Meditation And Yoga Reshapes Brain

When neuroscientists Sara Lazar first took up yoga she was amused by the tall claims made by her yoga teacher that yoga would make her feel more compassionate and happy. But to her own amazement Sara found these very changes happening to her in a few weeks. How could this be she wondered? Can these effects be measured? These questions led her to actually change her field of research and what she found has been path breaking. Her discoveries have led to confirmation that Yoga and Meditation can reverse aging and grow certain important regions of the brain, while shrinking areas associated with stress.

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