There are two new endorsers of meditation out of Hollywood, but it’s not quite who you think. Well-known filmmaker David Lynch (Mulholland Drive, Elephant Man, Dune) profiled the importance of meditation in a new film, Meditation Creativity Peace, which “follows the director during his 2007 visits to film schools in 16 Middle Eastern and European countries to talk about meditation, art and peace.” On stage, Lynch was joined by Russell.. Read More
Don’t stress! How meditation can help chill you out
There’s something meditation devotees have always noticed about meditation—it’s a real stress-reducer. And now, there is a study that backs them up. A UC Davis study shows that “focusing on the present — or being mindful — can lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol.” In the study: [i]ndividuals who scored high on the mindfulness questionnaire also had low levels in cortisol, both before and after the retreat. Subjects whose.. Read More