🧠Meditation helps train your brain to optimize the release of dopamine levels
It gives you a natural mood boost without the intense highs and lows 😌
Over time, meditation can lead to changes in the brain's structure and function, particularly in regions associated with 👀attention, 😢😊emotion regulation, 📵and self-control
Go to www.annswansonwellness.com/mtt-interest to learn research-backed meditation techniques to help you in everyday life (and how to guide others) in the Meditation for the Real World Teacher Training!
Kjaer, et al. (2002). Increased dopamine tone during meditation-induced change of consciousness. Cognitive brain research.
Fialoke, S., et al. (2024). Functional connectivity changes in meditators and novices during yoga nidra practice. Scientific Reports.
Krishnakumar, D., et al. (2015). Meditation and Yoga can Modulate Brain Mechanisms that affect Behavior and Anxiety-A Modern Scientific Perspective. Ancient science.
Balasubramaniam, M., et al. (2013). Yoga on our minds: a systematic review of yoga for neuropsychiatric disorders. Frontiers in psychiatry.
Hölzel, B. et al. (2011). Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density. Psychiatry research.
Alt text from cards: Yoga nidra can increase dopamine by 65%. Dysfunction of your dopamine reward system is associated with anxiety and addiction. People with anxiety often seek dopamine bursts through anticipating reward (like in cell phone addiction pictured). Meditation has been showing to regulate dopamine. Brain scans of yoga nidra teachers practicing show dopamine increased by 65%.
Ann Swanson Wellness
🧠Meditation helps train your brain to optimize the release of dopamine levels
It gives you a natural mood boost without the intense highs and lows 😌
Over time, meditation can lead to changes in the brain's structure and function, particularly in regions associated with
👀attention,
😢😊emotion regulation,
📵and self-control
Go to www.annswansonwellness.com/mtt-interest to learn research-backed meditation techniques to help you in everyday life (and how to guide others) in the Meditation for the Real World Teacher Training!
Kjaer, et al. (2002). Increased dopamine tone during meditation-induced change of consciousness. Cognitive brain research.
Fialoke, S., et al. (2024). Functional connectivity changes in meditators and novices during yoga nidra practice. Scientific Reports.
Krishnakumar, D., et al. (2015). Meditation and Yoga can Modulate Brain Mechanisms that affect Behavior and Anxiety-A Modern Scientific Perspective. Ancient science.
Balasubramaniam, M., et al. (2013). Yoga on our minds: a systematic review of yoga for neuropsychiatric disorders. Frontiers in psychiatry.
Hölzel, B. et al. (2011). Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density. Psychiatry research.
Alt text from cards:
Yoga nidra can increase dopamine by 65%.
Dysfunction of your dopamine reward system is associated with anxiety and addiction. People with anxiety often seek dopamine bursts through anticipating reward (like in cell phone addiction pictured).
Meditation has been showing to regulate dopamine.
Brain scans of yoga nidra teachers practicing show dopamine increased by 65%.
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