Exploring Meditation

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Meditation has become a favored topic in the popular press over the last couple years as the results of various medical studies have demonstrated the amazing outcomes that meditation can bring for mental and physical health. Meditation comprises a wide variety of techniques that can be described as mental practices that calm the mind and relax the body. Meditation has been shown to improve outcomes for people suffering from autoimmune disease, insomnia, addiction, and many other health concerns. Meditation has been seen to help with everything from people recovering from strokes to formerly incarcerated people dealing with reintegration into society.

In this backdrop, instructor Betsy Turner would like to help people understand: What is meditation? Are all types of meditation the same? What is happening in the brain when we meditate? What are the effects and benefits of meditation? By what mechanism does meditation heal…