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Research: Meditation can alter DNA

by James Fame
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Just found this article:

Scientists Finally Show How Your Thoughts Can Cause Specific Molecular Changes To Your GenesTunedBody

Another reason to meditate?

I've only found good in meditating - nothing bad except for poor placement of legs resulting in strains (but you can obviously fix that).
#alter #dna #meditation #research
  • Profile picture of the author justhumza
    Very interesting article. Meditation changes the chemistry in the mind, but some times the straining in the legs can be a turn off
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  • Profile picture of the author James Fame
    Originally Posted by justhumza View Post

    Very interesting article. Meditation changes the chemistry in the mind, but some times the straining in the legs can be a turn off
    Hi, you can do the meditation without crossed legs or lotus position. Simply sit in a chair with your palms on your thighs.

    Originally Posted by Reddy20 View Post

    I do my meditations while lying down. There's no use in doing meditation if you are not comfortable.
    You can't do meditation while you're lying down because the wake-sleep mechanism will eventually drift you off to sleep. Your spine has to be upright to maintain mindfulness. Meditation is not hypnosis.
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    • Profile picture of the author ryanbiddulph
      Originally Posted by James Fame View Post

      Hi, you can do the meditation without crossed legs or lotus position. Simply sit in a chair with your palms on your thighs.



      You can't do meditation while you're lying down because the wake-sleep mechanism will eventually drift you off to sleep. Your spine has to be upright to maintain mindfulness. Meditation is not hypnosis.
      Hi James,

      1 - Awesome study! I too have only seen benefits from meditating...although sometimes I find the allowing of long repressed memories to be difficult to embrace, all good in the end.

      2 - Lying on your side has been advised in meditation books that I read; so you can do lying meditation, just not on your back Because then it is sleepy time, lol!

      Good share!
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    • Profile picture of the author James Fame
      Originally Posted by Reddy20 View Post

      I have to disagree. Meditation is a quieting of the mind. You can do meditation everywhere. Sitting down, lying down. Even when you are running. When you jog, you can feel the wind, the earth beneath your feet, and you are focused in yourself that you forget everything else. That's a form of meditation. Most people don't realize that they are already doing it. It's about letting go of resistance. If you're not comfortable doing it then you are resisting. Peace.
      I do not really agree actually.

      Meditation is fully letting go - but in the case of moving your physical body, you are still being attached to the 6 senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell, thought). What you might mean is "mindfulness" instead.

      Meditation involves letting go of concepts and any kind of tangibility, allowing the "I" to observe the "Me". The "I" is the watcher, while the "Me" is the thinker/doer/feeler.

      Of course, it is possible to reach a state of consciousness while moving. Many athletes describe it as the "Flow" state. A period of intense concentration, similar to samadhi or perhaps the first jhana.

      This intense concentration cannot be achieved easily unless you constantly train "access concentration". In your case, I would assume it as "mindfulness" instead.

      By avoiding any stimulation within the "Me", just like how the river clears itself of mud when it ceases moving, the mind shines when it ceases thought. Throughout this process, you would then experience mindfulness.

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  • Profile picture of the author Rod Cortez
    Originally Posted by James Fame View Post

    Just found this article:

    Scientists Finally Show How Your Thoughts Can Cause Specific Molecular Changes To Your GenesTunedBody

    Another reason to meditate?

    I've only found good in meditating - nothing bad except for poor placement of legs resulting in strains (but you can obviously fix that).
    Thank you for the share. I meditate about 45-60 minutes a day, except Sundays. It is partially responsible for lowering my blood pressure.

    Aside from the health benefits, it also helps me with perspective and keeping my focus on the present.

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    This just goes to show how powerful the human mind truly is.
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  • Profile picture of the author LastingLifeSuccess
    Thank you, James. This was a good useful post for me to absorb. I have always enjoyed the benefits of meditation even if it is not a practice. Watching the mind is a wonderful exercise in patience and curiosity. And, the stilling of the mind is like dark brilliance.

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