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Sep 2022
6m 12s

Your Brain on Meditation

Headspace Studios
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Today, Eve breaks down how meditation can physically change our brains and help us process strong emotions. Eve Lewis Prieto is Director of Teaching at Headspace, a certified Mindfulness & Meditation teacher and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) instructor. At Headspace, Eve helps to introduce new meditation teachers to the platform and creates and o ... Show More
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