The Top 10 Cities For Meditation In The U.S., According To Google

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Forget, if you want, the thousands of years of history, and the millions of devotees, that mediation has to its credit. That’s convincing evidence in itself, but for those who are more skeptical, the scientific literature may speak more loudly. And there’s certainly a lot coming in these days. Studies over the last few decades, and particularly in the last five years, have shown the myriad changes in the brain that meditation can bring about, from increases in grey matter volume to proliferations in white matter connections between regions. And the psychological effects are clear as well, from reduced anxiety and depression to increased well-being and attention. Mindfulness training even appears to be at least as helpful for treating certain addictions, like smoking, as the gold standard, cognitive behavioral therapy.

Students work on yoga postures during Mindful Studies class at Wilson High School in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Gosia Wozniacka)

Last week, a new study from Carnegie Mellon showed that meditation helped reduce the stress levels of people who were looking for jobs (and fairly stressed out to begin with). The study also found that this change seemed to be the result of the strengthened neural connections between areas that govern decision-making and attention (the executive control network) and the areas that are active when our minds are wandering (the default mode network).

In plain English, this means that when there’s more control from the executive areas, our minds are less likely to wander and ruminate about stressful events in our lives. The connection is thought to be why people who meditate report less stress, depression and the famous “monkey mind”–the tendency for self-centered “me” thoughts that can often rule our lives, or at least our internal worlds. The same study found that the participants’ inflammatory markers were reduced after they learned meditation.
Another study, from Rutgers University this week, found that meditation and physical exercise together significantly reduced depression symptoms in women with severe depression. Each practice had previously been shown to reduce depression, and to increase the volume in certain brain regions. In fact, meditation has been shown to rival antidepressants in efficacy. But both exercise and meditation together may be more effective. And, in the new study, corresponding changes in the electrical activity in the brain seemed to underlie the psychological changes.

These are just a couple of the very recent studies showing the psychological and neurological benefits that came come from meditation training.

There are others that have chronicled the growing interest in meditation in the U.S., and people’s own reports of how it affects them. Last year, for instance, an NIH study looking at various alternative methods found that 18 million U.S. adults, and almost a million children, meditate regularly. More and more schools are using mediation and/or yoga in their classrooms to help kids calm their minds, particularly in places where kids are more likely to be dealing with trauma outside of school.

The CDC carried out another survey on the effects of various alternative methods, and found that people who did yoga that specifically included “deep breathing or meditation” reported greater levels of well-being. This was particularly true in the area of stress reduction, sleep quality and emotional health.

So if meditation is become a more regular practice in the U.S., and it seems to be, what regions around the country are people meditating the most? Here are the U.S. cities that are embracing meditation most enthusiastically, according to Google Trends.

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Science says mixing meditation into your exercise routine might actually be more effective than antidepressants

By Macaela Mackenzie | Feb 14, 2016

 

There’s a ton of evidence linking exercise and its mood-boosting endorphins to more happiness. And the mind-body connection is a total no-brainer. (See: 13 Mental Benefits of Exercise.) But according to a new study from Rutgers University in New Jersey, exercise can be used as an active weapon against depression when mixed with one thing: meditation.

Until recently, the main types of treatment for depression have been psychotropic drugs, which alter brain chemicals and regulate emotions, or talk therapy, which can take a considerable amount of time to prove effective. (This is Your Brain On: Depression.) This new study, which was just published in the journal Translational Psychiatry found that the mix of meditation and exercise can seriously reduce symptoms of depression—and it can do it fast.

The researchers took two groups of students—one mentally healthy and one suffering from depression—and put them through an eight-week training course. Both groups performed a fitness routine twice a week, beginning with 30 minutes of focused attention meditation and ending with 30 minutes of aerobic exercise.

At the end of the two months, they measured a whopping 40 percent drop in depressive symptoms among the participants previously wrestling with depression, and all of the participants reported spending less time thinking about negative situations. (Read more about 17 Powerful Benefits of Meditation.) Considering the fact that depression will affect one in five adults at some point in their lives, this is big news for all of us.

According to the researchers, the secret behind the mix of exercise and meditation is learning to manipulate attention. During the meditation portion of the routine, participants were instructed to refocus on their breathing in the present moment if their thoughts began to wander to the past or future—a process that enabled those struggling with depression to learn to sit with and control moment-to-moment changes in attention.

At the same time, aerobic exercise encourages the growth of new brain cells. Combine the two practices, and you essentially get more brain power to learn more cognitive skills that can help you process information and deal with depression. (P.S. Scientists also recently discovered A New Drug That Could Revolutionize the Way We Treat Depression.)

To harness the brain-boosting benefits of this combo, remember these two practices work better together. If you’re already a runner, carve out time for two 30-minute meditation sessions each week. And if you’re a yogi, make sure you’re getting a dose of cardio to accompany your next meditation sesh.

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LOUISVILLE (WHAS11) — Dan Harris can be seen each weekend morning on Good Morning America, and yes, he’ll tell you he’s a happier man these days.

He was in Louisville recently to talk about his journey at Kentucky Country Day.

It’s all in his book “10 percent Happier” and it’s a New York Times Best Seller.

It’s a journey that began with an on air meltdown in 2004.

Harris said he had a panic attack and drug use contributed to it.

That panic attack coupled with a new assignment from his boss Peter Jennings would change everything.

His new beat would be faith and spirituality, which eventually led him to meditation and he realized he wasn’t in control–but his inner voice was.

Harris said it helped explain his panic attack, even depression.

The self-medicating didn’t work–but maybe meditation would, and it wasn’t easy.

He says it’s like working out at the gym, if it’s easy, you’re cheating. And if it’s easy meditating, you’re either enlightened or dead, it’s a new skill.

But he kept at it, realizing it was exercise for the mind. He began focusing less on useless worry and more on being constructive.

He was past the stereotypes of meditation–his colleagues, not quite yet.

But when he told one colleague it made him 10 percent happier, she seemed intrigued, so that became his shtick. Harris now takes his shtick on the road, talking about his book and meditation, and how it’s helped him.

He’s introduced it to Louisville’s own Diane Sawyer–and many of his colleagues.

Dr. Rich Besser, George, and Robin are all active meditators.

ABC News now has its own meditation room. Other businesses are following suit because of the health benefits.

Harris said physical exercise was the first real health revolution. He believes mental exercise is next, and says it will have significant impact on the way we treat each other.

Harris said his wife still reminds him he’s 90 percent moron–but even she agrees he’s a happier person, less stressed.

If you can say that about a reporter who’s a skeptic, it may be a pretty good endorsement for giving it a try.

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Meditation can help us embrace our worries, our fear, our anger; and that is very healing. We let our own natural capacity of healing do the work. — Thich Nhat Hanh

Whether you are looking for more peace or less stress in your life, meditation could be exactly what you need. A common misconception about meditation is that it must be done in a special way, or you must sit in a special way or a special position. The fact is, all you have to do is place yourself in a position that is most comfortable for you and focus on your breath. There are many techniques for effective meditation but the same four elements exist in almost all of them.

1. A quiet atmosphere, free from disturbance
2. A comfortable position but not lying down
3. Emptying your mind of all thoughts and see yourself letting them go like releasing a balloon
4. Dwelling in your mind on the idea of peace and harmony

Relief from mental and emotional stress can most effectively occur through meditation. Once you start out it is important that you stay with it, you may not notice the benefits right away, but the more you practice the easier it will become to quiet the mind, and get into the state of relaxation. Telling yourself not to think will only produce the opposite effect; just let your thoughts float on by and go back to focusing on the breath.

Begin by practicing for just five minutes per day. You can even set a timer if you like, and as you start to get the hang of it you can increase the time to as long as you feel comfortable and relaxed. Even if you feel like you are not getting much initially from the meditations, don’t give up. Be grateful that you took the time to sit down and practice. The effects may not be obvious at first, but in time you will be glad you started.

Meditation is essentially a practice in focus. It is really the art of drawing your mind to the present moment and being with what is, right now. Meditation practices teach you how to be around distractions without being carried away. The longer you practice, the more you will notice your ability to keep your mind on the current task at hand, rather than watching your mind jump from emails you have received to who you are going to have dinner with tomorrow and so on. This focus will dramatically improve your ability to function at work, to drive, to communicate – pretty much everything in your life can be improved with increased focus.

Another big advantage of Meditation is that it leads you to self-love. By setting aside time each day where you are going to sit and be with yourself, there is a good chance that all of your doubts and fears about yourself are going to come up. Then you will start to connect with your true essence and increase your awareness of your heart of love and compassion. It helps you to stop judging yourself so harshly. By raising this awareness, you realize that no one else can take the place of loving you better than yourself.

I urge you to give meditation a try with an open mind. The same way that we go to sleep each night to restore our physical energy, a daily dose of meditation will do wonders for you in terms of restoring your mental and emotional energy. Have fun with it! Remember it’s about relaxing and letting go of those thoughts that are causing a great deal of stress for you! Take time to meditate and let the natural healing take place.

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