There are many well documented benefits of mindfulness meditation, whether for managing stress, pain, anxiety, mood, or enhancing performance. The question that is often asked is “how long should I meditate?”. Listen to this interesting explanation around the best meditation dose from Eric Loucks, PhD, Associate Professor and Director of The Mindfulness Centre At Brown University.
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➡️ The Mindful College Student: How to Succeed, Boost Well-Being, and Build the Life You Want at University and Beyond Paperback – April 1, 2022.
Here is the link to his Psychology Today article –
Check out “Ways For Practicing Mindfulness Meditation: Formal & Informal” –
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Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat is a Registered Psychologist, public speaker, meditation and yoga teacher. He is the founder of the Centre for Mindfulness Canada, in North Vancouver, British Columbia. Kasim is a Certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Teacher through the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Medical School and MBSR Teacher Trainer. He has also completed a six-month meditation in silence in Southeast Asia, and presented a TEDx talk on mindfulness, entitled “How mindfulness meditation redefines pain, happiness & satisfaction” –
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