Mind over matter
That roller-coaster economy got you worried about your professional future? Maybe problems at home are eating away at you and affecting your performance on the job.
Think about it: meditation could be your ticket to cutting stress and improving the way you perform.
Recent studies have found that meditation can slow progression of HIV, reduce death rates and extend lifespan and reduce overall stress.
Meditation's been a part of human life for thousands of years — and it's not just restricted to mystical eastern monasteries or hippie communes of the 1970s.
The Beatles helped spark a surge in eastern-style meditation at the height of their fame in the late 1960s, when they extolled the virtues of transcendental meditation, which was developed by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1958. It's a form of meditation that you can only learn through a certified teacher, according to the TM website. That'll set you back a couple thousand hard-to-find dollars in a tight economy. (More)
Source: cbc.ca
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