to show that only a little over an hour of meditation training can dramat … Read More

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Meditation stronger than drugs for pain relief (via The Hale Clinic Meditation)

Meditation can have pain relieving effects greater than morphine, claims new study. Researchers have found that just one hour of meditation training can reduce immediate pain by nearly half and have a long lasting effect. The technique appears to work as it calms down pain experiencing areas of the brain while at the same time boosting coping areas. "This is the first study to show that only a little over an hour of meditation training can dramat … Read More

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Meditation stronger than drugs for pain relief (via The Hale Clinic Meditation)

Meditation can have pain relieving effects greater than morphine, claims new study. Researchers have found that just one hour of meditation training can reduce immediate pain by nearly half and have a long lasting effect. The technique appears to work as it calms down pain experiencing areas of the brain while at the same time boosting coping areas. "This is the first study to show that only a little over an hour of meditation training can dramat … Read More

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Why I swapped partying for Meditation (via The Hale Clinic Meditation)

A gap year student describes how learning meditation during a stint in a Buddhist monastery in Bangkok changed her life Clara Tait I don't know what I expected to happen while I was in Thailand on my gap year, apart from some kind of weight loss from dysentery. The year didn't start well: I'd suffered from anorexia during sixth form and my recovery had included a humiliating cycle of bingeing and starving. By the time I arrived in Thailand in Feb … Read More

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GPs should prescribe meditation for depression, says Mental Health Foundation (via The Hale Clinic Meditation)

Meditation therapy should be routinely available on the NHS to treat recurring depression and to help tackle Britain’s growing mental health problems, according to a new report. The study, commissioned by the Mental Health Foundation, found that fewer than one in 20 GPs prescribed meditation therapy for patients suffering depression, despite NHS guidance suggesting that it could halve depression relapse rates. The report calls for much wider use … Read More

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Meditation: I HATE Monday’s! (via The Hale Clinic Meditation)

Meditation is now moving into the boardroom with studies showing that it improves concentration; workers are now being encouraged to tune in and relax. It is Monday morning, and many of us are already feeling stressed and overwhelmed, at the thought of going into work. From the packed morning rush hour trains, to the long queue at our local coffee shop. The day doesn’t seem to be going well. The thought of the next 9 hours slugging away at our de … Read More

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