Altered traits science reveals how meditation changes your mind, brain, and body
Sweeps away the misconceptions around mindfulness and other forms of meditation, showing how smart practice can change our personal traits and even our genome for the better. Goleman and Davidson reveal what we can learn from a one-of-a-kind data pool that includes world-class meditators. They share...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC,
2018.
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| Edition: | First trade paperback edition. |
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| Summary: | Sweeps away the misconceptions around mindfulness and other forms of meditation, showing how smart practice can change our personal traits and even our genome for the better. Goleman and Davidson reveal what we can learn from a one-of-a-kind data pool that includes world-class meditators. They share for the first time findings that show how meditation--without drugs or high expense--can cultivate qualities such as selflessness, equanimity, love and compassion, and redesign our neural circuitry. |
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| Physical Description: | 330 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-321) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780399184390 0399184392 |
| Author Notes: | Richard J. Davidson, PhD, is the William James and Vilas Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, directs a brain lab, and founded the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has published more than 320 articles and edited fourteen books. |
