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Jan 2016
9m 21s

004 - Meditation, Wellness, and Your Bra...

Gregg Clunis
About this episode

In this episode, we talk about meditation, wellness, and how it can actually change the physical characteristics of your brain. Sit back and go to your happy place because you are now listening to Tiny Leaps, Big Changes.

You will hear:

- What meditation can do for the gray matter in your brain

- How meditation makes you a better decision maker

- Why we are often anxious or scared when there is no need to be

Connect:

instagram.com/greggclunis

Resources:

psychologytoday.com/blog/use-your-mind-change-your-brain/201305/is-your-brain-meditation

psychologytoday.com/articles/200105/the-science-meditation

washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2015/05/26/harvard-neuroscientist-meditation-not-only-reduces-stress-it-literally-changes-your-brain/

iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/science-meditation

Links:

Tiny Leaps

IFL Science

Washington Post

Psychology Today

Psychology Today

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