What an insightful way to understand how to be a healthier more satisfied me. Great talk that will inspire you to make straight-forward changes. Watch it, you will not regret it.
I have worked my whole working life in addictions and I enjoyed having someone explain how anyone gets addicted...it takes the morality out of 'addiction'. Want to read her books to learn more.
What Mindfulness Research Neglects Mindfulness is defined as non-judgmental or choice-less awareness. Choices in turn may be non-perseverative (what to have for breakfast, what route to take to go home, or choices with no dilemmas) or perseverative (worries, distractions, and rumination, or mental dilemmas wherein every alternative is bad). All meditative procedures, including mindfulness, avoid both. The consistent avoidance of perseverative choice alone represents resting protocols, wherein the neuro-muscular activity is sharply reduced. In other words, when we want to be relaxed we isolate ourselves from distractive and worrisome events and thoughts. These states in turn correlate with increased levels of endogenous opioids or ‘endorphins in the brain. The benefits of this are manifest, as the sustained increase of endogenous opioids down regulates opioid receptors, and thus inhibits the salience or reward value of other substances (food, alcohol, drugs) that otherwise increase opioid levels, and therefore reduces cravings. Profound relaxation also mitigates our sensitivity to pain, and inhibits tension. In this way, relaxation causes pleasure, enhances self-control, counteracts and inhibits stress, reduces pain, and provides for a feeling of satisfaction and equanimity that is the hallmark of the so-called meditative state. It may be deduced therefore that meditative states are primarily resting states, and that meditative procedures over-prescribe the cognitive operations that may be altered to provide its salutary benefits (that is, you just need to avoid perseverative choices, not all choices), and that meditation as a concept must be altered or abandoned. Finally, the objective measurement of neuro-muscular activity and its neuro-chemical correlates is in general ignored by the academic literature on mindfulness, which is primarily based upon self-reports and neurological measures (fMRI) that cannot account for these facts. The problem with mindfulness research is therefore not theoretical, but empirical, and until it clearly accounts for all observables for brain and body, the concept will never be fully explained. More of this argument, including references, below www.scribd.com/doc/284056765/The-Book-of-Rest-The-Odd-Psychology-of-Doing-Nothing
AJ Marr, Awesome Comment!!!♥️ We all need rest, too, along with time alone. Your comment was Much More interesting, than, this whole video. This video is stressful, in and of, itself!😊
Just another self-help guru. My advice: Check out Richard Wiseman's book "59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot" for some actually scientific tips on how to improve your life.
I think that Everyone needs some time, alone. Being so concerned about our time, can limit our ability to have Quality Creativity. This Sweet lady needs to learn how to relax. No offense, but this video is stressful, just to watch it. Mindfulness, with Relaxation skills, are much more helpful to me. Please don’t burn yourself out.♥️
And BTW: Did anybody else notice how little actual neuroscience there was in that talk? "Dopamine squirt" and a picture of the brain outlining two different areas for "wanting" and "yearning", and that's it. Ridiculous.
