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Meditation in the Classroom
In the Classroom, a New Focus on Quieting the Mind
By Patricia Leigh Brown
Mindful Kids, Peaceful Schools
by Jill Suttie
Take A Breath: Meditation in school is not a religious practice that raises any church-state issues
By Nick Street
Meditation and the Body
University Of Wisconsin Study Reports Sustained Changes In Brain And Immune Function After Meditation
ScienceDaily (Feb. 4, 2003) — MADISON – In a small but highly provocative study, a University of Wisconsin-Madison research team has found, for the first time, that a short program in "mindfulness meditation" produced lasting positive changes in both the brain and the function of the immune system.
Using Meditation to Manage Pain and Painful Emotions
By Barbaranne Branca, Ph.D., DABFE, DABFM
Michigan Head Pain and Neurological Institute
Meditation and the Brain
Body-mind Meditation Boosts Performance, Reduces Stress
ScienceDaily (Oct. 9, 2007) — A team of researchers from China and the University of Oregon have developed an approach for neuroscientists to study how meditation might provide improvements in a person's attention and response to stress.
Brain scans show meditation changes minds, increases attention
Study led by Richard Davidson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
How Thinking Can Change the Brain
Sharon Begley, Wall Street Journal
Meditate To Concentrate
Science Daily (Jun. 26, 2007) — Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania say that practicing even small doses of daily meditation may improve focus and performance.
Meditation Experience Is Associated with Increased Grey Matter In The Brain
ScienceDaily (Nov. 11, 2005) — Meditation is known to alter resting brain patterns, suggesting long lasting brain changes, but a new study by researchers from Yale, Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shows meditation also is associated with increased cortical thickness.
Research shows how meditation changes the mind
Richard Davidson, PhD
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