Lawyers Turn to Meditation to Fight Stress and Improve Performance
Canadian Lawyer Magazine, March 2009
Stress is linked to high blood pressure, chronic migraines, heart disease, depression, and anxiety
among other health problems. There are effective ways to master stress, however, and a growing
number of lawyers are responding to this endemic health hazard by enrolling in stress management
courses that feature meditation.
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How to Build a Bigger Brain
UCLA Newsroom, May 2009
Push-ups, crunches, gyms, personal trainers — people have many strategies for building bigger muscles
and stronger bones. But what can one do to build a bigger brain? Meditate. That's the finding from a group
of researchers at UCLA who used high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to scan the brains of
people who meditate.
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How to Get Smarter One Breath at a Time
TIME Magazine, January 10, 2006
Scientists find that meditation not only reduces stress but also reshapes the brain. Many people who
meditate claim the practice restores their energy, allowing them to perform better at tasks that require
attention and concentration.
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Meditate to Concentrate
Science Daily / University of Pennsylvania, June 26, 2007
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania say that practicing even small doses of daily meditation
may improve focus and performance. The results suggest that, even as little as 30 minutes daily, can
improve attention and focus for those with heavy demands on their time.
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Meditation Associated with Increased Grey Matter
Science Daily / Yale University, November 11, 2005
Meditation is known to alter resting brain patterns, suggesting long lasting brain changes, but a new
study by researchers from Yale, Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology shows meditation also is associated with increased cortical thickness.
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