Heart Rate Variability (HRV) & Mind Training

Heart rate variability (HRV) has recently gained attention as a key indicator of mental and physical health. Can HRV accurately measure mental fitness progress?

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A Complete Guide to Breathing in Meditation

Breathing is often overlooked because it appears to be simple and automatic. Here are several highly effective methods of breath training and the science behind them.

Nondual Awareness: Science & Meditation Techniques

Many of the world's major mind training traditions, from Sufism to Buddhism, point toward nonduality. This article unpacks the meaning, science, and techniques of nondual meditation.

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Signs of Progress in Meditation

Mind training can be discouraging because it often lacks tangible results. Here are a few ways of measuring improvements in your mental fitness.

The Mechanics of Attention

Attention is a valuable and limited resource. By understanding how it works and gets trained, you can gain more conscious volition of this mental faculty.

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The Scientific Benefits of Meditation

Although gold-standard research on meditation is still in its early stages, initial studies suggest that it can enhance nearly every area of cognition.