Meditation and Mental Processing

  1. Meditation isn’t just about easing stress
  2. New research shows we actually process more thoughts and feelings during mediation than when we are just relaxing
  3. Although many people attempt to suppress random thoughts during mediation, research suggests that allowing the mind to wander actually increases processing

Source: Jian Xu. Nondirective meditation activates default mode network and areas associated with memory retrieval and emotional processin