The Science of Meditation How to Change Your Brain Mind and Body

DELVE INTO THE SCIENCE BEHIND YOUR PRACTICE WITH THIS ESSENTIAL AND PRACTICAL GUIDE TO MEDITATION'This is a book that really can change your life' Arianna Huffington author of the New York Times bestseller The Sleep RevolutionMeditation is fascinating but often it feels elusive. How can simple exercises change your mental state? How can focussing your breathing lead to changes in your personality? For the first time Harvard collaborators Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson share the science behind the practice.Drawing on cutting edge research and sweeping away common misconceptions they show how to improve your technique how smart practice can cultivate selflessness equanimity love and compassion and even redesign our neural circuitry.Whether you're a beginner or have meditated for years bring mindfulness and meditation into your life with an essential read for the world we live in now.'A happy synthesis of the authors' remarkable careers.' Jon Kabat-Zinn author of Full Catastrophe Living and Mindfulness for Beginners|Daniel Goleman (Author) Daniel Goleman PhD author of five New York Times bestsellers is best known for his paradigm-shifting book Emotional Intelligence a global bestseller and has a long-standing interest in meditation dating back to his two years in India as a graduate student at Harvard. His books have been translated into more than forty languages.Richard Davidson (Author) Richard J. Davidson received his PhD from Harvard in psychology and has been at Wisconsin since 1984 where he directs the Waisman Brain Imaging Lab the Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience and the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds. He has been chosen as one of Time's '100 most influential people in the world'.|This is a book that really can change your life. Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson not only show the power of meditation but also the smartest way to practice for the maximum possible benefit. The Science of Meditation is your roadmap to a more mindful compassionate fulfilling life - who doesn't want that?|A happy synthesis of the authors' remarkable careers which grew from the intuition they shared as students that there was something deep and transformative about meditation The Science of Meditation tells the story of what has been discovered since and why it matters critically at this moment on the planet|The definitive book on the science of meditation. Rigorously researched and deeply illuminating The Science of Meditation is a must-read for anyone interested in the hidden potential of the human mind|This exquisite duet between a down-to-earth science writer and path-breaking neuroscientist is a tour-de-force revealing how training the mind can transform the brain and our sense of self inspiring us to create a greater sense of well-being meaning and connection in our world. Bravo!|Here is a message that is both powerful and joyful. Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson reveal groundbreaking science showing how mindfulness and compassion practices can help each of us individually and thus the entire planet. One of the most exciting books I have read!|In this engaging and well-researched book Goleman and Davidson help us sort out the many claims now being made about the benefits of meditation. Drawing on their own long personal meditative experience and the ever increasing number of scientific studies The Science of Meditation breaks new ground in illuminating the power of meditation to transform our lives|A remarkable collaboration between two brilliant and courageous pioneers The Science of Meditation shares the scientific basis and practical realities of the remarkable impact meditation has on altering the mind. As I have personally experienced regular meditation practice brings compassion calm and clarity for all of us from beginners to experienced practitioners|Impressive in its scope and depth staggering in its implications|Don't miss this smart and lively book by the world's foremost expert on emotion and the brain|Goleman uses the emerging science of neuro-sociology to show how priming our brains for meaningful connectivity with others can make the world a better place . . . Fascinating|Sure to provoke oodles of debate about declining attention spans in the young|DELVE INTO THE SCIENCE BEHIND YOUR PRACTICE WITH THIS ESSENTIAL AND PRACTICAL GUIDE TO MEDITATION 'This is a book that really can change your life' Arianna Huffington author of the New York Times bestseller The Sleep RevolutionMeditation is fascinating but often it feels elusive. How can simple exercises change your mental state? How can focussing your breathing lead to changes in your personality? For the first time Harvard collaborators Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson share the science behind the practice. Drawing on cutting edge research and sweeping away common misconceptions they show how to improve your technique how smart practice can cultivate selflessness equanimity love and compassion and even redesign our neural circuitry.Whether you're a beginner or have meditated for years bring mindfulness and meditation into your life with an essential read for the world we live in now. 'A happy synthesis of the authors' remarkable careers.' Jon Kabat-Zinn author of Full Catastrophe Living and Mindfulness for Beginners