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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Two meditation styles are single-pointed mental focus and deliberate practice of nonreactivity toward intrusive thoughts.
Chapter 3: Meditation lessens our reactivity to emotional cues and stressors.
Chapter 4: Multitasking drains the brain, while meditation builds our mental capacity.
Chapter 5: Meditation switches off the default mode the brain enters when we’re at rest.
Chapter 6: Research indicates meditation can strengthen the brain, but we should treat such findings carefully and remain appropriately skeptical.
Chapter 7: Meditation helps soothe distress and lowers the risk of depression.
Chapter 8: Intensive meditation can produce exceptionally elevated levels of compassion.
Chapter 9: The more one meditates, the greater the benefits.
Description
Altered Traits (2017) takes an empirical look at the art of meditation and details the benefits it has on our mental well-being. It also looks at different types of meditation, as well as the effects of meditative practices on different groups, including experienced meditators, students and even a yogi.
Who Should Listen
- People who need a reason to start meditating
- Meditation skeptics
- Those who value self-improvement and self-care